Mountain biking is a dynamic sport that requires the mastery of riding skills, fitness, and knowledge of equipment. It can be difficult to clearly determine what level you are at with all these considerations, however, with honest self-assessment it will make it easier for you to really own where you are in your personal riding journey.

Here are some guidelines to understand our framework for rating our tours. We are always happy to answer any specific questions that you might still have after reviewing the tour and skills information. Our goal is for you to fully enjoy your tour and create memories that will last a lifetime!

Guest contributor Andrew Stowe of Andrew Stowe Fitness LLC provides some guidelines to understand our framework for rating our tours. We are always happy to answer any specific questions that you might have after reviewing the tour and skills information. Our goal is for you to fully enjoy your tour and create memories that will last a lifetime!

We often hear from folks who say they would love to experience one of our tours, but are not sure how to gauge their level of fitness. Our response to this is: train hard – hike easy.

Athara Adventures ranks our hiking trips from one to five. Here, we explain the general benchmarks for how we level each tour so you can pick which one fits you best.