Hi, I have just moved to Darmstadt from the UK, have found the trails around frankenstien castle, looking for other rides in the area and people to ride with
Hey richjar,
i definitely second Winterberg. Even if it doesn't have big elevation changes and isn't too challenging, it's still a very flowy and fun DH track. If you're also into non lift assisted riding, there are plenty of locations with great trails closer than Winterberg. I'm located in Wuppertal (20 km east of Düsseldorf), and as soon as you past Düsseldorf there are tons of hills and forests for riding (check out the map, Winterberg is where the B marker is set).
I'll be in Hamm for several months starting in May, so it looks like it will be a good bet. Then I move to Dresden, where the riding is still undetermined.
thanks v much for the info and map. I actually drove down that way a few weeks ago and found some forest but not much biking. I think you really need to know exactly where the best trails are. Is there any way to point me to a few good bits of singletrack?
My favoured track ist Steinach: http://www.silbersattel-bikepark.de . It`s just a small park with lift and 2 DH Tracks. There are many stones (for a middle german DH).
There aren`t many rider there just up to 15 or 20. So if you come alone ist could happend, that it stay so.
For riding DH it`s ok if you live not so far away. For having fun for a few days Winterberg will be better.
Sorry for the late reply, i'm not on mtbr that often. It's tough to say where the best trails are, but something you might wanna check out is the "bike arena sauerland", sauerland being the forest region around towns like winterberg and willingen. They have a lot of designated trails for different skill levels, and both Willingen and Winterberg offer lift assisted riding. Since you have a long trip from Amsterdam this might be right for you; unfortunately they don't have any english information on their site (https://www.bike-arena.de), but here is a flyer that should give you some idea of the area: https://www.bike-arena.de/content/download/13095/228303/version/2/file/bike_flyer_2006-7.pdf
If you are ever in the cologne/düsseldorf region i could definitely point you to some good singletrack since this is where i grew up. The elevation changes aren't very big and neither are the forests, but there is plenty of good riding there. Solingen is a pretty good place to start, with plenty of both technical singeltrack and wide fireroads. Glüder (in Solingen) is pretty easy to find and a good place to start your ride:
If you should ever consider coming there let me know and i get you more detailed info.
thanks alot Santino. I really appreciate your help. I'll definetly be going to Winterberg when it opens but also want to do some trail riding as soon as the weather gets a bit better so will be heading down that way.
thanks again
I'll be in Frankfurt the weekend of April 26th and 27th and hoping to hit some XC or DH. Anyone interested in riding Manderscheid, Darmstadt, or anything else? Can you point me to a good bike rental place? Thanks
I'll be in Frankfurt (or Munich) the weekend of April 26th and 27th and hoping to hit some XC or DH. Anyone interested in riding Manderscheid, Darmstadt, or anything else? Can you point me to a good bike rental place? Thanks
I live south of Stuttgart and there are nice areas to ride.
Quite close is a large forest called "Schoenbuch" south of Boeblingen wich has some trails.
Other excellent and close locations are "Schwaebische Alb" (~ 45 minutes away by car, e.g. near Kirchheim/Teck down to Reutlingen) and the northern Blackforest (e.g. Bad Wildbad has great trails and a bike park with a rocky DH as well).
Hint: there's a local bike forum for that area - people there usually don't post GPS tracks (by law, cyclists are banned from paths/ways with a width < 2m) and detailed descriptions but these locals can show you some good areas/trails. http://www.mtb-news.de/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=94
Off course its in german but don't hesitate, english should not be a problem.
My sister and brother in law live in Dagersheim,..next to Boblinger. They have a dog and do a lot of walking, but not so much biking. I found some trails myself when I visited for 3 weeks and rode with AFDC a lot, but I love singletrack and downhill. Any of you been to Diablo in New Jersey?
Hi, I'm from Dresden. that's in the south-east of germany. In the the near of Dresden, we have the Saxony Switzerland with beatifull Mountains, upside trails and big panoramas.
The same area is protectet by nature fonds, but single trails we can riding.
nice pictures:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Jena: Horizontale!! Does the hiking course 100km arround Jena still exist?
The first picture is near Brocken or Thale?
nice pictures:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Jena: Horizontale!! Does the hiking course 100km arround Jena still exist?
The first picture is near Brocken or Thale?
hi all
i'm heading down to winterberg this weekend for a few days- is it worth stopping off at willingen? Does anyone know much about it eg is there an uplift? is it open every day? hows the track/s? I cant seem to find much out about it....
Willingen is supposed to be the best. Currently, I'm quite close, but the last time I had a chance to check it out, they had some event that was supposed to have something like 20k people in attendance.
I will be over at RAB for a couple days later in July. Anyone here willing to take me out on the trails on a Thursday or Friday night if I bring my bike over? I here there are some fun trails over at Landstuhl.
I thought I would add on here instead of starting a new thread. I am going to be in Munich for a few days for Oktoberfest, and was hoping to do some riding as well. Any good XC singletrack within an hour or so? I have ridden in Garmisch once, but that was mostly doubletrack/fireroads. I'm sure there is better stuff around, I just need help finding it!
Thanks,
Mark
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