Guided mountainbike tours in the Harz mountains (MTB i Harzen)

Fritz Geers offers unforgettable insights on guided mountainbike tours in the Harz Mountains and shows you the world of the most beautiful trails in the Oberharz area. Many years of experience as a mountainbike guide, the individual planning of each tour and the experience from hundreds of thousands of kilometers of training in the dark green forests of the Harz Mountains make the young extreme-sports athlete one of the best MTB guides and locals in the Harz Mountains. The Harz mountainbike region offers an infinite number of trails, MTB hotels and the peace and calm you need to escape from everyday life on a guided MTB tour.

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Mountainbike Trail Tours into Harz Mountains (Germany)

The Harz is the northernmost low mountain range in Germany. The landscape is characterized by extensive forests, deeply cut valleys with waterfalls as well as ditches, ponds and reservoirs. In many places there are not only rooted trails but also evidence of historical mining (Unesco world cultural heritage). Good starting points for MTB tours in the Harz are e.g. Hahnenklee, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar, Bad Harzburg and St. Andreasberg. The most popular hotels for mountainbikers are in Braunlage. Schulenberg is an insider tip for a mountainbike holiday!

Mystical cliffs
Tough climbs
Mountain meadows
Flow-Trails
Wide views
Ponds and lakes

Exploring the Harz by MTB often means facing an infinite number of route options and missing out the most beautiful views. A mountainbike guide can therefore be recommended to everyone who can no longer see the forest because of the signs of the Volksbank-Arena Harz and just wants to ride a bike. Fritz Geers offers guided mountainbike tours, (basic-)mountainbike-technique courses, personal trainings or group tours in the Harz Mountains.

Harzer Mountainbike Tourismus Geführte Tour

Fritz Geers - Mountainbike-Guide in the Harz Mountains

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What makes up a good guide?

A good mountainbike guide knows the best trails. An excellent MTB guide has the ability to combine the paths and trails in such a way that a tour is created with a flow that is second to none. Every group is different and as individual as the demands of the groups, good tours have to be planned just as individually. Mountainbike guiding does not just mean knowing one way, but always looking for the best way.

What means mountainbiking?

Basically, mountainbiking is about challenging the body, gaining control over speed and switching off in the forest. With the right nutrition in combination with a sophisticated training, a great increase in performance can be achieved. But it's not always about pushing the body to its limits - it's also about allowing the mind to relax.

What is mountainbike guiding about?

Fritz Geers - Guiding is about escaping everyday life, finding new paths to happiness and working enthusiastically on optimizing skills. It's about exploring the past of the Harz, climbing climbs and rewarding yourself with a view. Unlike in a competition, the slowest one sets the pace and the "social factor" is the focus. During breaks, historical mining in the Harz Mountains or ultracycling are often a central topic of conversation.

When does driving-technique-training make sense when guiding?

Riding-technique does not have to be part of a guided mountainbike tour - but it can if there is demand. Driving-technique tips can basically be built into every tour. For a driving-technique course, however, it is advisable to set aside a whole day. In principle, only tips are passed on that experience has shown to be effective.

What makes Fritz Geers special as a guide?

In addition to several certified guide apprentieships, Fritz has years of experience in ultracycling (European Ultracycling Champion 2018), a German championship-title in 24-hour mountainbiking and many years of training and competition experience. BIKE magazine once called him "Germany's best 24h mountainbiker". Due to the multiple participation in brevets, he is very familiar with maps and GPS-technology. In the Oberharz he trains several times a week on his mountain bike and is always researching new routes. Fritz inherited his interest in mining in the Harz Mountains from his grandfather, he taught himself how to screw things up on bicycles.

How does the booking work?

In the booking form it is possible to book Fritz Geers as a competent mountain bike guide and to provide a lot of details on skills, wishes and general planning for the mountainbike tour in the Harz Mountains. Each tour is planned individually. Further details can be found in the special booking form for mountain bike tours.

Fritz is FANTASTIC. We where a group of inexperienced MTB riders and Fritz just nailed it with the route. The technical level of the route was spot on for us and so was the stamina level. I would recommend Fritz to all MTB riders who wants to go to Harzen and have an experience of a lifetime. Thank you very much Fritz

Bjørn (Aarhus)

We had a three day mountain bike tour with Fritz in end July 2019 and it was truly amazing! Fritz is by far the best mountain bike guide we have ever had. He planned the tours so they matched our skills perfectly and took us on a lot of different tracks both in the forest and in the bike parks. Fritz also knows a lot about the history of the area, he is a very kind guy and I don’t think we’ve ever met a person in better shape than Fritz. We will definitely recommend Fritz to everyone going mountain biking in Harz!

Malene (Kopenhagen)

Yesterday (saturday the 13. July 2019) I was on my first mtb-tour in die harzener berge. I asked at Mountainbike-harz.de for some advice, and Fritz replied with tips and tricks and an generous offer: I will guide you on a challenging tour, where you get to see the best places in the Harz! And Fritz was an exellent guide. Experient and knowing every corner of the mountains we drove in and with a good sense of my capabilities - and lack of capabilities too.... :-) A toru with great fun, challenge, fantastic views and with the confidence a good guide just gives you from start to end. Hopefully it is not the last time, I have driven the Harz by mtb with Fritz Geers. Sincerely Henning Haahr Pedersen Denmark

Henning (Esberg)

I had the pleasure of having Fritz as a guide for 3 days in the mountains of Harzen. No doubt that Frits is born in the heart of Harzen! He knows every inch of the forests and mountains that forms this beautifull area for MTB adventures. Since I was training for a race in the Alpes a few month later, I asked Fritz for trails with a lot of HM (hight meters) and steep uphill rides. I got it! In Harzen you can find the most nasty uphill trails, but you need to know where they are. Fritz certainly did! If you are into difficult downhill trails, or easy flow rides, I'm sure Fritz can arrange whatever type of ride you like! Beside his knowledge of almost every trail worth riding, he also knows where the beatifull views are located. During the rides he is very happy to share his knowledge about the history of the areas you are passing. The next time I will travel to Harzen for a MTB holiday or weekend, Fritz is the first person I will contact for a guiding tour!! I highly recommend Fritz as a guide in Harzen!

Jakob (Aarhus)

Fritz ist ein top Guide,super nett und mit perfekter Ortskenntnis. Hatte eine schöne Tour ganz nach meinem Wünschen abseits der üblichen Pfade. Komme auf jeden Fall wieder in den Harz.

Arno (Hamburg)

Fritz hat eine Gabe, die Fähigkeiten und Defizite schnell zu erkennen und empfiehlt gute Übungen. Kein null acht fünfzehn Training. Seine Führungen durch den Harz entsprechen dann genau dem Level, den man haben möchte und fahren kann. Wobei er gezielt schöne Strecken aussucht und dadurch das Fahrkönnen fördert und verbessert. Ich bin nicht nur Harz Fan, sondern auch Fritz Fan geworden und werde auf jeden Fall wieder kommen :)

Monika (Bremen)

Wir hatten eine richtig schöne Mountainbike-Tour mit Fritz im Harz! Wir waren eine Gruppe von 10 Jungs mit ganz unterschiedlichen Vorkenntnissen, was wirklich nicht einfach ist für einen Guide. Aber Fritz hat es geschafft, dass am Ende des Tages jeder zufrieden war! Er ist super individuell auf unsere Wünsche eingegangen (Techniktraining, etc.) und er ist ein sehr sympathischer Typ! Wenn es sich anbietet werden wir wieder eine Tour bei ihm machen! Sehr zu empfehlen!

Oliver (Göttingen)

3 tägige Harz-Querung mit Fritz im September 2021, erstklassige Organisation und Ablauf, Fritz hat sehr gute Ortskenntnisse und hat für die Gruppe immer die richtigen Trails und Wege für die entsprechende Leistungsstufe gefunden. Es waren 3 perfekte Tage mit sehr hohem Lern-, Action-, und Spaßfaktor. Sehr empfehlenswert!

Stefan (Berlin)

Frequently asked questions:

How does the booking work?

After you have answered all questions in the inquiry form you will be contacted, find out everything else and can discuss individual requests personally.

Is there a bike rental service in the Harz Mountains?

Yes. Mountainbikes, e-bikes or fatbikes can be borrowed (even beyond the tour). A rental offered through a partner can be offered. Together with a corresponding individual recommendation, you will receive a link under which it is possible to reservate mountainbikes in the appropriate size online.

Is it possible to give away a tour with a gift voucher?

Yes. In the inquiry form there is the option "gift voucher". Please leave a short message about who the gift voucher should be for and (if known) when the tour should take place. The voucher can be sent to you by post-mailing. A more detailed arrangement is best made by phone or email. It is e.g. possible to give away the voucher in connection with a package of sports muesli Mueslay®.

Do tours also take place in bad weather conditions?

Mountainbiking is an outdoor sport that can be great fun even in the rain! The tours take place in any case. Please bring weatherproof (bike-)clothing.

Which equipment is recommended for a guided mountainbike tour?

Helmets are compulsory on the tour and a suitable mountainbike is required. Something to drink and money for a lunch-stop in a forest restaurant are recommended. To have fun, it is also advisable to wear cycling glasses and cycling gloves. Bike clothing and bike shoes make you look good, of course, but a bike can also be ridden with normal sportswear. Bars or snacks can give you extra energy.

Where are possible starting points?

The best possible starting point is in Clausthal-Zellerfeld. Other possible starting points are in the area: Hahnenklee, Torfhaus, Bad Harzburg, Goslar, Altenau, Schulenberg, Wildemann, Lautenthal, Braunlage, Osterode, Lerbach, Bad Sachsa, Herzberg, Bad Lauterberg and more. Tours start at an individual starting point by arrangement.

Is it possible to join another group?

Fritz Geers does not guide mixed groups, but it is possible to book an individual course (even over several days).

How many breaks are there during the tour?

Normally there is one longer lunch break with a stop at a forest restaurant and enough short breaks during the tour. Individual extra loops or options to shorten the route are usually possible.

What is the minimum age to participate?

In principle, participation in MTB tours is possible from the age of 12. For legal reasons, young people under the age of 18 require written permission or the company of their parents.