Besides making pedaling fun, we will introduce you to the most beautiful locations and spectacular panoramas of our island. Elba offers various mountain biking options; excursion programs are to be arranged together with the guide who will customised them according to your requests and abilities.

Program outline:

Sunday:

Arrival on Elba, meeting with your guide, dinner, overnight stay.

Monday route map:

Breakfast

1st Excursion: Marina di Campo – Marina di Campo.  “Agonistic” uphill tracks and long panoramic descents all the way to the sea.

Itinerary: Marina di Campo – M.te Perone – S.Piero – Marina di Campo – M.te Orello – Lacona – M.te Tambone – Marina di Campo

Length: 57,7 km

Total altitude difference: mt 1645

Difficulty level: easy

Enviromental: Garigue, Mediterranean scrub , wood

Travel time: 4-6 hours(cycle touring pace)

dinner, overnight stay

Tuesday  route map:

Breakfast

Along paths of history and legends.

2nd Excursion: Sant’ilario – Sant’ilario

Surroundings: Mediterranean scrub, woodland, chestnut groves.

Itinerary:  S.Ilario – Poggio – Marciana – S.Cerbone – M.Perone – S. Ilario

Length: 27 km

Total altitude difference: mt 711

Difficulty level: easy

Travel time: 3 hours(cycle touring pace)

dinner, overnight stay

Wednesday route map:

Breakfast

3 rd Excursion: Capoliveri – Capoliveri

Mines, beaches and breathtaking downhill tracks, fabulous routes including a spectacular MTB World Cup descent among iron mines, ravishing coves and seagulls colonies.

Surroundings: Mediterranean scrub, garigue and mines.

Itinerary:  Capoliveri – Fattoria Ripalte – M.Calamita – M.Torricelle – Calanova – Ginepro – Poggio del Pozzo – Capoliveri.

Length: 51,6 km

Total altitude difference: mt 860

Difficulty level: easy

Travel time: 4/5 hours(cycle touring pace)

dinner, overnight stay

.Thursday   route map:

Breakfast

4ft Excursion: Porto Azzurro  – Porto Azzurro

Panoramic trails and technical single treks

Itinerary:  Porto Azzurro – M.Castello – Acquabona – M.Barbatoia – M.San Martino – Villa Napoleone – M.Orello – Casa Marchetti – Porto Azzurro

Surroundings: Mediterranean scrub, woodland, garigue.

Length: 38,5 km

Total altitude difference: mt 1294

Difficulty level: hard

Travel time: 4/5 hours(cycle touring pace)

dinner, overnight stay

Friday  route map:

Breakfast

5ft Excursion: Procchio – Procchio

Narrow trails amidst scrubland, passing by WWII military outposts and old abandoned charcoal kilns.

Itinerary:  Porto Procchio – M.Pinello – Colle Pecoano – M.Pericoli – Monumento – M.Tambone – M.Castello – Procchio.

Surroundings: Mediterranean scrub, woodland.

Length: 21,8 km

Total altitude difference: mt 695

Difficulty level: hard

Travel time: 3/4 hours(cycle touring pace)

dinner, overnight stay

Saturday

breakfast and departure

Calendar 2018

dates on request ( min 4 people)

Price:

€520 on person (€620 easter and bridges)

Package includes: 5 days of guided mountain bike tours as scheduled, 6 overnight stays in a double room with half board at a 2 or 3 star hotel, a return passenger + MTB ferry ticket, insurance, technical assistance during the excursions.

Package does not include:  own journey to / from Piombino or any other port of departure, an eventual return ferry ticket for vehicles, meals, extras or anything not specified under “Package includes”.

MTB Week at liberty,  with overnight accommodation in self-contained apartments:

Two-room apartments sleep 4, € 330 per person (€ 380 over Easter and bank holiday weekends)