Families and recreational athletes can now once again explore the Ore Mountains by mountain bike on special tours. This weekend, the 140-kilometre-long Blockline between Altenberg, Holzhau and Seiffen is not the only place to do so. The Stoneman Miriquidi is also back with routes on both sides of the Saxon-Czech border. The start of the new season was planned for both offers this Friday - the season lasts into the fall, as the Erzgebirge Tourism Association announced. The bike park in Schöneck in Vogtland with its five trails has also been open again for a few weeks.
The trails are also reportedly attracting visitors with new features. For example, shuttles are offered for the Stoneman Miriquidi at weekends in Oberwiesenthal and on the Rabenberg. The route can also be ridden as a guided tour. This is also available for the road bike version - even with celebrity support from former professional cyclists Olaf Ludwig and Mario Kummer in June.
The Stoneman Miriquidi will enter its eleventh season in 2024. It is a 162-kilometre circuit through the Ore Mountains on the Saxon and Bohemian sides: from Oberwiesenthal with the Fichtelberg, continuing on the Czech side via Klinovec (Keilberg), Plesivec (Pleßberg) and Blatensky vrch (Plattenberg) to the Auersberg via the Rabenberg trail center, the Markersbach dam, the Scheibenberg and Pöhlberg to Bärenstein and back to Oberwiesenthal. The riders have to overcome 4400 meters of altitude - in one, two or three days, depending on time and fitness. Since 2018, there has also been a road version for racing cyclists with almost 290 kilometers.
