Banff Bicycle Adventure Tours

Explore Banff by bicycle!

There's just no better way to see the town and its surrounding areas. All of the major sites are within perfect bicycle distance - too far to get to on foot, yet too near to need a car or bus. Not only that but on bicycle you'll feel the fresh air, and you can stop at any time you like. Of course, you'll also get some easy excercise at the same time!

With the exception of the Sunshine to Banff Mountan Bike Adventure, all of our trips are private guided excursions. Ideal for a family, or a group, your guide will enhance your interest in Banff with stories about local history...or geography... or flora and fauna - and may even throw in a few tall tales just to keep you on your toes!

Choose the tour below that matches your interest and your desire for burning off calories, from easy interpretive tours over flat roads to more challenging rides including hills.

Get out, get active and see the best of Banff!

We partner with THE SKI STOP at 203a Bear St. in Banff for all of our bicycles.

Guided Bike Tours

Around and About Banff
Easy

This is an easy tour with just one short hill at Bow Falls and includes some of Banff's best scenery. The ride will take you along the Vermillion Lakes with its excellent bird life, including eagles and ospreys, and then over to Bow Falls and the Golf Course loop. Bow Falls is a scenic viewpoint and made famous back in the the 50's with Marilyn Monroe and "River of No Return". If time and energy permits, a ride on the other side of the Bow River to "Surprise Corner and its view of the Banff Springs Hotel can be included.

Sundance Canyon Bike and Hike
Easy to Moderate

This exciting outing that takes you past the Cave & Basin National Historic Site and along the Bow River to Sundance Canyon. At the canyon you lock up your bikes and go for an easy 1 km walk through the canyon and the surrounding forest. There is a great picnic area at the canyon or along the river on your way back that you might choose to stop at. Added stops include the Cave & Basin and the numerous beaver ponds along the way. An easy yet adventure filled outing for you, your friends or the whole family.

Lake Minnewanka Loop
Moderate

This 16 km loop that will take you along a quiet back road to the largest lake in the Rockies, Lake Minnewanka, and also past the ghost town of Bankhead, Two Jack Lake and, if time permits, Johnson Lake. This is a moderately challenging ride and does have a number of hills that will get you using all of the gears on your bike. The ride makes an excellent 1/2 day tour and there are lots of places to stop and walk around, take photos, and also to have a picnic lunch. Bring a camera!

Rates:
These tours are for anywhere from 1 to 4 hours maximum.
Minimum Charge is $330.00 for up to 6 people plus $30.00/bike. Bikes can be kept for the entire day.
(Additional tour members are $55.00/person and $30.00/bike.)

Self-Guided Adventures

Sunshine to Banff Mountain Bike Ride

Begin your day with a bus ride at 8:30 am carrying you and your mountain bike from downtown Banff to the base of the Sunshine Ski Area. From here, you're on your own for a great ride back to Banff. The paved road which makes up the first half of the ride is 7 kms long and is mostly downhill! Once you reach the valley bottom the rest of the ride is along the old abandoned Healy Creek road (now one of Banff's best valley bottom mountain biking trails) until you reach the edge of town at the Cave & Basin National Historic Site. A short side trip along the way can lead you to Sundance Canyon for a fun hike. From the Cave & Basin, numerous options exist and the bike is your to use as you like for the rest of the day!

Rate:

$55.00/person

Includes mountain bike and shuttle from Banff to Sunshine Village Parking lot
Shuttle bus pickup is in front of "The Ski Hub" on Banff Avenue at 8:30am
Reservations can be made here or with The Ski Stop

Policies for all Bicycling Bookings: