Death Valley Multisport
Death Valley National Park is a place of surprising natural beauty and intriguing topographic extremes, where majestic scale humbles the senses. There's no better way than biking and hiking with Backroads to experience the rich palette, surreal geography and many moods of this park in southeastern California's Mojave Desert. Sculpted rocks peer from behind enormous sand dunes. Brilliantly colored mountains frame narrow canyons. Volcanic craters and ancient salt beds abound, while each evening, the sun creeps over rose-hued peaks in a desert sunset display like no other.
Days 1-4 Furnace Creek
Meet in Las Vegas 
Shuttle to Death Valley National Park Tour Scotty's Castle, a flamboyant Moorish-style hacienda boasting an indoor waterfall, 18 fireplaces and a pipe organ With the Great Salt Flats shimmering in the distance, bike down into the valley, passing Devil's Cornfield, where tangles of sand and arrowweed form bizarre haystacks Spend a day hiking amid the park's hidden wonders, from a mosaic-like canyon to a perfectly preserved miners' cabin A day of exploration culminates in a desert sunset viewed from atop giant sand dunes How low can you go? Delight in cycling to Badwater, the lowest point in the United States at 282 feet below sea level Along the way, marvel at the mesmerizing mirage of a sandy beach on the giant Salt Playa Visit the old Harmony Borax Works, one of the most successful borax operations in Hike to Zabriskie Point for an amazing panoramic view of the Return to Las Vegas.
DESERT RETREATS : Premiere Inns
Furnace Creek Inn (3 nights): Nestled at the foot of the Funeral Mountains, this Mission-style hotel sits almost 200 feet below sea level and features a golf course and a swimming pool.
Daily Mileage Options & Cumulative Elevation Gain
Day 1
- Levels 3 to 4 2 Route Options Available
- Biking 35, 43 miles
- 0 - 1000 feet elevation gain
Day 2
- Level 1 2 Route Options Available
- Hiking 2, 4 miles
- 0 - 1000 feet elevation gain
Day 3
- Levels 1 to 4 3 Route Options Available
- Biking 19, 36, 45 miles
- 1000 - 2000 feet elevation gain
Day 4
- Level 1 1 Route Option Available
- Hiking 3 miles
- 0 - 500 feet elevation gain
Trips For All Abilities
Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. We know your pace may vary from one day to the next-and your traveling companion's may differ somewhat from yours. So we present a range of mileage options, and each day you decide exactly what and how much you want to do.
| Activity Level | Average Time | Average Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biking | Walking & Hiking | ||
| Level 1 | 2-3 hours | 10-20 mile | 2-5 miles |
| Level 2 | 2-4 hours | 21-30 miles | 5-7 miles |
| Level 3 | 3-5 hours | 31-40 miles | 7-9 miles |
| Level 4 | 4-6 hours | 41-55 miles | 9-11 miles |
| Level 5 | 5-7+ hours | 56-75+ miles | 11-13+ miles |
2008 DATES
CLASSIC TRIPS
- 10/26-29Price: $1798 pp dbl. occ., (+ $650 for sgl. occ.)
- 11/16-19Price: $1798 pp dbl. occ., (+ $650 for sgl. occ.)
SINGLES+SOLOS TRIPS
- 11/9-12Price: $1798 pp dbl. occ., (+ $650 for sgl. occ.)
- 12/18-21Price: $1798 pp dbl. occ., (+ $650 for sgl. occ.)
Reserve early for the best available price. Prices may change during the course of the year--if they do change, the best prices are available earlier. Once you book your trip, your price is guaranteed.
Trip praise
I found Death Valley to be more beautiful than I ever imagined. I appreciated all the options for distances of the biking and hiking routes. The views from both the biking and hiking expeditions were spectacular!- Greendale, WI