Bicycling in Vail

Bicycling

A popular summer destination for both road bikers and mountain bikers, Vail has a variety of paved bike paths (including one that leads up to Vail Pass), plus dozens of miles of dirt mountain-bike trails. You can take bikes on lifts heading uphill, then head downhill on an array of routes. Vail Bike Tech (555 E. Lionshead Circle. 800/525-5995. www.vailbiketech.com) rents and repairs bikes. Best of all, they are only steps from the Eagle Bahn Gondola, a summer gateway to the ski slope trails.

Each summer, riders from around the region participate in races sponsored by the Beaver Creek & Vail Summer Adventure Ridge Mountain Challenge (700 S. Frontage Rd. E. 970/479-2280. www.vailrec.com).