How's the biking in and around San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua?
Daniel Snider - Snider's Realty Nicaragua
Plenty of people ride their bicycles in and around San Juan Del Sur. The city itself is very small and most of the land is flat so it’s easy to get around on a bicycle. Even expats ride their bikes here. You can ride your bike down to the beach, leave it locked and it will be there waiting for you when you get back. You can also take you bike and go to restaurants because San Juan Del Sur is not spread over a huge distance so it’s pretty easy to get from one place to...
Plenty of people ride their bicycles in and around San Juan Del Sur. The city itself is very small and most of the land is flat so it’s easy to get around on a bicycle. Even expats ride their bikes here. You can ride your bike down to the beach, leave it locked and it will be there waiting for you when you get back. You can also take you bike and go to restaurants because San Juan Del Sur is not spread over a huge distance so it’s pretty easy to get from one place to another just on a bike. There are no dedicated bike lanes here except for the ones near the bay where the restaurants are. There is a wide sidewalk there that is meant for pedestrians and bicycles.
There are also many places where you can go mountain biking. There are plenty of off road trails mountain bikers use to explore and enjoy nature at the same time. The mountains of San Juan Del Sur have both easy and rough terrain which mountain bikers may choose from depending on their level of experience. San Juan Del Sur is an ideal place for an adventurous biker.
There is just one highway going in and out of San Juan Del Sur. Other than that, the rest of the roads are inner city block roads and side roads. So if you want to go up to the mountains, you may take the side roads, although you have to be careful not to get lost since there are a lot of back trails that may take you in all directions.
Other than the neighboring beaches on the sides, there is farmland that surrounds San Juan Del Sur so once you get off the main road, you will find a lot of dirt roads and pathways. Most of them are open to the public and some of them are private. So if you like mountain biking, there are a lot of places you can go to on your bike.
Posted September 11, 2014
Diony Fuentes
People rent bikes or four-wheelers (ATVs) to go around San Juan Del Sur. There are no bike lanes here but the topography is flat because it is sea level so it’s really nice to go around on a bike.
People ride bikes around town. You can even ride a bike from San Juan Del Sur to the closest surfing beach which is Maderas and that is around 4 miles away from San Juan Del Sur.
Mountain biking is not common in San Juan Del Sur because the land is flat almost...
People rent bikes or four-wheelers (ATVs) to go around San Juan Del Sur. There are no bike lanes here but the topography is flat because it is sea level so it’s really nice to go around on a bike.
People ride bikes around town. You can even ride a bike from San Juan Del Sur to the closest surfing beach which is Maderas and that is around 4 miles away from San Juan Del Sur.
Mountain biking is not common in San Juan Del Sur because the land is flat almost everywhere.
Posted September 12, 2014
Eugenio Cortez - Hacienda & Ecolodge Morgan´s Rock
Biking is very rustic in San Juan del Sur. There are trails, but there is no signage and no guidance. You literally have to know your way around or you will get lost.
Biking is available and it is very unique because you begin in San Juan del Sur, go through the dry forest and then the rain forest. Along the way, you get to see the wildlife, but you will see very few people on these trails, and most of the people you will see are from the area.
Biking is available and it is very unique because you begin in San Juan del Sur, go through the dry forest and then the rain forest. Along the way, you get to see the wildlife, but you will see very few people on these trails, and most of the people you will see are from the area.
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Biking is very rustic in San Juan del Sur. There are trails, but there is no signage and no guidance. You literally have to know your way around or you will get lost.
Biking is available and it is very unique because you begin in San Juan del Sur, go through the dry forest and then the rain forest. Along the way, you get to see the wildlife, but you will see very few people on these trails, and most of the people you will see are from the area.
Biking is available and it is very unique because you begin in San Juan del Sur, go through the dry forest and then the rain forest. Along the way, you get to see the wildlife, but you will see very few people on these trails, and most of the people you will see are from the area.
You have to be more fit for mountain biking as compared to street biking.
Adventure here (it’s not even tourism) is not very developed. You go on these trails because they are established roads or back roads, and they just happen to be good for biking, not because they're specifically for biking.
People take advantage of the good biking here in San Juan del Sur. Five, six, or seven people hop on their bikes and as a group, they go to these different treks. It’s not like that trek was made for biking, but it can be used for that.
That’s what I mean when I say that biking in San Juan del Sur is “rustic.” You don’t know what you’re gonna get. If it rained the day or night before, you should get ready for the good type of complete mayhem, like mud and rocks and the road that was good two weeks ago has trees in it that fell down. That unknown is why people love to bike.
I do not want to give the idea that biking is perfectly done, supervised, maintained, and is top of the line, but the whole disorganization is what makes it fun.
If you are a fan of biking, you will definitely love to bike here in San Juan del Sur because it’s nothing that you have experienced before. I know how they’re huge on safety and regulations in the US. Here, all of that is thrown out of the door. Nobody cares. When you go trail biking in San Juan del Sur, I will guarantee that you will fall down.
Posted December 5, 2014