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Average Rating: 5 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 47
RRP: £0
Year: 2005

Description: Trail riding in Sierra Nevada, Spain. Centre based holidays or point to point epic off-road tours. Single track, dry riverbeds, jeep tracks, forest trails from 3400m to sea level, guides, bikes, accommodation, transport, workshop all set in traditional Andalucian mountain village near Granada. Easy access to Malaga and Granada airports budget flights.

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Dan Noble 2

Posted: 06/06/08

'FANTASTIC RIDING'

Strengths:
No early morning starts :-)
Great accommodation, solid guiding and fab trails. Shaun even took us to the fledgling bike park to play on the jumps (sorry Shaun). You will come back fitter, stronger, happier and a better rider. The best riding - up, down and along - that I have ever done...

Weaknesses:
No early morning starts?!
A friendly bit of advice rather than a weakness; there are some easy trails but to get the best out of what is on offer you do need to be fairly fit and confident on your bike.

Overall:
The original plan was to take a guidebook and find the trails ourselves. Glad we didn't. Shaun showed us trails we could never have found. Even the trails that are in the guidebooks are not always on the maps. Highly recommended.

Performance		100%
Reliability		80%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

87%

James Hamilton

Posted: 04/05/08

'AWESOME HOLIDAY'

Strengths:
Stess Free.... Shaun is laid back. Nothing is a bother. It was our holiday and he suggested what we could ride and left it up to us to decide. Shaun's knowledge of the local beer was also helpfull!!!

Weaknesses:
None

Overall:
It is weird to say but it was a relaxing active mountainbiking holiday. Awesome single track with breathtaking views.
Our last day was great started in the snow at 1650m and ended in the sun at 700m in the village just in time for lunch.
Csilla really is a 5 star sandwich maker.
We will be back to try some more of these natural trails. Stewart

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Derek P

Posted: 22/03/08

'A PERFECT HOLIDAY'

Strengths:
The trails, the scenery and the hospitality.

Weaknesses:
You have to come home.

Overall:
The accommodation is perfect, the terrain is breathtaking and the riding is even better. You are taken care of from the moment you arrive by a super group of people. Don't wait: book now!

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Colin Bull 3

Posted: 19/02/08

'AMAZING HOLIDAY ON FANTASTIC TRAILS'

Strengths:
Shauns approach to our riding strengths and weaknesses, the variety of awesome trails, fantastic accomodation and hosts providing a great atmosphere

Weaknesses:
none

Overall:
exceesed my expectations of an mtb holiday - trails were varied and physically and technically demanding in places. Scenery was breathtaking, and Shaun and family all made us feel very welcome and relaxed. Definately improved my riding skills and I would recommend Ridesierranevada very highly to anyone

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Matthew Buchanan

Posted: 15/02/08

'BRILLIANT SINGLETRACK, GREAT GUIDE AND SUPER FACILITIES'

Strengths:
Shaun is a really decent laid back guy and knows the trails like the back of his hand. Awesome singletrack with breathtaking views. Monachil is a really friendly wee Village with great restaurants and Tapas places. Only ten minutes into Granada for Bars, Clubs etc and also sightseeing on rest day.

Weaknesses:
None

Overall:
We had a brilliant week and would definately return. The riding is first class and the whole set up means a zero stress, big smiles holiday! Can't wait to go back!

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

sheylings

Posted: 30/12/07

'THE BEST SANDWICHES EVER. TRAILS WERE PRETTY DAMN GOOD TOO'

Strengths:
Amazing trails - loads of single track, great accomodation and a superb location.

Weaknesses:
None. Seriously, none.

Overall:
Sean was a brilliant guide - very knowledable about trails in sierra nevada and had a massive library of rides catering for all types of rider.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Chris Phillips

Posted: 26/11/07

'BEST TRAILS WE'VE EVER RIDDEN '

Strengths:
superb trails, excellent weather, wonderful accomodation and the most fantastic location, the 'real' Spain and Scilla makes scrumptious sarnies !

Weaknesses:
the air is a bit thin at 6000ft.

Overall:
excellent destination,wonderful scenery, excellent accomodation, fantastic routes and a great guide with a sense of humour...

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

spook

Posted: 24/11/07

'MAGIC MOUNTAIN BIKE HOLIDAY !!'

Strengths:
Fantastic routes,never-ending singletrack,excellent guide and lovely accomadation

Weaknesses:
not enough days in a week

Overall:
The biking from day one just got better and better - even the short day into Granada with the urban downhill was fantastic.
Shaun is an excellent guide,very knowledgeable about bikes,riding and the area.
The routes were well thought out with many miles of single track descent but also a few technical climbs which were great fun.
The accomadation was first class -a newly renovated house with plenty of space for everyone,and Csilla's lunches - where do I start ? fantastic !!
I will have to go back !!!

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

DaveyL

Posted: 23/11/07

'ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC !! '

Strengths:
Shaun's welcome says it all - 'I'm going to take you out on some of best singletrack in the whole world' and he certainly didn't disappoint. Great service, great accommodation, great location and unforgettable trails.

Weaknesses:
Yep, I know you'll think this review a bit biased if I say - there aren't any. Well there aren't any..... It is worth mentioning that Shaun caters for all standards of riders really well, but if you're a full on downhill star who can't climb for toffee - then you might be better off with a full gravity assisted option like the Alps.

Overall:
Having just spent a second holiday with Ride Sierra Nevada, I felt compelled to write this review. Greeted at the airport bang on time and buzzing with enthusiasm at the thought of riding some of last years favourites (if we wanted) and taking in some of the new stuff that Shaun had not had time to show us last time, or had discovered since we last met – it’s great that the holiday location is only 30 mins away from Granada airport.

The accommodation was great, plenty of space and facilities for sleeping, eating and fettling (with one’s bike of course). The great thing about RideSierraNevada is that Shaun and Csilla recognise that it’s YOUR holiday – Shaun has all the ideas and options and you choose just what you want to do. The choices are endless though and you can just sit back and say ‘just take me out on some of best singletrack in the whole world'. From the breathtaking (in more ways than one) climb up to the Valetta mountain peak at nearly 3400m to another ride with a fantastically memorable quasi-urban finish in Granada – the range of trail options is endless. Also worth a mention is the amazing singletrack in the woods (that Greg Minaar is known to train in from time to time) – the name escapes me but you can get a taste for what I mean by doing a search on YouTube for ‘Sierra Nevada Singletrack’.

Well I guess you’ve read enough by now and are already reaching for the credit card and starting to check-out flights, etc – just to say you will not be disappointed in any sense if you book a holiday with RideSierraNevada!!

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Jonty Wilde

Posted: 22/11/07

'THE BEST MOUNTAIN BIKING HOLIDAY I HAVE EVER HAD!!'

Strengths:
Fantastic routes, climbs, subtle considerate guiding, incredible single track, breathtaking scenery, huge variety of challenges from rock gardens to narly, rooty woods to surfing on fine white gravelly dried up river beds. Great accommodation, lovely people - just bloody brilliant.

Weaknesses:
None.

Overall:
Very chilled from the moment you are collected at the airport by Csilla (who must be awarded a sainthood for her sandwiches alone)to the point at which you are guided up some of the steepest climbs I have ever been up. Everything is very understated but done with care, Shaun is a fantastic guide - constantly vigilant, making sure we are all OK but not fussing, pushing us further than we would normally go but obviously not putting us in any obvious danger (its not flower arranging after all). I have pushed myself physically and mentally more than ever before and I think I am a better rider for it and that is thanks to Shaun and of course Dorita the other excellent guide who came with us for one of the days.

We were there for three days and each ride was completely different with its own set of challenges - life is very dull when you get back home to normal life.

Unlike a lot of self catering accommodation Shaun and Csilla's place has plentiful supplies of tea, coffee, bread, butter, cereal and jam and loads of cutlery and crockery (there's none of that asking the landlady if they can spare a wine glass as six of you have been sharing a jam jar for 2 weeks nonsense). There are 2 balconies and three showers and a place to store your bikes -its perfect. The town itself has loads of restaurants and bars and there is a great little bar that does delicious meatballs and chips (and spinach pasties if you are a veggie)and toastadas which are like toasties only tasty and with fresh ingredients and it is about 30 yards from the apartment.

I am now in early negotiation with my wife to see how soon I can get back to Sierra Nevada, I thoroughly recommend it to everybody.