Challenging Bike Tours and Cycling Holiday Packages for Small Groups

We recommend a higher degree of fitness and training to make the most of the experiences you will find on this page.

These Freewheeling Adventures include longer distances, bigger hills, long hikes, and full days of activity. As always, these include vehicle support, excellent food, and charming inns. These challenging tour packages are designed people who like to go to bed pleasantly tired each night, and are available with differing support levels including guided, self-guided, private, and custom.

Guided trips include abundant van support and the knowledge of your guides to help you enjoy the route and its options in an informed way, at your own pace. We often congregate for picnics and other delights but we rarely travel as a pack. The guided groups are kept small – usually fewer than twelve, with a minimum of four except on a private basis. We propose scheduled dates, and are open to adding new departures for you to enjoy privately or for us to invite others to join.

On self-guided trips we move your luggage for you, transfer you along the route when necessary, and are just a phone call away for suggestions or if you need help. Self-guided tours are available for as few as two participants, on any dates you choose.

Existing tour packages are listed below. If you have questions, or would like something different, please get in touch!

Alberta: Jasper to Banff Bike Tour

Five nights; Six days of challenging cycling on the paved, broad-shouldered Icefields Parkway, with an optional day of hiking in the peaks behind Lake Louise.

Challenging

Cycling

BOOK EARLY

Faroe Islands Hiking Tour

Seven nights; eight days of walks and hikes along established trails, laneways, coastal paths, and breathtaking cliffs.

Challenging

Hiking/Walking

Iceland: Westfjords Bike Tour

Eight nights; nine days of bicycle touring through the rugged coastline and glacial interior of the Snaefellsness Peninsula, and into the heart of the majestic Westfjords.

Challenging

Cycling

Italy: Tuscany Bike Tour

Eight nights; eight days of bicycle touring among the hill towns and quiet side roads of Southern Tuscany.

Moderate, Challenging

Cycling

Italy: Tuscany Walking Tour

Seven nights; seven days of walking the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrimage through the rolling hills of Tuscany.

Moderate, Challenging

Hiking/Walking

Montenegro: Balkan Bike Tour

Seven nights; eight days. Cycling on paved roads through isolated countryside in the heart of the Balkan wilderness.

Moderate, Challenging

Cycling

BOOK EARLY

Newfoundland: Viking Trail Bike Tour

Eight nights; nine days of spectacular bicycle touring and hiking on the Viking Trail in Gros Morne National Park and L’Anse aux Meadows.

Challenging

Cycling

BOOK EARLY

Newfoundland: Viking Trail Hiking Tour

Six days of hikes in Gros Morne National Park and points north along Newfoundland’s rugged western coast to L’Anse aux Meadows.

Challenging

Hiking/Walking

Nova Scotia: Cabot Trail Bike Tour

A classic bicycling adventure on a paved 298km loop. Five nights; five days of some of the best cycling in the world.

Moderate, Challenging

Cycling

Nova Scotia: Fundy & Glooscap Bike Tour

Six nights; seven days of cycling, with hiking, sea kayaking, and tidal bore river rafting opportunities.

Moderate, Challenging

Cycling

Québec: Eastern Townships Bike Tour

Six nights; six days of cycling through L’Estrie – Quebec’s lovely south, with nice lodging, outstanding cuisine, and pretty towns, farms, and forests.

Moderate, Challenging

Cycling

Québec: Gaspé Peninsula Bike Tour

Seven nights; eight days of cycling on the Route Verte roads and trails around the sea cliffs of the St. Lawrence River and the shores of the Gaspé Peninsula

Challenging

Cycling

Québec: Saguenay & Charlevoix Bike Tour

Seven nights. Seven days of challenging bike touring, phenomenal hiking, and optional sea kayaking, in the hills of Charlevoix, and along the majestic Saguenay Fjord.

Challenging

Cycling

Spain: Granada to Malaga: Andalucia Bike Tour

Six nights; six days of cycling on hilly paved roads with very little traffic.

Challenging, Very Challenging

Cycling

Switzerland: Bernese Alps Hiking Tour

Seven nights; seven days of moderate to challenging hiking in the highlands of Switzerland. Travel by foot through hidden valleys, alpine lakes and flora, Swiss pines, and of course, edelweiss!

Moderate, Challenging

Hiking/Walking

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WAYS TO BOOK

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Online

You can book online 24/7. Your card will not be processed automatically, we will respond to confirm your booking as soon as we can (usually within 12h-48h).

Call Us

You can call us anytime! We would love to chat with you about what we can do for you/your group. We are in the office Mon-Fri, 9-5, and sometimes on the weekends. If we miss you, leave us a message and we will return your call quickly.

Email Us

Email us through a contact form on our website, or at adventure (at) freewheeling.ca. We would love to discuss your upcoming holiday, and will respond quickly to your inquiry.

 

Activity Levels

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To help you choose an appropriate level of daily challenge, we use elevation profiles to represent the route, and a challenge-rating system using symbols from the skiing world. Many of you will already be familiar with it; If not, here is a brief explanation. Note that these classifications may vary with weather and/or road conditions, and you should always arrive with a sense of fun and adventure. If you are unsure, choose a guided trip. The vehicle support can help you get over any hill, and can turn even the most difficult trip into an easy one.

 

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The easiest routes we offer, these are generally flat and cover relatively relaxed distances. You will be comfortable riding a hybrid bike, walking in sneakers, or paddling a light kayak, and will normally have time to take many photos and enjoy extended lunches.

 

This is primarily an easy route, but some days may fall into the moderate category. You can expect time to stop and smell the roses, but some of the rides may be on more hilly terrain.

 

Requiring moderate fitness levels, these cover terrain with hills and valleys, and tend to include distances of 50-80km (30-50mi.)/day cycling, or 3-6 hours of walking per day. Most Freewheeling Adventures fall into this category, and are suitable for most ability levels.

 

This is primarily a moderate route, suitable for most ability levels, but some days may be a little more challenging. You can expect some long distances, and/or some big climbs/descents.

 

The most challenging trips, these include longer distances, bigger hills, long hikes, exposed paddling, and full days of activity. We recommend a higher degree of fitness and training to make the most of the experience.

 

There is also a rare double black diamond, reserved for only the most difficult adventures.

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