After years of visiting Slovenia, Jono and I decided this trip was too good to keep to ourselves. We had to organise a version open to the public with all the unique features and activities bundled into a banger week for you to enjoy.
Join us for the trip of a lifetime this coming May, where we will be guiding you down some of the most unique and amazing Enduro riding you’ll ever do.
From epic single track, underground enduro trails or even the world's longest MTB zipline, there’s a packed schedule of bucket list rides in some of the most beautiful scenery you’ll ever come across.
We'll all be staying in the famous EkoHotel, Koros, with breakfast and dinners provided. It's the perfect base for single-track riding, with a park full of trails on the doorstep, and just a short drive from the week's awesome activities.
Jonos notes:
I’m bringing my 150/160mm travel bike but any enduro bike will do the job perfectly. I’d probably stick some thick casing tyres on there to avoid punctures when we are deep in the woods (or underground!). We've done this trip twice before and we're back for more!
Ollys notes:
Most of our activities will be fine with a half shell helmet but I would recommend bringing a full face too. The trip is suited to a broad level of skill and there are always options if you don’t want to follow us two idiots! Don’t panic, we will also be accompanied by the most experienced local guides to make sure we don’t go too far off course!
Anejs notes:
Riding for more than 30 years in the region, spending time with friends and riders from all over the world, gave us the idea of a perfect week we would do in our region. As Olly and Jono are crazy fast riders one of us local guides will always be with you to have the best of time on the trails even if they get lost 🙂
PRICE FROM - 1.490 € per person
WHAT`S INCLUDED?
7 x B&B Ekohotel Koroš*** twin/double/triple room
7 x dinner Ekohotel Koroš***
4 x days guided tour + Black Hole Trail
1 x day Petzen trail park ticket
1 x Half day bike park Poseka
1 x MTB ZipLIne on Olimpline
Airport shuttle on specific Time for Olly and Jono program
NOT INCLUDED:
Airport transfer (possible to organise individual upon request)
Lunches
Drinks
2. Overnight: Halfboard Ecohotel*** Koroš
First day we usually start with information meeting and then ride in our Jamnica Single Trail Park, which is a ride on panoramic hills around our base. It is combined with single tracks, fire roads and some dirt roads as well. Smooth single tracks in the forests around, prepares you for the terrain on which we will be riding next days. Probably we will have lunch at tourism farm around midday and have some nice small climbing to a single track, which ends at our bike base.
3. Overnight: Halfboard Ecohotel*** Koroš
Morning shuttle to Podpeca where in the past miners, farmers and hunters create a network of paths – now called single trails. After short uphill on forest road and cart tracks to the point where is the beginning of our epic ridge single trail ride, which take us with some uphill’s in between down to the valley. The combination of EWS stages and hidden trails flowing through the geological diverse forests of Geopark Karawanke will provide us with some stunning views and epic rides.
4. Overnight: Halfboard Ecohotel*** Koroš
One of the longest flow trail in Europe – Petzen ( Austria), with the challenging trails Thriller and EWS trail are Top fun for most of the mountain bikers. In case that cable car doesn't operate on that dates ( in May or October) we will shuttle you as highest as possible to enjoy the trails.
5. Overnight: Halfboard Ecohotel*** Koroš
Is a somewhat unusual park, as it falls under the category of NATURAL "trail bike parks". Our trails, meant for safe joyrides with all-mountain and enduro bikes, run through forests and fields with beautiful vistas. You can either decide to take easy flowing trails or technically more demanding ones that will prepare you for later rides. Trails are connected with an easy uphill ride on the slopes of the hill. Bike hotel Ekohotel Koroš in Jamnica is in the heart of the park.
6. Overnight: Halfboard Ecohotel*** Koroš
Black Hole Trail is a mountain bike trail through abandoned tunnels of Lead and Zink Mine Mežica. Before the trail was built, a human has not set foot in these tunnels in over 25 years. The colossal chambers used to hold tonnes of lead which was mined in the past. The trail runs over five levels of the mine and descends a total of about 150 metres.
Black Hole Trail is designed to pose a challenge and offer an adventure to experienced mountain bikers. The trail is very technical. There are some nice and flowy sections where a rider can rest and enjoy views of the black chambers. If parts of the descent prove too challenging, it is easy to walk through them and jump back on the bike afterwards.
In the afternoon, we will one extra trail in the area of Mežica
7. Overnight: Halfboard Ecohotel*** Koroš
Between Drava river and Meža river there is a masive of Strojna of which one part is also the area of Jamnica. Strojna is wast, forested plateau and home of many lonely farms whose past connections gave us a vast network of hidden flowy trails rolling over the hills.
Bike Park Poseka - A small but cozy bike park with 5 marked routes in the heart of Carinthia.
It is designed to meet the needs of all mountain biking enthusiasts, regardless of their ability.