Mountain Bike Hike (near Orlando) in the Little Big Econ State Forest
Join us for this action-packed day out in the Little Big Econ State forest (just 20 miles north-east of Orlando) featuring over 8 miles of wilderness mountain biking trails. First, we start off nice and easy on some simple switchbacks to get you warmed up. As the trip progresses, we head deep into this dense tropical forest across streams, over ridges and along the Econ River. This super fun day takes you on trails like the Ditch of Doom, Yahoo, and The Outback. Keep your eyes open for alligators along the river, blue herons, egrets, deer, and other indigenous wildlife.
This is a great half day tour that gets you out for some exercise and helps you see some of the best of Florida’s natural woodlands. Bike tour can be customized for beginning mountain bikers, or made more challenging for those with some experience.
If you want a longer tour, try our Pedal and Paddle tour which combines this tour with kayaking on the Econlockhatchee River.
What is included
- Bike
- Snacks
- Guides
What you should bring
- Insect repellent
- Sunglasses
- Water bottle
- Sunblock
Departure schedule
Daily departures at 10am.
Group booking
Private group, school, church or businesses tour is available upon request. Call for more information and rates.
Check tour conditions
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Meeting point
This tour meets on Snow Hill Road near Geneva, Florida. Please click the Google Maps link below for directions. Parking is under the bridge on Snow Hill Road, just passed the trailhead for the Little Big Econ State Forest.
Reviews
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Our combo sunset and night tour was excellent! Leo was funny and knowledgeable and did a great job! The weather wasn't the best but we still saw dolphins, an osprey ...
Traci Smith
Our combo sunset and night tour was excellent! Leo was funny and knowledgeable and did a great job! The weather wasn't the best but we still saw dolphins, an osprey catch a fish, a cormorant make a crash landing in a tree right next to us then make a graceful dive into the water, and an ENORMOUS gator 🤯 And the cone jellies were really cool! The dolphins were all around us after dark, only sorry we couldn't see them...I think they were making fun of us 🤭 Great time, would go again in a heartbeat.
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Our family of 3 did a sunset and bioluminescence tour. Our guide was Jay, and he was great! He was very engaging with the littles, and made the tour fun. ...
Megan Thayer
Our family of 3 did a sunset and bioluminescence tour. Our guide was Jay, and he was great! He was very engaging with the littles, and made the tour fun.
For odd size groups, someone will be put in a single kayak.
For the sunset portion we paddled to various locations and were lucky to see manatees, dolphins and an alligator! Birds were also everywhere. There was plenty of opportunity to take photos.
After the sunset we returned to shore for a quick break and went back out about 20 minutes later. The bioluminescence started out a little slow but as you understood what to look for it really started to jump out!
Jay and the other guide were helpful giving tricks along the way to be able to “agitate” the bioluminescence to see it. They even caught some of the jellies and put them in a fish bowl so we could interact more closely.
Overall it was a super cool experience and highly recommend it!
Some tips:
- Bring sunscreen and bug spray!
- You WILL get wet and depending on the time of year it will be cold. (Bring a towel to drape over your legs!)
- Bring extra clothes for after (although there is no changing room)
- The bioluminescence is HARD to capture on film so put your camera down and just enjoy it! -
Loved our night Bioluminescence tour at the National Wildlife Refuge! Jay and Lisa were our knowledgeable and fun guides and did a great job leading us in the dark to ...
Carolyn Owen
Loved our night Bioluminescence tour at the National Wildlife Refuge! Jay and Lisa were our knowledgeable and fun guides and did a great job leading us in the dark to see the jelly combs and walking us through history of the area. We could also hear the nearby dolphins and jumping fish. It was an unusual and memorable experience!
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Went with friends for the Bioluminescence tour kayaking 10pm. We had a blast. Guides were fun and knew a lot about the nature of the wildlife preserve. We saw dolphins ...
Anonymous
Went with friends for the Bioluminescence tour kayaking 10pm. We had a blast. Guides were fun and knew a lot about the nature of the wildlife preserve. We saw dolphins from the shore. At first glowing plankton were not out, but guide knew where to kayak and water started lighting as we paddled around. Tons of stars out. Can't say enough good stuff about BK and our guides (dillon? And jake).This was the best thing we did in Florida. Everyone should try this!
