NatoBase – American BeautyFlow – MTB GUIDE FINALE

Raise your hand if you haven’t searched for “Nato Base” on Google before planning a trip to Finale Ligure!

Well, it’s time to see why Finale has become the Mecca of mountain bikers from all over the world! Flow, flow and more flow from 1,000m to sea level.

Brief history of the NATO base: it was actually a US military base only. They taught us to eat chewing gum, to make carbonara and to ride a bike in the woods. Some say that they contribute to spread all those typically American sports in Finale: surfing and mountain biking in particular. So grazie America!

We will take one (or more) single uplifts with a shuttle, and then connect a series of descents and some uphill transfers to join the most beautiful trails in the area.
We’ll ride trails like Crestino, Base Nato, Engineer, H trail… in a mix of flows that will give you goosebumps. If we still have time and energies, we’ll then get closer to the sea to test some of the trails that have made the history of Finale Ligure and its epic races: 24h, Ruggetta, DH man, Dolmen, Briga are just some of them. Tracks beautifully carved by our ancestors (and shaped by our trail builders!), breath-taking views of the sea, Mediterranean scents and the creaking of wheels on stones. Need anything else? Oh yes, cold beer at the end of the tour!

This is type of tour, in our opinion, is the best way to explore Finale Ligure and combine great trails with a little adventure. A mix of shuttle uplifts and transfers on the bike. In fact, what can be found here is a vast network of trails, which allows us to mix well-known tracks with lesser-known ones, just like a DJ!

Call it All Mountain, call it Enduro … don’t call us if you’re looking to “maximize the downhill”. We don’t look at the numbers. We ride trails and want to show you the best ones.

The details of this tour will be decided by the guide on the spot, evaluating weather conditions, trail conditions, skills and requests, to always offer the best experience to the group.