Mondays at 5:30 pm, join a free, easy fun group bicycle ride.  Get out and move and see Cordova from your bike.  Once you join us you'll wonder why you waited so long.  Meet people get some exercise and find the joy of riding again! 

Ride along Orca Inlet, see the otters, listen to the Sea lions, perhaps see a whale or watch the boats coming and going.  If you are a birder, watch oyster catchers, eagles, herons and cranes migrating. 

Each ride is a surprise with different things to see and different weather.  We plan to ride all winter long!  JOIN US.

Meet at Cordova Gear, wear appropriate clothing, wear your helmet and bring a friend!  Bike Rentals are available click here to reserve.

For more information call:  Cordova Gear at 907-424-5590

Cordova, Alaska is a great place to spend time exploring on a bike, it is a good fit for independent travelers who want to get off the beaten path.

The paved roads along Orca Inlet are beautiful rides.  From town to Orca Cannery and back then out Whitshed road to Hartney Bay (a great place to see shorebirds) and back is a beautiful ride with amazing world class views, similar to biking along the water in Victoria, Canada.  Whitshed road continues after Hartney Bay, but is gravel so a gravel, mountain or fat bike would be better than a road bike for the end of the road.  A great way to add paved mileage would be to ride 13 miles out the Copper River Highway to the airport and back.  The reward will be beautiful views of glaciers, the Copper River Delta and wildlife.  Take a look at a map for mileage for different versions of this ride.  Continuing past the airport on the gravel, you can take a left and visit Sheridan Glacier, or continue on and explore numerous side roads all the way to the Copper River.

Cordova is bike friendly.  Many, many Cordova people and families enjoy biking!

Cordova Gear Offers bike rentals, it is a good idea to reserve in advance if you are on a schedule, also a good place to get some current information on possible riding itineraries.

Mountain and fat biking opportunities abound and a person is only limited by imagination.  Winter biking is very popular and frozen ground opens up unlimited winter biking opportunity.  As with any outdoor activity, be prepared, wear functional clothing, make good decisions and carry appropriate safety gear.  

A great resource for improved trail information for bicycle use is the Forest Service. There is an abundance of trail info. available from the Chugach Forest Service.

The Sand Trail is a Forest Service trail that is a fun ride on fat or mountain bikes. Especially in fall through spring when alders are leafless.

Power Creek road along Eyak lake is a beautiful ride any time of the year.  Riding out Sheridan road to the Sheridan Glacier trail always offers the reward of an amazing view any time of the year.

Saddlebag trail with mountain or fat bikes is a more technical ride with a wonderful view at the end.  

Riding to hiking trailheads is always fun.  Biking offers easy quick access to the Ski Hill (an up hill work out), Crater Lake Trail, Power Creek Trails at the end of Power Creek Road, a quick ride from town on Whitshed Road gets you to the trail to our amazingly beautiful Frisbee Golf Course!

There are other trail options on Native owned land, contacting the Native Corporations to get trail permits and trail information is recommended.

If you have not checked out Ryan's blog at gomeansgo.org you should.  He offers his observations about gear, riding and some routes you might want to ride yourself soon.  Since Ryan first showed up in Cordova he has been all about bikes and biking.  His wealth of knowledge, great attitude and willingness to share is amazing!
http://gomeansgo.org/

Today on a rather dreary but not half bad day, a drive out past Sheridan River then turning left onto the next side road, was a perfect way to begin a ride to road test a new fat tire bike from Cordova Gear.  Parking in the first turnout to the right was an easy way to get going.  The cushy feel of the seemingly big bike is surprising, fat bikes look big and seem like they should be more effort to ride, but they are light and easy to handle.  Hopping off and circling around a puddle that could have been deep seemed like a good idea, it was really brown and who knows how deep it was.  Then on to an open area and down to the river bed, at first it looked like difficult going but with a shift or two, it was easy riding and the view of Sheridan Glacier from a different perspective was a treat!  Sand and gravel with little watery areas (that are clear and obviously not too deep) make it interesting and fun to explore this area. Riding away from the main road and next the Sheridan river with a view of the glacier as the sunshine made more of and effort to shine than it had all day, made the ride a joy!   Next time might be a good idea to bring along some bear protection.  No bears seen today, but they are most likely nearby.  This area is on the list for more exploration soon!

The weather was beautiful and we did see some birds, but the shorebirds were at Hartney Bay while we were biking on the Copper River Highway.  We saw Sparrows, Eagles, Swans, Geese, Gulls, Yellow Legs and Crows.  At twenty seven mile the water was so clear you could see the contours of the silt very clearly.  The views of the mountains and surrounding area are a joy to see, especially with the colors just beginning to change.  Yellows and light green patches of color are beginning to glow and grow!

Fat tire bikes rented from Cordova Gear are super fun to ride on any Cordova Trail or road!

A beautiful 8 mile bike ride last night along Eyak Lake on Power Creek Road was a mix of weather with intermittent showers and unsettled breezes and rewarded us with warm sunshine and a view of Mt. Eyak and Alice Cut Off Trail Ridgeline and a tiny glimpse in the center of the photo of Eyak Lake.   The end of the road before the Cordova Electric Coop power generation site still has some snow on either side of the road and offers natural air conditioning!