A combination of hiking and cycling on off-road trails on a mountain bike. Mountain bikers jump holes, rocks, tree roots, and become one with their bike, using it as an extension of their bodies. Lycra clothing is highly recommended because it is light and dries quickly. The best footwear for mountain biking are light sneakers that have strong soles otherwise the soles of your feet will hurt within an hour. Mountain bikers consider the best trails to have a diversity of terrain including single tracks where only one person can pass at a time.
Single tracks are usually the footpaths made by farmers walking back and forth to a village.
Mountain biking can be done wherever there are single-tracks, rivers to cross, and steep hills. The favorite are around Mt. Isabel de Torres in Puerto Plata, anywhere in Jarabacoa, and in San Jose de las Matas. The Dominican Republic is a camper's paradise. Ideal camping sites exist all over the country in its many National Parks and Reserves. Many camp on Pico Duarte and at Los Haitises National Park, but there are excellent campsites in all of the parks.