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Navitat Canopy Adventures-Wrightwood -2 tickets

Item Number
104
Estimated Value
218 USD
Sold
115 USD to roxy99
Number of Bids
5  -  Bid History

Item Description

ABOUT THE NAVITAT CANOPY ADVENTURES-WRIGHTWOOD COURSE

Navitat Canopy Adventures-Wrightwood is a world-class canopy zip line tour located on the property of Wrightwood Guest Ranch in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California, 90 minutes northeast of Los Angeles. Designed by Bonsai Design Inc., the leading canopy tour installer in the country, the course features a series of tree platforms connected by zip lines, sky and rope ramp bridges, trails and rappels. The design is entirely tree-based and uses no poles or other structures to support the platforms and course features.

Item Special Note

Length of course: 7,500 feet                                        Number of tree platforms: 17

Number of zip lines: 10                                                Longest zip line: 1,500 feet

Highest zip line: 300 feet                                                            Shortest zip line: 200 feet

Number of sky bridges: 3                                                            Highest sky bridge: 200 feet

Number of sky stairs: 1                                                Number of rappels: 3

Number of trails: 4                                                        Highest elevation on site: 7,400 feet

Maximum number of guests per tour: 8                    Number of guides per tour: 2

Length of tour experience: 3 ½ hours                       Navitat site size: 300-plus acres

Wildlife on site: American black bear, coyote, gray squirrel, raccoon, mule deer, bobcat, mountain lion and a great variety of birds, including Steller’s jay, mountain chickadee, western bluebird, acorn woodpecker and cedar waxwing.

Tree species on site: White fir, black oak, live oak, cedar and many large conifer trees including Ponderosa, Jeffrey and sugar pines.

Long-range views of: The Mojave Desert, the Sierras, and the San Bernardino Range, including San Gorgonio, Southern California’s highest peak (elevation 11,500).

Distance to Los Angeles: 75 miles

Distance to San Bernardino: 35 miles

Distance to Ontario: 40 miles

Distance to Palm Springs: 85 miles

Total number of training hours required of guides: 70-plus hours to become a certified Canopy Guide, with additional training hours required weekly throughout employment

Length of time to build the course: 4 months

Tour price: $109 per adult and $99 per youth.