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Notes on mountain biking as we travel. If you think there is a mountain or area worth riding, drop me a note.
It has been a long time that I had a really nice mountain bike ride. The last months circumstances were not favourable to do so. Of course I did ride a bit, but that had mainly to do with shopping or a simple back-and-forth trip. One of the circumstances was … Read more
Emre from Overland Anatolia pointed us in the direction of Salda Gölü (Lake Salda). If you look at the satellite image (or map), you can see that the lake is not quite round, but then again it is round enough for me to ride around it. A trip with a … Read more
Yep, that’s right: Cappadocia. It was on my wish list for a long time already. Despite this area being a Unesco heritage site, it is still possible to explore this region off road on a bike. Perhaps not many mountain bikers are prepared to ride here because of the (in … Read more
Superstition ain’t the way -Stevie Wonder- Tusheti was calling, with all it’s high mountains. And also perhaps for me a chance to get myself and the bike across the 3000m elevation mark. That doesn’t happen very often. Again, it was difficult to find proper information on the terrain, but I … Read more
After spending one night in this valley I decided it was also a nice opportunity to ride the valley with the mountain bike. We already scouted the valley with our camper van. It is possible to drive all the way up to the Zakagori Fortress with a 4×4. A normal … Read more
While I was cycling the other day, I realized that I have not written anything about it lately. Why is that? I asked myself. and what have cows to do with that? I will come to that later. For me, cycling is a way to relax, but also a time … Read more
We were travelling along the Black Coast in Turkey, on our way to Georgia. So when we were looking for a spot to camp for the night we ended up in the Black Diamond Geopark, and the tarmac is really Black as well (I will explain later). Despite all this … Read more
Hugging the slopes of the Pirin Mountain Range is the small town of Bansko. It is also a ski area in Bulgaria. We had a very nice walk in this area from the Vihren Hut to the Okoto lake and surroundings. We were still a bit early in the summer … Read more
Finally I found a proper GPX track that I could use for mountain biking. Not that I can’t create a route myself, but when using an existing GPX, my hope is that they guide me to smaller single-trackish tracks. If you know what I mean.Well, this time it was a … Read more