Downhill
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Downhill mountain biking in Peru. Ride fast. Choose your line. Discover the mountains.
Downhill mountain biking is one of our favorite disciplines—and one of the best ways to experience the incredible diversity of Peru’s mountains.
At Inkas Adventures, Downhill is much more than simply riding fast downhill. It is about finding the right trail, understanding the terrain, choosing the best lines, and having the confidence to enjoy every corner, jump, rock, and natural feature along the way.
And when it comes to Downhill, experience matters.
Our founder and lead guide, Wayo Stein, is a 14-time Peruvian National Downhill Champion. He has also won bronze medals at the 2010 UCI Masters Downhill World Championships and the 2001 Pan-American MTB Championships (Elite). His Pan-American podium was a landmark achievement for Peruvian mountain biking, and to date, no other Peruvian rider has matched that Elite podium result.
Wayo has spent decades racing, riding, and exploring Peru’s trails, constantly searching for new lines and new places to ride.
This experience is at the heart of our Downhill programs.
Peru offers an extraordinary variety of terrain for downhill mountain biking.
From the high Andes to deep valleys and the eastern slopes of the mountains, the landscape changes constantly. Depending on the destination, you can experience high-altitude rocky trails, steep mountain descents, ancient paths, technical singletracks, loose terrain, berms, switchbacks, jumps, drops, natural obstacles, and fast flowing sections.
Some trails are fast and open, while others are steep, technical, and demanding. You may follow ancient paths through the mountains or descend through forests, valleys, and remote communities.
This variety allows us to create Downhill experiences for riders with different levels of experience, from strong intermediate riders looking to improve their technical skills to advanced and expert riders searching for challenging terrain and demanding descents.
One of the things that makes riding Downhill in Peru special is the combination of terrain, history, culture, and scenery.
You can start a descent high in the Andes surrounded by dramatic mountain landscapes and finish hundreds or even thousands of meters lower in a completely different environment.
Along the way, you may ride ancient mountain paths, pass archaeological sites, cross remote communities, and experience landscapes that have been shaped by thousands of years of Andean history.
Peru's extensive network of ancient paths and mountain trails creates endless possibilities for exploration. Many of these routes were not originally built for mountain bikes, which makes discovering them on two wheels even more exciting.
Our Downhill programs combine some of Peru’s most exciting riding destinations with additional locations that allow us to create the right combination of difficulty, variety, scenery, and fun.
We don't believe that every rider should ride the same trail.
Depending on your experience, fitness, technical ability, and riding style, we can adapt the program to you. We select routes that provide the right level of challenge while keeping the experience enjoyable and safe.
And because we are constantly exploring, our Downhill programs continue to evolve. We are always looking for new trails, new connections, and new lines that can make your experience even better.
When you ride with Inkas Adventures, you are riding with people who understand mountain biking from the inside.
Wayo has spent decades racing and riding at a high level. He knows what makes a trail fun, where the best lines are, how to approach technical sections, and when to push your limits—and when to take it easy.
If you want to improve your riding, he can also help you with line selection, cornering, body position, braking, jumps, and technical riding skills throughout the trip.
A Downhill trip with Inkas Adventures is not only about the riding.
Peru's history, culture, landscapes, and cuisine are an important part of the experience. Between rides, you can discover local traditions, visit historical and archaeological sites, enjoy incredible Andean landscapes, and experience one of the world's most diverse culinary cultures.
That combination is what makes riding in Peru so special: you can spend the morning chasing lines down an ancient mountain trail and the afternoon discovering the culture, history, and food of the place you are visiting.
Whether you are an experienced Downhill rider or a passionate mountain biker ready to experience Peru from a different perspective, we have something for you. We will create a program around your riding level, interests, and the type of terrain you want to ride.
Ride fast. Ride technical. Ride with a racer. Discover Peru from the saddle.
