Undertook this tour when visiting Ketchikan as part of a cruise itinerary.
Office of the company was very easy to find and located almost opposite our cruise berth, from where we were taken on a 20-30 minute drive to the e-bike location on a nearby peninsula.
Me and my wife own e-bikes at home so had no problem adapting to this slightly different design of throttle control electric power, rather than pedal assist. Our small party of 4 were guided by Danielle, who took up the rear to shepherd us along the highway and warn of approaching cars. The e-bikes were fun and capable of decent speeds with the throttle assist electric support. However the route along the 5 miles to the rain forest location was not particularly inspiring, being a standard quiet highway road with woods on either side.
Leaving the bikes at the roadside, Danielle then led us through the atmospheric rain forest path. ‘Hike’ may be a slight exaggeration, being a fairly gentle 1 mile stroll through the well-maintained boardwalk in the forest. That said, the forest was a magical and atmospheric environment with its collection of trees, some ancient, flora and fauna. We have plentiful lichen and mosses in our little native Island, but nothing to match the rich volume and variety in this rain forest setting. The weather was kind to us, meaning the dappled sunlight created wonderful effects on the interior of the forest. Danielle was helpful and informative, although I did slightly get the impression that she was relieved to be on her last tour of the day after a full day of cruise and school party tours. I was particularly intrigued to hear of her Tlingit lineage and the crafts she had learnt in childhood using the cedar bark.
Overall, a fun and informative tour, with the highlight being the 1 mile stroll through the special ecosystem of the rainforest.
Total duration of the tour, including the drive to and from Ketchikan town, was approx 3 hours.