Dark Forest Race
‘Treibjagd im Dunkelwald’

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 is a classic: from Oberwiesenthal – the highest town in Germany – you climb the Fichtelberg after the start. Through what feels like endless forest, you reach the pumped storage power station in Raschau-Markersbach on the perfectly selected trail mix. The final metres in altitude await you before you reach the finish line against the backdrop of the Sparkassen-Skiarena biathlon stadium. Four demanding, energy-sapping days lie behind you. You are filled with pride, joy and success - you've done it! The Dark Forest Race – your MTB stage race in the Ore Mountains.

The Ore Mountains are always worth a visit!