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Take an MTB course with an instructor at the Vallone Mine

By Elba MTB
Free cancellation available
Price is £60 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • FCI MTB instructors with years of experience
  • A 90-minute lesson
  • A 90-minute bike tour
  • You can rent a bike

Activity location

    • Tuscany
    • Capoliveri, Toscana, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Località Ripalte, 57031 Capoliveri LI, Italia | Once you arrive in Portoferraio and get off the ferry, you'll need to follow the signs for Capoliveri. Once you reach the top of the village, at the roundabout in front of the Comando dei Vigili Urbani, you won't have to follow the Innamorata, but continue towards Miniera Calamita / Tenuta delle Ripalte / Ripe Alte (as indicated). Don't worry if the road becomes a dirt track: this is the start of one of the most scenic roads in Italy, which will take you, in about 6km, to the Tenuta delle Ripalte, where you'll find asphalt again. The Bike Center Elba, the meeting point, is about 200m ahead on the right. Tip: don't use the GPS, as it could lead you astray because there are dirt roads.
    • Capoliveri, Toscana, Italy

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability

3+ - Calamita Course and Descent

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
£60.45 x 1 Traveller£60.45
Total
Price is £60.45

Couple - Corso and Discesa Calamita

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
£86.36 x 1 Traveller£86.36
Total
Price is £86.36

Individual - Corso and Discesa Calamita

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
£129.54 x 1 Adult£129.54
Total
Price is £129.54

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Helmet (mandatory)

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Babies under 1 year, People over 95 years
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Combine a personalised MTB course at your level (or your group's level if you're participating as a group), and then hit the iconic Poggio Polveraio descent: cross the old Vallone mines and reach the sea.

These are all the topics that will be covered and adapted to your experience level:

  • Basic position (limbs, gaze, centre of gravity);
  • Centrality;
  • Basic bike setup (levers, tire pressure, etc.);
  • Behaviours and attitudes during a descent;
  • Cornering technique;
  • Handling slope changes.
  • Steep slopes and changes in gradient;
  • Being soft and fluid;
  • Bunny hop.

Location

Activity location

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    • Tuscany
    • Capoliveri, Toscana, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Località Ripalte, 57031 Capoliveri LI, Italia | Once you arrive in Portoferraio and get off the ferry, you'll need to follow the signs for Capoliveri. Once you reach the top of the village, at the roundabout in front of the Comando dei Vigili Urbani, you won't have to follow the Innamorata, but continue towards Miniera Calamita / Tenuta delle Ripalte / Ripe Alte (as indicated). Don't worry if the road becomes a dirt track: this is the start of one of the most scenic roads in Italy, which will take you, in about 6km, to the Tenuta delle Ripalte, where you'll find asphalt again. The Bike Center Elba, the meeting point, is about 200m ahead on the right. Tip: don't use the GPS, as it could lead you astray because there are dirt roads.
    • Capoliveri, Toscana, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Località Ripalte, 57031 Capoliveri LI, Italia | Once you arrive in Portoferraio and get off the ferry, you'll need to follow the signs for Capoliveri. Once you reach the top of the village, at the roundabout in front of the Comando dei Vigili Urbani, you won't have to follow the Innamorata, but continue towards Miniera Calamita / Tenuta delle Ripalte / Ripe Alte (as indicated). Don't worry if the road becomes a dirt track: this is the start of one of the most scenic roads in Italy, which will take you, in about 6km, to the Tenuta delle Ripalte, where you'll find asphalt again. The Bike Center Elba, the meeting point, is about 200m ahead on the right. Tip: don't use the GPS, as it could lead you astray because there are dirt roads.
    • Capoliveri, Toscana, Italy
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Località Ripalte, 57031 Capoliveri LI, Italia | Once you arrive in Portoferraio and get off the ferry, you'll need to follow the signs for Capoliveri. Once you reach the top of the village, at the roundabout in front of the Comando dei Vigili Urbani, you won't have to follow the Innamorata, but continue towards Miniera Calamita / Tenuta delle Ripalte / Ripe Alte (as indicated). Don't worry if the road becomes a dirt track: this is the start of one of the most scenic roads in Italy, which will take you, in about 6km, to the Tenuta delle Ripalte, where you'll find asphalt again. The Bike Center Elba, the meeting point, is about 200m ahead on the right. Tip: don't use the GPS, as it could lead you astray because there are dirt roads.
    • Capoliveri, Toscana, Italy