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4 Days Extended Bike Weekend

Enjoy an extended weekend at the mountain bike hot spots of the Erzgebirge. A mix of flowing trails and challenging tours is waiting for you. Feel the warm welcome culture of the local bike community and discover the Erzgebirge mountains on both sides of the German-Czech border. Enjoy the Erzgebirge and Bohemian culture, cuisine and beers. Ahoi and Glück auf!

Day 1 – Get started

Option 1: Endless Flow

→ & ↓ 10,000 meters

Easy and gently descending flow at the Azur trail. Swinging, playful and continuously descend riding at the Rubin trail. A more natural surface with many bigger and longer waves, spiced with technical elements at the Baron trail. Or pure adrenalin at the official iXS Downhill track at Klínovec. The Trail Park at the highest mountain of the Erzgebirge offers a great variety for mountain bikers of all abilities.

Here we can enjoy ourselves for a whole day. Relaxation is offered while having a lift up to the summit, where we can have a snack in the restaurant.

Option 2: Trail Firework

→ 21,7 km  ¦  ↑ 230 m (Oberwiesenthal – Rabenberg)

The pioneering spirit of the local bike scene is evident at the TrailCenter Rabenberg. Getting started our bike trip we explore Germany's first and largest Trailcenter! A compact, varied network of routes offers a lot of trail fun for everyone on over 50 km! All routes are prefectly signposted. The Trail Café provides culinary delights during the breaks. And the skills area and a pump track invite for playing with your bike. A shuttle can be organised for the way back to Oberwiesenthal - after all, Germany's highest-located town.

Day 2 & 3

Option 1: Stoneman Miriquidi Silver

→ 162 km  ¦  ↑ 4.400 m within 2 days

Highest peaks, unforgetable moments and breathtaking views. That‘s the promise of the German Stoneman – the exclusive MTB-experience by Roland Stauder.

Explore 2 countries, 9 summits and 4,400 meters of altitude gain. Bike 162 km and conquer the highest Erzgebirge summits in Germany and the Czech Republic. Discover the cultural, historical and geological abundance of the Ore Mountains along the route. The reward for your efforts is the entry in the official finisher list and the handmade trophy. Feel the magic … Go and get your stone! Klick here for detailed information.

Option 2: ErzExpluro Enduro Trails
↓ 10,000 meters within 2 days

Enjoy the secret spots of Erzgebirge! Explore up to 13 descents at a 2-day Enduro ride on natural trails, built tracks and bike park downhills. The shuttle bus takes you uphill. Enjoy pure enduro feeling while you ride on the hidden tracks of Richard 'Gaspi' Gasperotti, the first European MTB freerider to be invited to the Red Bull Rampage!

Or just decide for a more relaxed way to get your entry on the official finisher list of Stoneman Miriquidi and go for bronze in 3 days to explore the country and its people in a really authentic way.

Day 4 – Trail Firework

→ 21,7 km  ¦  ↑ 230 m (Oberwiesenthal – Rabenberg)

The pioneering spirit of the local bike scene is evident at the TrailCenter Rabenberg. At the end of our bike trip we cycle to Germany's first and largest Trailcenter! A compact, varied network of routes offers a lot of trail fun for everyone on over 50 km! All routes are prefectly signposted. The Trail Café provides culinary delights during the breaks. And the skills area and a pump track invite for playing with your bike. A shuttle can be organised for the way back to Oberwiesenthal - after all, Germany's highest-located town.

Book a short bike trip to the beautiful Erzgebirge right now!

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There is so much more to explore at Erzgebirge mountains, especially for families:

  • UNESCO World Heritage "Montanregion" (Mining region)
  • adventure mines
  • Terra Mineralia – one of the most extensive mineral collections in the world
  • the longest Fly-Line of the world
  • Germanys longest Monsterroller routes
  • Germany first and oldest cableway
  • Winter Olympic training centre (ski jumping hill etc.)
  • over 120 yrs old narrow-gauge railway
  • golf courses
  • several spa offers
  • summer toboggan run
  • pony farms
  • recreational waterpark and leisure pools
  • castles and fortresses
  • large hiking region
  • upland moors and a lot more…

Get detailed information about this so far undiscovered, original and welcoming destination at the official website of the Erzgebirge tourism board. Glück auf!