Salt Lake City Bike Tour
Date and price TBD
Bike Salt Lake
One of the best ways to experience the charms of Salt Lake City and its surrounding beauty is on a bike!
Our biking & adventure tour combines riding plus more activities set in northern Utah’s vivid geography and history. Ride bikes along the Jordan River Parkway and up several canyons along the Wasatch Front. Learn about the Mormons, their history and their folklore. Take a relaxing soak in hot springs, ride the Alpine Slide and tour historic Park City. End your days at exciting nightlife spots in cosmopolitan Salt Lake City. Sample local beers from some of twelve local breweries, eat fresh sushi flown in from the coast daily and scope out the world’s most accessible ski destinations that feature Utah’s famous “greatest snow on Earth.”
- Ride fast, efficient road bikes through winding canyons and creeks above Salt Lake City.
- Discover the fascinating history of this charming capital city, nestled at the base of the gorgeous Wasatch Mountains.
- Explore the Jordan River Parkway, as you ride this dedicated trail through woods and wetlands (with parks, bridges, and gardens along the way).
- Soak and snorkel in The Crater, a geothermal hot spring inside a rock dome, near Park City.
- Hike to the rocky outcroppings of Antelope Island.
- Glide above the treetops in a chairlift to the Alpine Slide, then ZOOM down the mountainside on your own thrill ride!
- Browse and enjoy the shops, galleries and gourmet bistros along Park City’s Main Street.
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Vacation Style Holiday TypeCulture, Cycling, Guided Tours, History
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Activity Level Moderate
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Group Size Small Group
A unique experience: Bike along trails and rivers of the Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake City in northern Utah offers visitors and residents alike one of the world’s most amazing juxtapositions. One of the USA’s cleanest, most vibrant, livable and bike friendly cities is nested right in the center of some of the country’s most beautiful natural geography.
The city is an oasis in the area’s high desert. We’ll ride two-by-two over the hills, up the mountains, and through the area’s bushes and scrub oak.
Each day of riding will feature a different viewpoint of the Salt Lake Valley. We’ll ride up canyons with houses, other canyons with undeveloped watersheds, and along the Jordan River; a riparian zone that bisects the Salt Lake Valley, where Utah Lake flows into the Great Salt Lake.
In the city, you’ll notice the numerous bikeshare stations around the downtown area. A leader in these initiatives, Salt Lake’s bikeshare stations doubled within a year since the program’s 2013 launch. GREENbike Director Ben Bolte said he hopes to have 100 bike share stations spread throughout downtown by 2020.
In fact, (and since we’re telling you about a great bike and adventure tour), SLC has over 150 miles of bike lanes, multi-use trails, shared lanes, and off-road tracks. The entire city is tourable along a 13.5-mile loop that goes through downtown, passes the farmer’s market, and hits tons of historical sites across the city. Plus, the city has infrastructure in place to help keep bicycle commuters safe on city streets, like bike turn boxes and bicycle-specific traffic signals.
When we’re downtown, we’ll tour Temple Square, headquarters of the Mormon Church. Wherever you live, you’ve probably seen or have even been visited by Mormon missionaries. The Mormon Church’s world headquarters in Salt Lake include Temple Square, the Visitors’ Center and Conference Center, each of them famous architectural icons punctuating the downtown skyline against the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. No visit to Salt Lake is complete without this visit.
In Utah, Mormons are actually a minority amidst Salt Lake’s larger multinational and religiously diverse population, its vibrant community plus its thriving counterculture. One example of pushback humor includes a Utah produced beer called Polygamy Porter (Why Have Just One? – is its tagline).
On our last day, we’ll head up to Park City, Utah. This historic mining town is also home of the famous Sundance Film Festival. We’ll ride the Alpine Slide, tour the historic city center, and soak our troubles away in “The Crater”- a secluded hot spring.
Optional Tour Choices(available at checkout):
$950 Single Supplement (for solo travelers who wish to enjoy a private bedroom and bathroom).
Important Note:
Due to the configuration of our classic downtown hotel, we may not be able to offer rooms with twin beds. We are not able to offer roommate pairing on this tour. If you are traveling solo, you will need to pay the Single Supplement.
Deposit is available: $1000 – call 800-825-9766.
- For every US resident on our group tour who doesn’t have other insurance, Out West Adventures provides complimentary Medical & Evacuation Insurance.
- All entrance fees for itinerary activities, including bicycle rental for 3 days of biking, accompanied by knowledgeable guides.
- Group transportation for all destinations within Salt Lake City and Park City.
- Accommodations with 6 nights in one of Salt Lake’s premier hotels.
- Breakfast each day, 4 special dinners and 3 lunches.
- Transportation to and from starting and ending points.
- transfers to/from airport to hotel for those traveling on stated tour dates.
- 2 dinners and 2 lunches.
- personal items including: alcoholic beverages, snacks, laundry, and telephone calls; gratuities for guides and Out West Adventures tour director.
Most of our trips draw more single travelers than couples. When couples do join us, it’s usually because they’re looking forward to interacting with a gay group; if they wanted a holiday by themselves, they wouldn’t have signed up to travel with us. Furthermore, the activities included with our trips serve as natural ice-breakers. Within a day, you’ll be traveling with friends. You don’t need to pay the single supplement if you’re traveling alone. We’ll be happy to match you with a roommate. Pay the single supplement only if you want a bedroom to yourself.
For selected trips, including cruises, we will charge half the single supplement if you request a roommate but we can’t match you with someone.
This tour starts and ends in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Daily bike rides will be on paved and winding canyon roads (8-40 miles). Going up requires stamina and strength, and the thrilling ride back down requires good balance and judgement. The tour will also feature walking tours of the city, mostly on paved, regular surfaces. Park City touring takes place on steep urban walkways in good condition. Antelope Island hiking is on gravelly but well-traveled paths.
For answers to your additional questions, please email info@hetravel.com or call 305-294-8174