Tailor made for mountain bikes – Harz Volksbank Arena

The Harz – a welcoming region with a mild climate, it can also be unmerciful at times. The ideal place for mountain bikers, then, with routes that really put them to the test.

The Harz Volksbank Arena offers everything from 69 signposted trails for scenic, leisurely tours to extremely challenging routes with long ascents and single-passage trails. To help you get your bearings, all trails are signposted according to three levels of difficulty. The routes also run past the historical Upper Harz Water Management System, which once powered the local mines. A visitor mine provides evidence of this industrial past. With plenty of cultural attractions to enjoy along the way, boredom is simply not an option. Terrain: the routes comprise mainly unsurfaced or natural tracks and narrow single-passage trails. They are well suited for everything from short tours to more challenging and physically demanding rides. Scenery: typical features of the Harz highland scenery include deep valleys, plateaus, beech and pine forests, and upland moors. The region also has many reservoirs.

• Length: 69 routes covering a total distance of approx. 2,000km
• Route info: hilly in parts, steep gradients