Trip Overview
8 days / 7 nights
6 days of MTBking
Dinners : Selective Restaurants in the region
Guides: One experienced MTB riders to guide the group on the trails
Shuttle Service: Full airport and cycling activity shuttle service. We will also transfer the group to / from local restaurants for their dinner meal.
How the tour is structured
Arriva Day: Arrival at Athens Airport and shuttle all the riders to Vitina. Our vans are going to transfer the bike boxes to Vitin, where the riders to assemble their bikes and go for short test ride to ensure everything is set
Cycling Days
- Breakfast
- Preparation
- Transfer to the starting point (if the activity starts away from the lodging)
- Lunch right after the ride (not included)
- Transfer to the hotel
- Rest
- Full Dinner meal
Rest Days: if the group decides for one day to rest, we organise a nice cultural trip on some of the areas point of interest (e.g. Ancient Mycenae, the King Agamemnon’s land)
Departure Day: Guests and bike cases are transferred directly to the Athens Int Airport
Puerto Loco Vaggi
&
Karlitalia
Costs
1100 euros / cyclist for a group of 6-12 cyclists
1000 euros / guest (activities included e.g. visiting Ancient Mycenae, or Nafplio Town, or Hiking)
Months: March to November – all months are ok
Included
Accommodation: Guesthouse in Vitina area with breakfast
Bikes: The cyclists will bring their own
Meals: Breakfast (Dinner Meals not included – as per questionnaire)
Shuttles: All
Services: Guide Cyclist, Support Vehicle (Mechanic not included)
Indicative Routes
Dimitsana
Distance: 36km
Elevation: 2020m
Average Incline: 10%
On Trails: 9km
Gravel Road: 22km
Tarmac: 5km
Estimated duration: 4 – 5 hours
Overview: After the first couple of kilometres, the route gets the riders to a technical trail with constant variations in both grades and scenery. Later on, the route advances in gravel roads which meet, in parts, with hiking trails. Close to the end of the route, all of the trails become extremely technical and difficult, with carrying the bikes being a scenario which cannot be excluded. Along the route the riders pass by remote settlements, monasteries, old bridges and springs with mineral water.
Ladonas
Distance: 46km
Elevation: 737m
Average Incline: 3.5%
On Trails: 3km
Gravel Road: 33km
Tarmac: 10km
Estimated duration: 4 – 5 hours
Overview: The route comprises roads of moderated difficulty and two trails, which are found on the beginning of the route. The first 6 km are the toughest of the overall route, while there is a chance to head on the same route to go all the way back to Vytina village.
Veltesiniko
Distance: 34km
Elevation: 1780m
Average Incline: 9.5%
On Trails: 11km
Gravel Road: 20km
Tarmac: 3km
Estimated duration: 4 – 5 hours
Overview: The route constantly meets smaller trails and crosses gravel road that traverse through residential settlements. All of the trails are extremely technical. Most of them are rocky, with steep grades and require the riders to stay focused, balanced and able to apply power. The riders can only recover on the short gravel roads in between those trails.
Menalo
Distance: 24km
Elevation: 990m
Average Incline: 6.9%
On Trails: 6km
Gravel Road: 15km
Tarmac: 3km
Estimated duration: 3 -5 hours
Overview: After the 6th km the route enter to the forest region and ranges at an altitude of 1300m. After a few hilly section the riders get close to the mountain’s plateau and the ski slopes, which offer a great view. The descending trail on the south side of the mountain, becomes extremely technical until it merges with the gravel road that gets the riders to the beginning.
