Welcome to the first and longest operating Enduro specific holiday company in Spain. The best for Malaga mountain biking.
16 years ago the trails of Malaga were unknown to MTBers around the world. Switchbacks Winter Gravity Malaga changed all that. Today Malaga is known as one of the best places to ride your bike on the planet.
Over the years Switchback’s expertise and professionalism has made us THE number 1 provider of hosting and guiding for the best teams in the world.
Among the endless list of Enduro and DH World Campions that have come to ride with us, we have also hosted: Team Santa Cruz, Team IBIS EWS Enduro, Team YT Mob (twice), Team Norco EWS Enduro, Team Pole EWS Enduro, CRC DH (3 times). Team Orange, Team Canyon, Team Morewood, Team Schwalbe etc etc etc.
Switchbacks is a Spanish registered company constituted under Spanish law with both Spanish and MIAS guiding qualifications. We offer winter lift-assisted enduro mountain biking from our base in Mijas Pueblo, Malaga in Southern Spain.
3 x 9-seater vehicles for support, shuttling, loading and unloading of bikes.
Discounts for longer stays (available upon request). 29er 150/160mm enduro bikes to hire. Please contact or text us on 0034 660623305 for details.
Switchbacks holidays are structured around you, the guest: fully qualified MIAS guides, airport transfers, 4-Star Hotel accommodation including hot and cold buffet breakfast, shuttles, workshop and secure bike storage garage.
If you have been riding for at least a few years and looking to test yourself and learn new skills, we can offer you excellent exceptional winter riding, training and testing for racers and teams alike.
For those of you have been before and haven´t been back for a while, come and check out whats new to ride – we are better than ever! More details on the trails by clicking HERE
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We are registered in Spain fulfilling all legal and insurance requirements, our official registration number is AT/GR/00264.
Switchbacks MTB Holidays owner-operator since starting the business in 2001; previously a history teacher, stock trader, bike mechanic, semi-pro DHer, ice hockey player and swimmer. Married to Isabel with 3 girls and rides a bike for a living: life could not be better.
Switchback’s stoic Swedish silent partner, with no fewer than seven languages under her belt and an uncanny knack for navigating the murky byways of Spanish bureaucracy. Both the brains and the beauty of the outfit.
The newest addition to the Switchbacks team. A Malaga local, stupid fast, great tash and fit as f@ck. 2018 will see him competing in the EWS for the first but we bet not the last time. Welcome aboard dude.
Luis is our new driver and jump-meister. Years of shredding BMX on the streets of Barcelona and dirt jumping with mates like the Lacondeguy Bros, has fortunately now led him to our team. Welcome aboard bud.