Dark Forest Race
‘Treibjagd im Dunkelwald’

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Your MTB stage race in the Ore Mountains

23 to 26 July 2026

Breitenbrunn and Johanngeorgenstadt

The KAMM-BIKE-CROSS and the Erzgebirgsradrennen are races of the MTB Sachsen Cup

Dunkelwald Climb

Thu 23.07.

Time trial 5 km

Breitenbrunn, TrailCenter Rabenberg

Dunkelwald Marathon

Fri 24.07.

MTB Marathon 30 / 60 km

Breitenbrunn, TrailCenter Rabenberg

KAMM-BIKE-CROSS

Sat 25.07.

MTB Marathon 30 / 60 km

Johanngeorgenstadt, Loipenhaus

Kids race

Erzgebirgs­radrennen

Sun 26.07.

MTB Marathon 30 / 60 km

Breitenbrunn, TrailCenter Rabenberg

Short/long distance
30 or 60 km

Categories:
Kids - Masters 60+

4 days
Thu - Sun

Start possible on single days

» Register now for only € 169

 

Biking in the Ore Mountains

4 days adventure home – 4 days bike region

The Erzgebirge adventure region is warm, traditional and cosmopolitan. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019, the region has been synonymous with mining for over 850 years. The attractive offers for mountain bikers, gravel bikers, road bikers and cyclists in the up-and-coming bike region are younger, but at least as distinctive.

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Your bike is going to be ...

Whether Orbea Oiz, Scott Spark or Specialized Epic. Your bike will gallop over the trails and paths. The trail at the TrailCenter Rabenberg sets new standards for a marathon stage. No question, it will challenge you - that's exactly what you're there for. When the fresh legs of the day's starters set the pace on Saturday, you will realise that your decision to take part was the right one.

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Leader's jersey and prize money

The fastest overall riders on both routes receive the leader's jersey each day. This makes it immediately clear who will be ‘chased’ the next day.

And places 1 to 3 in the overall standings for the long distance will be honoured with prize money for their performance.

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For a good cause

With you, we support the ‘Aktion Kinderherzen’ project in the Ore Mountains. The volunteers currently look after around 400 - 500 children. Help is provided quickly and unbureaucratically.

When you register for the hunt in the dark forest, you decide how much you want to support. We are all doing well! That's why we should - each within our means - make sure that ‘others’ are a little better off!

In 2024, €600 was donated to the project thanks to you.

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Best of

The Dark Forest Race is your MTB stage race in the Ore Mountains. Athletes from all over the world are invited to compete with their peers over four days in the densely wooded mountain landscape. Tradition and modernity go hand in hand – the traditional route of the KAMM-BIKE-CROSS will inspire you just as much as the freshly created trails of the TrailCentre Rabenberg. Four days of mountain biking with four varied routes, four different starting lines - can you already see yourself at the start?

Thanks to two different course lengths, you'll find the right challenge for you on the Dark Forest Race. Whether you're a professional or amateur athlete, this is the right place for you. Four days are too much for you? You can also start on individual, selected days.

The Dark Forest Races shows you the Ore Mountains from different angles with daily changing stage locations and routes. Each stage location offers you its own mountain bike-specific specialities, the so-called regional ‘trail delicacies’. Programme points on selected evenings round off the overall event. They offer you the opportunity for mutual exchange and networking.

To kick off the four days, you sprint up the Rabenberg on Thursday evening on the ‘Dunkelwald Climb’. Afterwards, your legs are already warmed up and the daily grind is left behind. You are completely immersed in the mountain bike adventure land of Saxony. Starting from the Rabenberg sports park, you set off on the circuit the next day. Flushed with lactate and adrenaline, you disappear onto the forest paths and trails in and around the TrailCenter Rabenberg.

On Saturday in Johanngeorgenstadt, the name says it all: the KAMM-BIKE-CROSS takes you up the Ore Mountains ridge – including a candle arch and ski jump. With two days of racing under your belt, you'll be looking forward to a few metres of forest highway before the next trail demands your full concentration.

The finale takes you back to the TrailCenter Rabenberg. With a little more flow and a higher average speed than on Friday, the trail network shows itself from a different, equally exciting side and leaves you with a positive, lasting impression of the Ore Mountains Bike Region.

The Ore Mountains Bike Region are always worth a visit!

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