Bring your Bike to Bishop and Ride
Whatever kind of cycling you like to do, there’s a road or trail or route for you to ride in the Eastern Sierra.
Bishop, the heart of Eastern Sierra, offers rides for all ages and levels. Plan your cycling adventure based on the season and explore countless routes, from easy cruises to challenging climbs. With sunshine gracing the region 335 days a year, the Eastern Sierra is a cyclist’s dream come true.
We believe there is no other place on earth that offers as much opportunity to cycle year-round in one of the most topographically diverse and beautiful regions in our country. Our paved roads are lightly trafficked and a road cyclist can ride for many, many miles without encountering a traffic light or a stop sign. The abundance of dirt trails and tracks is almost endless with access to mountain biking rides ranging from super easy and leisurely, to highly technical and challenging – and everything in between.
It’s the geography and topography
Our topography is incredibly diverse and it creates tons of opportunity for incredible biking. Inyo County is home to the lowest and highest points in the contiguous United States – Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, sits at 282 feet below sea level, and a mere 85-miles west (as the crow flies) is the highest point, Mt. Whitney, at 14,505 feet above sea level.
Within our lowlands, midlands, and highlands there are hot, dry deserts; warm, wet riparian river areas; cool, grassy meadows; shady, green high alpine forests; steep-sided, rocky canyons; snow covered valleys and craggy mountain peaks. It’s a pleasure-seekers paradise; and a lot of it is bikeable.
