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Ketchikan Electric Bike and Rain Forest Hike Ecotour

Ketchikan Electric Bike and Rain Forest Hike Ecotour

Overview

As the original electric bicycle tour in Southeast Alaska, we're excited for you to join us on an easy, enjoyable ride on the "road to nowhere". This road dead ends at the edge of the dense Tongass National Forest, an extensive wilderness where you will then take an enjoyable, guided, educational hike along a well maintained trail beside an active salmon spawning stream. The hiking features a beautiful waterfall along the path as well as stunning beach views with potential to spot intertidal creatures, black bears and marine mammals along the coast. The dense rainforest is the highlight of the loop trail through the Tongass and is always changing throughout the season. After enjoying your guided hike you'll return to your e-bikes to cycle back to our marina for smoked salmon snacks along with vegan options and beverages. All our tours provide round trip transportation from both the Downtown Cruise docks & the New Dock at Ward Cove. Excellent rain gear is provided should you need it.

City: Ketchikan

Wed 16 Jul

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Starting at $161.00

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Wed 16 Jul

Starting at $161.00

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What's Included

Roundtrip Transport from the Cruise Ship Docks Downtown & at Ward Cove.

Small-group tours

Smoked Salmon, Local Vegan options & Beverages provided.

Local Guides & Professional Educators/Return Guides.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
This tour does not cancel for rain

What To Expect

Tongass National Forest

After a dozen years of running kayak tours in Ketchikan, we're consistently surprised at the number of visitors who never set foot in the Rain Forest. Our E-Bike tour originated from a desire to get more visitors into this amazing rain forest. With almost 200 inches of rain annually, there really is no place as lush and unique as Southeast Alaska. The forest floor is bountiful with all kinds of Flora and Fauna and depending on the time of season its not unusual to see deer or or salmon swimming up stream. Port times for most folks are very limited, so we wanted to maximize your time by combining multiple activities on this tour. Plus we wanted to offer more than just a hiking tour anyway. So we made the trip to the trailhead half the adventure in itself. The ocean views along the hike and from our scenic marina are a big bonus! It's not unheard of to see Porpoises, Seals and Sea Lions or sometimes Humpbacks or Orcas from the beach.

Ketchikan Kayak Company

Electric assist bicycles are bicycles. You pedal them and shift gears like any other bike. They are very quiet in operation and are not classified as a motorized vehicle. These bikes have multiple levels of peddle assist allowing you to choose how much exercise you want to get. Peddling is necessary. We can cover more distance using e-bikes than conventional bicycles, you don't have to worry about keeping up, and they are the perfect way to get just the amount of exercise you're after. They are very accommodating with a step-through frame so you don't have to throw a leg over the bike to get on and off. We recharge our e-bikes with hydro power so they are a clean source of fun. Our tour usually max's out at 10 people, so no chance of getting lost in the crowd. Get out of town with us on your visit to Ketchikan this summer!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (478)

Mary_P

Aug 2023

Our guide Logan was great! We loved the ebiking with beautiful views of falls on the way to the hike. The rainforest was amazing and Logan's knowledge of the ecosystem made the trip. We saw salmon jumping, sea lions and crazy lichens. Fun!

Karla_W

Aug 2023

Our 2 guides were very informative with lots of infomation on the plants, wildlife and insects along the hike. The e-bikes were easy to ride and we had a good slow paced hike. Lots of stairs to climb along the hike, but if you are in descent shape it shouldn't be a problem. I wish there were more back roads for the bike ride portion, but it was fun nonetheless.

Trip19567674777

Aug 2023

This adventure had two parts, the e-bike ride and the rain forest. I’ll start by saying I didn’t realize that Ketchikan gets 200 inches of rain a year which means it’s probably going to be raining. I was picked up near the cruise ship by Zena who drove the shuttle and provided lots of local information. She was also very accommodating at dropping people off at different locations if they wanted to sight see after the trip. Once at the Kayak and Bike company, they fitted our electric bikes and provided rain gear for anyone that needed it. Logan was our guide and was very congenial and really knew the area. We started with about a 5 mile ride on a paved road. Passing a couple waterfalls. The road was nothing special, although the waterfalls were nice. Riding in the rain however was not really a treat for me. Maybe since I already own an e-bike and get to ride it a lot it just wasn’t very special. If you were new to e-bikes this would probably have been more fun. The bikes by the way were brand new, very easy to ride with no prior experience needed. They were effortless to pedal due to the battery and motor. Part 2 was the rain forest which was excellent. Logan really knew a lot about the forest, it’s history and plants. The paths were amazingly well kept and easy to walk. Everywhere you looked it was so green. I really enjoyed that part of the adventure. For me, next time I would prefer to skip the bike and take more time in the rain forest. If it wasn’t raining it would have been really nice to get the exercise on the bike.