Downhill Malaga Pass - Megavalanche Cup Course.

Located at north of City, near to Ollantaytambo village, this is probably the best Downhill race course in Cusco, this route was chosen for  celebrate one of the most famous downhill competition in the world as a part of the Avalanche cup since 2004 to 2008.

Usually know as Megavalanche , without doubt this is a challenging course, it starts at 4350 mtrs/ 14,271 ft.  at Mallaga Pass, surrounded  by snow capped peaks as Veronica  and Helancoma into an espectacular andean landscape, the descend full of adrenaline runs down trough native andean forest to the deeps of the sacred valley of the Incas at Taqcaq village at 2800 mtrs/9186 ft. 

Full of technical sections and many obstacles as narrow singletracks, springs, rock, drops, mud, natural jumps, etc. 

it takes about 25- 35 for most experience riders  and 1 hours for average rider, to cover the 24 km and reach the bottom of valley

 

This mountain bike trip is recommend for those who love downhill and are experienced riders because challenge, technical sections and risk.

 

The Lares Valley and the Hot Springs

This epic ride descend from the andes to Lares valley, usually the trip takes two days in which you can enjoy one of the best relaxing and spectacular adventures in Cusco.

The first day the trip begin at Cusco city, early in the morning  we travel north direction about 2 hours 30 min. through the Sacred valley of the Inkas until  reach  the Amparaes pass located over 4580 m.a.s.l / 15.026 ft, where  begins  the first section of the biking trip with a long downhill by a single track until Pampa  Corral an ancient Inca Village along the way down, then the descend continues through a gentle downhill by dirty road until reach Lares Village located over 3200 m.a.s.l / 10,498 ft..About 40 km biking by remote Andean scenary, spectacular waterfalls  and picturesque villages, during the afternoon you can enjoy the revitalizing hot springs,  and  stay the night at lares Village or camping next to hot springs.

The second day  we return to Amparaes pass for the second section of downhill that’s is one of the best routes in Cusco descending through a mix of single tracks, rock gardens  and ancient trails towards the village of Totora and then continue by a dirty road to Calca village on the sacred Valley at an altitude of 2,900 m.a.s. /l 9,533 ft. and 35 km biking.

This trip is recommended for average riders.

El brujo - The Milky Way.

This route is located 40 km south of  Cusco city of  near the district of San Jeronimo, it runs by an old and isolated path over Huanacahure mountain ridge , going down a slope of about 750 mtrs, through a valley by a singletrack that runs from the chapel at Ocoruro Pass over 4030 mtrs to the neighborhood of Vallesito about 3200 mtrs near San Jeronimo.
 It is a long singletrack descent, where a good riding tecnique is required, there have been some endurance competitions, full of earth and rocks mostly with excellent scenery no ramps on the route but there are very good natural obstacles like, rock gardens, vertical, switbacks, singletrack and very smooth pedaling sections
The first part of the single track has covered rocky areas of Andean grass that descends right through the rocky ridge of the mountain, and swisbacks several vertical rock gardens to the side of a cliff.
Then route continued by rapid run and pedaling down to the side of the mountain sometimes interrupted by some very technical vertical descents ending on the road very close to the area of ​​the valley.
One of the techniques, long and fast routes recommended for riders who like the enduro and extreme descend
It is recommended be carefull because of the risk and isolated of the route, protection gear should be considered mandatory on this route.

San Jeronimo Epic Downhill

This amazing adventure starts at San Jeronimo district, located 30 min south to Cusco, 
one of the best Downhill courses of Cusco chossen for the Peruvian downhill national championship.

This epic ride going through an impresive an steep way down full of endless single tracks, bloodchilling curves, big ramps, insane drops and vertiginous descends is one of the most demanding downhill routes around Cusco city.

From San Jeronimo follow the dirty road to Waqoto village about 20 min, you will reach a tranquil place in midle of the forest, that is the perfect scenary for the practice of downhill biking. If you are a serious biker, you will love this place.

this route is recommended only for expert bikers.