Even in the crowded south east I can get most places I need to go off road.
I reckon with our rights of way and mild climate we are quite lucky.
Which countries look at us with envious eyes?
Ireland always has sounded bad. never been no idea...
Malta
This is by no means scientific of course, but based on a 3 day stay in a tiny little village in the hill in Bavaria, I'm going to say Germany - lovely place, lovely people, great food - but they didn't seem to really get 'roaming' there were great woods with carefully laid walking paths, massive open areas of grassland but - and I might be getting to drawn into stereotypes here, but they didn't seem to like people not sticking to the paths.
I know they must have a really good MTB scene in Germany, they've got such a lot of bike companies - but saw no evidence of anything where we were - lots of sturdy bikes, but nothing you'd use off-road.
Maldives.
Finland. Flat as a pancake.
Some of the U.S. states - particularly somewhere like Tx where the right to shoot free roaming people is ingrained in them (so you can only ride in State / National Parks)?
Then there's the lions and bears...
Vatican City
I wouldn't like to go off-road cycling in Syria at the moment
The Netherlands. Just a big flat field.
The Netherlands. Just a big flat field.
watch eurosport sunday afternoon and see if you still agree.
Access in Ireland is really bad IME, land owners run the show with little provision for common access (ISTM). The walkers feel hard done by, let alone the MTBers. Shite situation as obv the potential with the landscape is massive.
Our climate is great in that we can ride 365 days a year - some grimy **** rides in that 365, though. Reckon some sunshine mountain bikers would have a hard time adjusting to a dose of November Peak district misery.
[i]I know they must have a really good MTB scene in Germany[/i]
Biggest MTB market in Europe.
Majorca is actually pretty bad, for years the only thing available for off road trails was a German language walking guide, the land is pretty much all privately owned, the trails/paths aren't well signposted or sometimes just don't exist, and the local landowners (certainly a few years ago) weren't keen at all. Given it's tradition of winter roadie, i was quite surprised.
Managed a decent week of mountain biking in Mallorca. Lots of very nice techy trails and very few folk around. There's a good local scene, a guide in English, a full set of Alpina maps which are like OS maps but with good bike trails marked on, quite a lot of gpx files on wikiloc and Strava, several mtb guiding and hire companies. It's a million miles from the worst place for offroad biking!
Edit: and it's not a country
....Just a big flat field
Ideal for most UK "mountain" bikers then 😆
I've always found Germany to be good. Whilst there might not be a huge amount of singletrack, there are a lot of xc routes and bike paths, double track etc.
Majorca seems great for walking but not mountain bikes.
Anywhere with a lot of unexploded landmines would get my shout.
That being said, they have that issue (a bit) in Slovenia and the trails are ace there!
"That being said, they have that issue (a bit) in Slovenia and the trails are ace there! "
Eh? What is your source for this statement?
Eh? What is your source for this statement?
The local mountain bike guide I was using there. Apparently the area we were riding in changed hands about 3 times in the 2nd world war and each time the retreating troops left behind "little surprises" (his words not mine).
Looking at the alpacattack coverage I'd say argentina/chile as it seems to be one continuous fireroad climb
Anywhere with a lot of unexploded landmines would get my shout.
Yes, it occurred to me that cycling down dirt paths in Laos wasn't among my brightest ideas.
Bucks can have its moments with some hysterical horse riders, fly-tipping seemingly encouraged by the Council and lots of nasty little No Cycling notices prominently put up on Bridleways.
Was going to say Croatia bosina Serbia after doing some walking it was actually quite intimidating the s Cale of uxbs and mines
No MTB scene at all (that I found anyway) in the mid north coast of NSW, Australia. Even in Port Macquarie, home of Ironman Australia. Lots of fireroads and as much acreage of countryside as you'd want, but all 4x4s and motocross.
Afghanistan.
"What tyres for IEDs"??
😉
Kiribati?
Compared to the majority if countries in the world, we have it made. Good access, legally protected, and the best maps.
Usa....full of people whooping and saying Rad all the time.
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The Netherlands. Just a big flat field.
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Says someone who has obviously never been there
I'd say North Korea! 🙂
The Netherlands. Just a big flat field
The Netherlands and Belgium are brilliant for cycling off road – obviously the majority of cyclepaths are “off road” and there is a massive trail network (certainly in the south). My local loop is 70km and the only time I go on a road is to cross over, the rest is all off road – I could easily extend that by adding in other loops. Where I am it’s flat and more suited to 29er hardtails than 6” enduro rigs of course but over into Limburg it gets pretty lumpy.
Singapore. Wide multi lane roads, bike paths all tarmac, appalling drivers, stifling temperatures, small island, generally flat
Germany and specifically, our part.. Baden - Wurtemburg as it affects us most. Last of the 16 Landes to do something about the 2 metre Law. No biking in forests and so on, on tracks less than 2 m wide. And boy don't we get it in the neck from the "Velders" who are not shy of telling us all about it.
Pro-active kindness bombs and getting the first Hallo ! in seems to be one way of disarming the hostility.
Rest of the country is pretty good on Trail Tolerance though.
Another vote for Malta.... Dusty, grubby rock of nowhere combined with the boozed up migratory bird slaughter... no thanks.
Wrong about Finland and Netherlands. Flatness doesn't necessarily make for bad riding. Finland is flat in the south and west, less so in the east and north. On the plus side, it is comparitively empty and has excellent access rights ('Everyman's right'), and lots of bedrock poking out to make riding interesting (see latest singletrack cinema). It is also a very beautiful and serene place.
Sinai in the summer.I didn't know I could get that hot without catching fire
Finland isn't as flat as a pancake, you may not have many huge climbs but for techy singletrack it is brilliant. You can go where you like as well. Dont get lost in a forest though.