All our mountain biking adventures are graded from 1 to 5 in order to give you an idea of the level of experience and fitness you will need to participate.

These should only be used as a rough guideline as there are many variables such as weather conditions, time of year and whether the trip is guided or self guided that have an impact.

Grade Two
Description	Introductory
Terrain	Relatively wide paths with good surfaces. Some narrow sections. Limited ascent/descent. Easy technical sections under supervision. Up to 20 miles per day.
Fitness	Fit novices or occasional mountain bikers.

Grade Three
Description	Moderate
Terrain	Generally good trails and paths but with more frequent narrow sections and technical ascents and descents. Distances of up to 25 miles per day.
Fitness	Prior mountain biking experience necessary and to get the most from the trip you should have done some training prior to the trip.

Grade Four
Description	Challenging
Terrain	Frequent technical sections with substantial ascent and descent on demanding trails. Distances of between 25 and 40 miles per day.
Fitness	A good level of mountain biking fitness and skills required. We strongly recommend doing some 30 mile training circuits.

Grade Five
Description	Hard
Terrain	Rough trails and steep ascents and descents. Highly technical ascents and descents. Distances vary but may be as much as 50 miles per day.
Fitness	Regular and fit mountain bikers only with good technical skills.

Notes:

Self-guided skills: Some of our adventures are available as self-guided holidays. As well as your technical mountain biking skills you should also be able to navigate with the help of compass, map and route description.

Should you be unsure of your fitness or the grade of a trip please do not hesitate to contact us.