Tag: trails
I spend most of my time in or around the mountains. Even when going on a summer family holiday, usually driving South to the Greek coast, we end up in a very mountainous looking Aegean landscape. I routinely bring my mountain bike with me, but usually I don't get enough time and energy to do serious pedaling or trail riding, too busy baking in the hot sun or chilling in the turquoise waters. This time around I was able to do some proper recky in the island of Andros, home…
Mountain biking is one of the fastest growing sports around the world, and it is not a mystery why this is happening. It is accessible for pretty much everyone because the minimum requirements are very simple: a bicycle, the ability to ride it, and access to a trail through some off-road scenery. (Sure, this is just a starting point, and once you jump the wagon you can complicate things endlessly.) It can be practised as a very intense workout, or as a fun, adrenaline inducing activity. Or both at the…
A tour that was in the planning for quite some time now finally happened on a perfect weather weekend of October 2019: the trails around Cabana Bârcaciu in Făgăraș, The Carpathian Mountains. We are usual guests at Cabana Bârcaciu, we go there often for our hiking, trekking, ski touring trips (more at www.mountainguide.ro). With bikes it is more difficult, as it is located at some distance from our home trails around Brasov city - which are pretty abundant. And it is strategically located at the end of a 5 km…
Monika, Pliska and Renee travelled to Romania in the beginning of June 2019, geared up for some various outdoors activities and adventures, and with a comprehensive list of places to visit. Their old VW transporter had enough room for three bikes and we used them comprehensively in a four days mountain biking tour. From the Viscri bike trails to the Bucegi high plateau hiking trails, we enjoyed the fresh green of the early summer, the great variety of mountain flowers, a quite diverse lineup of weather situations (mostly wet, though),…
