TransOst Klassik - TransOst

MTB week trip from Sebnitz in Saxon Switzerland to the Giant Mountains to Schneekoppe and back - the classic from TransOst.

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Highlights

Narrow border paths
Trailpark Singltrek pod Smrkem (Nové Město)
Path of the Jizera mountain crest
Schneekoppe 1,603 m (highest mountain in the Giant Mountains)
Trails along the river Jizera
Malevil (parts of the MTB race)

Details

Departs: Sebnitz (DE)
Arrives: Sebnitz (DE)
Region: Triangle Germany, Czech Republic, Poland
Duration: 7 days
Best travel time: May - September
Distance: 450 km
Ascent: 9.500 m
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 round trip with changing accommodations
You will usally receive further details 14 days before start

7 Days - 7 Mountains - 3 Countries

This multi-day mountain bike trip begins in Sebnitz in Saxon Switzerland goes around Giant Mountains and back. It is connected with many meters of altitude difference, challenging trails, wonderful nature experiences and homelike accommodations.

The Giant Mountains with its ghost Rübezahl are surely the highlight of the trip. It is also called the Arctic Island in Europe. On one day we drive through the montane and alpine vegetation stage with the feeling of being on the road in northern Norway.

The highlight for your skills is the trail paradise (Singltrek pod Smrkem in Nové Město) in the border area between the Czech Republic and Poland at the foot of the Jizera Mountains (Czech: Jizerské hory, Polish: Góry Izerskie). Perfect single trails designed exclusively for bikers offer incredible flow. The individual stages are spread over a total of seven mountains. Starting in Saxon Switzerland via the Zittau Mountains the route continues to the Jizera Mountains and the Giant Mountains to the Schneekoppe (Czech: Sněžka, Polish: Śnieżka). The last meters of the highest mountain in the Czech Republic (1,6030 m) we climb on foot as we are in a national park. After an overnight stay in picturesque Malá Skála in Czech Paradise (Czech: Český ráj) now the Jeschken (Czech: Ještěd) stands up against the cyclists in the mountains of the same name. The tour ends with the romantic Czech Switzerland. In the end, every cyclist has a total of just under 450 km and 9,5000 metres of altitude difference.

Discover the allure of the Giant Mountains

Itinerary

1 Sebnitz (DE) - Lausche (CZ)

52 km

1300 m

2 Lausche (CZ) - Jizerka (CZ)

74 km

1600 m

3 Jizerka (CZ) - Przesieka (PL)

75 km

1500 m

4 Przesieka (PL) - Pec pod Sněžkou (CZ)

50 km

1400 m

5 Pec pod Sněžkou (CZ) - Malá Skála (CZ)

77 km

1200 m

6 Malá Skála (CZ) - Heřmanice v Podještědí (CZ)

55 km

1300 m

7 Heřmanice v Podještědí (CZ) - Sebnitz (DE)

55 km

750 m

Arrival details

Arrival by car: Via Autobahn 4 to junction 87 Burkau. Continue on the B98 towards Neustadt and continue according to the signs to Sebnitz.

Arrival by train: Via Dresden and Bad Schandau to Sebnitz.

Arrival by plane: To Dresden Airport (DRS). Continue by train via Bad Schandau to Sebnitz.

Visit Rübezahl

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. Depending on the weather and time situation we serve a snack on the accompanying vehicle some days. In addition to a lunch break, a coffee stop is usually also planned. Dinner can be in the accommodation or a few minutes walk away. Lunch and dinner are not included in the price.

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.

7 Days - 7 Mountains - 3 Countries

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hotel 6 Accommodations in double room with breakfast
description Tour booklet
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spa Accommodation with wellness
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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

7 Days - 7 Mountains - 3 Countries

Discover the allure of the Giant Mountains

Itinerary

Arrival details

Visit Rübezahl

Remarks

7 Days - 7 Mountains - 3 Countries

Available services

Supported

from 417 €

Book now

Contact details

Mode of payment

Message

Complete booking

Guided

from 877 €

Individual

from 69 €

Special request