Pedalers' Whimsical Way to Classify our Trips
Unlike other outdoor activities such as white water rafting, rock climbing and downhill skiing; the bicycle touring and adventure travel industry as a whole have never created a rating scale so that potential travelers could compare offerings on equal terms. What one company ranks as 4 chilis, another company would call moderate. Pedalers has tried to rally our fellow tour operators but most want to stick with their version, as they built it around their marketing style.
Pedalers now describes our tours based on the degree of activity involved plus the terrain encountered and divided it into four categories. The descriptions are about the average conditions a guest may encounter, but trips could have a taste of a higher level included as well. Such as a climb over a high alpine pass on a moderate trip or some class 4 white water on a leisurely trip. You will find more details on the daily cycling or walking distances, passes crossed, etc in the Day By Day itineraries for each tour.
The letter after each name was our previous level indicator.