Here is a new video of riders on the Las Catalinas trail system. Very nice! Mountain Biking has really been coming into its own at Las Catalinas over the last couple of months. Our first 10 kilometer bike route was completed late last year. Over the Christmas break we were "discovered" by the San Jose mountain bike community, and our trail use is way up. Mountain biking is a very popular sport in Costa Rica, but it nearly all done one back roads and jeep tracks. There is no single track of real world class quality like ours anywhere else in the country, so what we have is quite a draw. For experienced mountain bikers it is wicked fun. I love seeing all the riders around town - seeing people on bikes makes me happy!
In our next segment of trail development we are creating an easier, more beginner friendly route over to the Zapotal Valley on the back side of Las Catalinas. There we have more gentle terrain, lots of wildlife and fun exploration down to some beautiful deserted beaches. This new trail should open up cycling fun for even more people at Las Catalinas.
Enjoy the video!