TransOst 1 Ore Mountains

MTB week trip from Bayreuth via the Fichtel and Ore Mountains to Bad Schandau with all MTB highlights in eastern Germany. Experience the trails on the Ochsenkopf and Rabenberg as well as the cultural change at the German-Czech border.

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Highlights

Blocked Trails in the Fichtel Mountains
Border paths in the Ore Mountains
Klingenthal: Ski Jumping World Cup and Vogtland Arena
TrailCenter Rabenberg – Germany's first MTB single trail park
Sections of the Stoneman-Miriquidi
Keilberg 1,244 m (highest mountain in the Ore Mountains)
Railway romance in sleepy valleys
Seiffen with Ore Mountains folk art and the oldest MTB marathon
Ski resort Altenberg
Sandstone rocks of Tisa
Hoher Schneeberg 723 m (highest mountain in the Elbe Sandstone Mountain)
Rock formations of Saxon Switzerland

Details

Departs: Bayreuth (DE)
Arrives: Bad Schandau (DE)
Region: Fichtel, Elster and Ore Mountains, Saxon Switzerland
Duration: 7 days
Best travel time: May - September
Distance: 450 km (up to 75 km/day)
Ascent: 10.500 m (up to 2,000 m/day)
Fitness Level: Level 3

Fitness level

Find out more about the fitness requirements of the TransOst trips. The information given here is a guideline. For guided trips, our guide can adapt the requirements of the trips to the group if possible.

level 1

You are about to become an endurance athlete and are in the starting blocks of your career. You have a basic condition for a tour up to 50 km and up to 1,200 meters of altitude.

Level 2

You are already a good endurance athlete and can shine with a basic condition. A day tour in the terrain of 50 - 70 kilometres and 1,200 - 1,600 metres of altitude difference will give you great pleasure. Two to three moderate climbs within this range are no problem for you.

Level 3

You are a long-term endurance specialist and can ride 50 - 70 kilometers and 1,200 - 2,000 meters of altitude difference per day for several days in a row. Your sitting ability is also up to this task. Two or three longer climbs a day can be mastered with drops of sweat and joy at the same time.

Level 4

You are an endurance ace and can ride 50 - 70 kilometres and 1,200 - 2,000 metres of altitude difference per day for several days in a row. Your sitting ability is also up to this task. You enjoy a zig-zag profile and like it when it burns in your calves uphill.

Level 5

You love the anaerobic area and like zigzag profiles that rise as steep as they fall.
Skill Level: Level 3

Skill level

Find out more about the driving difficulties of the TransOst trips. The data given here are approximate values. They refer to the sections of a trip that are technically demanding and reflect the predominant difficulty. Some short sections may also be more difficult. However, the difficulty mentioned does not apply to the entire trip. In the case of guided trips, our guide can adapt the demands of the trip to the group if possible.

Level 1

You are just learning to “walk on the bike” and prefer mostly solid ground without obstacles and like it when both tires are on the ground. Then you are in the right place.

Level 2

You are the helmsman on your bike even on short sections with loose ground. Over small roots or heels you roll over them in a relaxed manner. And you also have a solution for transverse and longitudinal water grooves.

Level of difficulty according to single trail scale: S1

Level 3

You also love longer root trails in between. Isolated large roots or heels do not force you to descend. On loose ground downhill you fill up safely and keep the line confidently. In slight hairpin bends you get the curve.

Level of difficulty according to single trail scale: S1 - S2

Level 4

Big roots and stones or even blocked stone fields - that sounds good? Then you are in the right place. You'll have fun in hairpin bends and adjacent curves. A little airtime for jumps up to 30 - 50 cm height is okay?

Level of difficulty according to single trail scale: S2 - S3

Level 5

Here it goes already in the direction of Bike-Trial.

Level of difficulty according to single trail scale: S3 upwards
Recommended Bike: Hardtail, Full suspension trail bike, also as an e-bike
Multi-day one-way trip with changing accommodations
You will usally receive further details 14 days before start

MTB-Tour from Bavaria over the crest of the Ore mountains to the Elbe river

The TransOst 1 is the prelude to our series of mountain bike adventures to our eastern neighbours. After the start in the Franconian Bayreuth we head for the first ascents and trails in the Fichtel Mountains. Already on the second day we meet our neighbours in the Czech Republic, whom we will meet more often during the tour.

At the latest now everyone should have forgotten hectic rush and everyday stress and should have enjoyed the peace and tranquillity of the Ore Mountains. Only the terrain contradicts this: large differences in altitude are characteristic for the Czech Ore Mountains (Czech: Krušné hory).

Across the Elster Mountains and through Vogtland we reach the mountain bike hotspot in the Miriquidi: The TrailCenter Rabenberg with its challenging, built paths invites you to enjoy the ride. Via the Stoneman Miriquidi, which was opened in 2014 and is based on the famous original Stoneman Dolomiti route over the highest peaks of the Ore Mountains, we reach the Keilberg and Fichtelberg, the highest peaks of the Ore Mountains on the Czech and German sides, respectively. A detour into the Bohemian Basin enriches the tour by trail downhill runs and immediately demands a return to the sparsely populated crest of the Ore Mountains with its raft grave trails.

Of course, a visit to Germany's first mountain bike marathon, the Erzgebirgs-Bike-Marathon, is on the agenda. If you haven't experienced it by then, you will leave for Seiffen on the first weekend of August and experience the toy village in a state of emergency.

In Altenberg we say goodbye to the Ore Mountains, but not without playing on the ditch paths and climbs on which our young mountain bikers at the local federal base are also preparing for their careers.

At the end of our week trip we dive into a rock labyrinth with bizarre sandstone formations and use the altitude for the last, sustainable descent into the mild Elbe valley. In Bad Schandau, in the middle of Saxon Switzerland, TransOst 1 ends and each of the biker has a total of just under 450 km and 10,500 metres of altitude difference in their bones. The TransOst 2 is already waiting...

Be inspired by Uwe Buchholz. In the magazine “World of MTB” he describes his TransOst adventure “Immer Richtung Osten” (always in east direction) together with pictures of Martin Dinse.

Experience the MTB Mecca in the Ore Mountains

Itinerary

1 Bayreuth (DE) - Bad Alexandersbad (DE)

70 km

2000 m

2 Bad Alexandersbad (DE) - Luby (CZ)

75 km

1900 m

3 Luby (CZ) - Rabenberg / Breitenbrunn (DE)

75 km

2200 m

4 Rabenberg / Breitenbrunn (DE) - Jöhstadt (DE)

63 km

1800 m

5 Jöhstadt (DE) - Seiffen (DE)

62 km

1200 m

6 Seiffen (DE) - Horní Krupka (CZ)

60 km

1500 m

7 Horní Krupka (CZ) - Bad Schandau (DE)

58 km

900 m

Arrival details

Arrival by car: Via the Autobahn 9 to the junction 41 Bayreuth-Nord or 42 Bayreuth-Süd.

Arrival by train: Via Hof or Nuremberg to Bayreuth.

Arrival by plane: To Munich Airport (MUC) and then by train via Nuremberg to Bayreuth. Or to Dresden Airport (DRS) and continue by train via Hof to Bayreuth.

Culinary and cultural diversity

Remarks

The subsoil is approximately 15% asphalt, 55% forest and field roads and 30% trails. Several climbs and descents have to be mastered daily. The trip is technically and conditionally demanding.

Note for Guided tours: The tour is guided by a certified guide and accompanied by a second guide in the vehicle. The escort vehicle arrives one or two times a day and at the place of accommodation. Baggage, spare parts, tools and drinking water are transported. If necessary, a participant can travel in the accompanying vehicle. Overnight stays are in simple, country-specific guesthouses in double, twin or shared rooms including breakfast. In one of the lodgings (mountain hut) the sanitary facilities are shared in the corridor. Sometimes we have lunch in good middle-class restaurants or huts. Dinner can be in the accommodation or a few minutes walk away. Lunch and dinner are not included in the price.

The return transport from Bad Schandau to Bayreuth by minibus can be booked optionally. A return trip by train is also possible.

Note for closed groups: The services are compiled on request. Both the backpack version without an escort vehicle is possible, as well as the wellness package with overnight stay in upscale guesthouses or hotels with sauna and single rooms.

Note for supported tours: Accommodation is the same as for guided tours. On the basis of the GPS data, you will lead the tour yourself. Optionally you can book an escort car with driver for the trip as well as the return transport from Bad Schandau to Bayreuth.

Escape from everyday life

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			21.–27.06.2020			

			19.–25.07.2020			
Private groups on request

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hotel 6 Accommodations in double room with breakfast
explore GPS data
Optional buchbar:
spa Accommodation with wellness
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hotel Overnight stay before or after the tour
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description Tour booklet
from 69 €Jetzt Buchen

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Kilometres

Ascent

days

Highlights

Details

Fitness level

level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Skill level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

MTB-Tour from Bavaria over the crest of the Ore mountains to the Elbe river

Experience the MTB Mecca in the Ore Mountains

Itinerary

Arrival details

Culinary and cultural diversity

Remarks

Escape from everyday life

Guided trips

Guided trips (on fixed dates)

Available services

Supported

from 399 €

Book now

Contact details

Mode of payment

Message

Complete booking

Guided

from 849 €

Individual

from 69 €

Special request