Legacy Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Utah
World's Most Scenic Bicycle Ride
About the Tour
Read the 2011 message from the tour director.
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The LAGBRAU™ has evolved into a 10-day bicycle ride, considered by many to be "the most scenic bike ride in the world." In the beginning, it started as a 7-day ride through some of the most amazing terrain you have ever witnessed, including 3 national parks. Steve and Carol from Texas called it "the best of the best," and David from Florida said, "it was the ride of a lifetime!"
After a few years, a 3-day option was added, including 2 more unique national parks and one of the most unbelievable state parks you have ever seen. In 2010, a few signed up for the 3-day option, some signed up for the 7-day option, and over 60% of our participants signed up for all 10 days of this unforgettable and very incredible bicycle adventure. The 10-day route includes riding and hiking in up to 5 distinct national parks, 5 amazing state parks (some ranked very high nationally), 2 national monuments, and a number of national forests and ancient Native American ruins. New transportation options will make it easier than ever to enjoy the LAGBRAU.
We also offer some very popular add-on options at group rates, such as a relatively easy guided mountain bike tour on one of the famous mountain bike trails in Moab, which is considered “the mountain bike capitol of the world,” or a famous Canyon by Night boat ride up the Colorado River with a sound show and the canyon lit up by 40,000 watt lights, or a river raft ride down the rapids of the Green River.
The Canyon by Night tour is scheduled for Saturday, September 3, at the end of the third day of the 10-day ride (the night before the 7-day option begins).
The mountain bike option will take place the same day, Saturday, September 3rd in the afternoon. Before you finish the day's ride in Canyonlands National Park, you will be able to trade your bike in for a mountain bike for a few hours to ride down the famous Gemini Natural Bridges trail. At the end of the trail, you will then swap back to your road bike to finish the last few miles back to camp.
The river raft ride down some rapids on the Green River takes place Sunday afternoon, September 4th. This is the 4th day of the 10-day option, and the 1st day of the 7-day option. You should reach the day's destination town of Green River by lunch time and will be shuttled up the river at 2 pm to start the river raft ride down the Green River.
There are limited spots available for each of these options and they are filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Past participants have really enjoyed them and recommend them to round out this cycling adventure. Check out our options page for pricing info. Space is limited, don't hesitate!
2012 Dates*
10-day option: August 30 - September 8 details +
7-day option: September 2 - September 8 details +
3-day option: August 30 - September 1 details +
*Pending final approval from Utah Dept of Transportation
Early bird discounts available for a limited time! Sign up today +
Rider Comments
Tour Add-ons
Several great add-ons are available for purchase:
- Canyonlands By Night Boat Tour
- Rafting Desolation Canyon at Green River
- Shakespearean Festival
- And many more
Visit the registration page to see all options, view pricing and sign up.
Park Entrance Fees
Entrance into the National Parks in Utah on a bicycle, especially as part of a group, is a privilage pending approval of the rangers with the authority over permits. Because of the growing tourist volume of our parks in Utah, their concern for you as well as the motor vehicle tourist traffic, is very high. To make their jobs easier and to give us a better chance of being able to continue riding into those parks with their approval, it is necesary for us to make some changes. Read about the park pass changes. +
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