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Take an MTB course with an instructor at the Miniera del Vallone

By Elba MTB
Free cancellation available
Price is €70 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
  • 1.5-hour lesson
  • 1.5-hour bike tour
  • Possibility to rent a bike

Activity location

    • Tuscany
    • Capoliveri, Toscana, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Località Ripalte, 57031 Capoliveri LI, Italia | Once you reach Portoferraio and get off the ferry, just 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 further 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
€70.00 x 1 Traveller€70.00
Total
Price is €70.00

Take an MTB course with an instructor at the Miniera del Vallone

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
€100.00 x 1 Traveller€100.00
Total
Price is €100.00

Individual - Corso and Discesa Calamita

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
€150.00 x 1 Adult€150.00
Total
Price is €150.00

What's included, what's not

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

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Babies under 1 year, People over 95 years
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, 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 level if you participate in a group) and then go on 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 skill level:

  • Basic position (limbs, gaze, centre of gravity);
  • Centrality;
  • Basic bike setup (levers, tire pressure, etc.);
  • Behaviour and attitude during a descent;
  • Cornering technique;
  • Managing changes in slope.
  • Steep sections and changes in slope;
  • Being smooth 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 reach Portoferraio and get off the ferry, just 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 further 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 reach Portoferraio and get off the ferry, just 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 further 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 reach Portoferraio and get off the ferry, just 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 further on the right. Tip: don't use the GPS, as it could lead you astray because there are dirt roads.
    • Capoliveri, Toscana, Italy