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Up the mountains

Our second instalment of Lithuanian mountain bikers came to visit Romania in September 2016, enjoying four days of summer-like weather and riding in the mountains near Brașov. The Postavaru Mountain, The Piatra Craiului National Park and The Bucegi Natural Park have a few common traits. They are close to Brasov, surrounding an area filled with magic and charm: The Bran Country. They all have a wide network of superb trails, from deep forest to high alpine pastures, ideal for first class single track mountain biking. But there is another thing, kind of obvious…

Bucegi Circuit

Bucegi are one of the most impressive and popular mountains in Romania. Reaching as high as 2507 at Omu Peak, Bucegi offers excepțional opportunities for mountain biking. Our six days biking circuit around and through the Bucegi mountains will give you impressive views over the East and West huge rocky faces while cycling on single trails, single tracks and mountain dirt roads, through some lush beech and pine forests or alpine pastures. From the foothills of Bucegi to the very top, and then down again, we prepared for you a…

Transylvanian Alps

This tour offers an epic ride through five mountain ranges in the South East Carpathian Mountains, Romania: Ciucaș, Grohotișului & Neamțului, Baiului, Bucegi, Piatra Craiului. The endless single tracks and trails will lead you through majestic forests, on idyllic meadows and impressive high-altitude pastures, with panoramic views that will explain why those mountains were called “The Transylvanian Alps.“ You'll witness the traditional life-style of the rural Romanian highlands, pretty much unaware of the XXI century technologies, benefits, and problems. The tour is suitable for advanced to expert mountain bikers with…