MTB in Prague

So what is actually the question? Where to live?

When I was doing the same choice, I picked this place: https://mapy.cz/s/1v9C7

One of the best locations in the south, metro Budejovicka just in front of the house, large riding location nearby (Krcsky les), a good connection to railway (Nadrazi Krc) and good connection to the riverside bike path for riding south (where the best biking near prague is)

Hello Simon, you can continue mountainbiking in Prague.

Where you live in Prague is important, it's usually not worth crossing the whole city (>20km) for riding on the other side.

Most of the good trails in the south and east. Depending on where you'll work it's best to live near a metro station, I suggest the C line between Vysehrad and Kacerov stations.

You can surely find some videos of trails on youtube, look for keywords: Točná, Kunraťák, Prokopské údolí, Prokopák, Cukrák, Transbrdy.

If you want to have some more trail fun in the summer check mtbtrilogy.cz.

I think, it can be better here than in Belgium. :) Prague is quite good area for mtb.

You should definitely choose some southern of city center – on the northern and eastern part of Prague, there are not so many options for mtb as on south and west.

I live in Prague 13, we have metro line „B“ (10–15min to center) across whole housing estate, big mall near Nové Butovice station, huge mall and some other shops near Zličín station. And, there is small but nice place for mtb Prokopské údolí (Prokop's Valley) also called „Prokopák“ just few hundred meters from block of flats. Bigger and the best known area „Točná“ (consist of Modřanská rokle, area around small airport Točná, ruins of huge Celtic stronghold on the top of hills Šance and Závist and few deep valleys southern) is around 10–15km away. Southern from Prague 13 and Prokopák is not so famous (in mtb point of view) but large and nice area „Český kras“ and more southern, there are nice valleys around Sázava and Vltava rivers and Brdy-Hřebeny ridge (200–600m above sea level).

You should check www.trailforks.com, there are most of trails in near surroudings of Prague (XC bike is good enough for most of them). And you have to download mapy.cz app to your phone – great free offline maps, way better than google. ;)

If you would like to ride with local bikers, write a post here or to Facebook group „Bajkování v Praze a okolí“.

PS: Sorry for my english. :)

The largest forest in Prague on the East suburbs. His name is Klanovicky forest. It is 20 minutes by train from Masaryk Station, whitch is in the center of Prague.

https://mapy.cz/s/1vdq1

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Hi.

I would recommend you getting a flat nearby a metro station. Our metro is the only public transport vehicle where you can transport bike in. And it can get you to good mtb locations :)

Hello Guys,

This is it, I'm gonna move to Prague soon !

I found a job and I'll start that new job on the 1st of december.

As you already know, I'm a mountain bike addict and it's important for me to be able to continue my sport in Prague (XC and Marathon).

I have to admit that my budget to find a flat is really small and I said to my self that it will be difficult to have everything I need to continue biking in good condition… the flat that I'll rent will not be so big and I'll need a secured place where to let my bike, also I need to be able to wash it whenever I need, so I was expecting to find a flat with a common garden or private one (but as I said my budget is low and I'm not optimistic about that).

Also, I'd like to register myself in a club to meet some new people and discover some tracks…

Have you got any suggestions that could help me?

Thanks in advance,

Simon

Hi Guys,

A little update of my situation :

I found a flat 2 days ago (what a pain to find something that fits with my wished and the one's of my girlfriend)…

It's located in Nusle, not so far from the Vrsovice train station.

I also bought a road bike to be sure to have all the cards in hands to stay in good „bike conditions“…

The flat that I found has a Balcony, a little sklep inside and common garden/court (I still have to see if I can plug a tube somewhere to have some water).

The flat will be available only on the 29th of november so for now i'm statying in my girlfriend's ac­tual flat.

I already brought my road bike in Prague and i'm trying to find some good tracks to follow with my GPS but the strava system is not that good, I mean, when you put the location („Praha“) it doenst work, you have to put a keyword aswell to be able to find something , so I use „praha“ as keyword and a big list of tracks appears but nothing to sort them excepted the disctance, elevation and time. It would be much better to be able to find something with a map, just the same system as for the segments research. So, all of this to say that i'm didnt find yet a good way to find some tracks according some filters as disctance and be albe to look at the different tracks directly on a map.

If anybody has good GPS tracks that I can reach easily from Nusle area (road or MTB) I'll be glad to try them…

Also, I'll have to find a good place for mechanical stuff to do on my bike (I can do a lot but not everything)…

Does someone has any club recommandation, it could help me to meet people and discover things ?

By the way, I'm on Strava aswell, my name is Simon Lebailly on it, if you have anything interesting to show me in your profile, you can add me please !

Thanks in advance for your help,

Simon

Hi !

thanks for the tracks I'll try one of them in the next days…

I don't really mind about finding segments, what I meant is that the tracks system reseach should be the same as the segment reseach system…

Simon

I tired my first road bike ride today and I have to say that it was really fun, a bit hard to get out of the main roads of Prague full of cars (breathing the CO2 was not fun in the begining) but after that it was ok ! I met a guy on the way and he showed me some good roads !

I uploaded my track map just to show you ;-)…

I passed through a forest close from Batronice wich seemed really interesting for mountain bike, a bit far but interesting… unless there is some „offroad ways“ to reach it without making 25 km by road before.

I made arround 70km and 800m of denivelation , a good start because I didnt ride any bikes for 2 months.

I was wondering, where do you guys order your parts and tools?

I used to order them on internet but on belgian deliveries websites wich are mostly french or german websites so if you have any suggestions to order parts for a good price?

Also , I got a Canyon Lux, I'd like to find a good place to make some mechanical things on my bike if needed (and I know that you when you come with a Canyon bike to a shop, you're mostly seen as an asshole)…

Thanks,

Simon