Electric bike tours
We can recommend a few alternatives for discovering the area. The best experience is on an e-bike, which we can rent to you for 40 euros per person. We will provide helmets, a flat tire kit, and technical assistance if needed. Professional guiding is essential if you’re looking to get the most out of the experience, and it comes with additional costs depending on the trip duration.
Starting with an easy adventure in the village, which you can do on your own, we recommend the easy 10km loop around the Mercheasa oak pasture. If you feel more adventurous, you can continue all the way to Racos, at the volcano.
Mercheasa Easy Loop
Length: 10km
Altitude Gain: 200m
Duration: 1.5-2 hours with stops (it could be even longer)
Highlights: Carpathian Elder, Oak Pasture, Belvedere Point, Local Culture
Start in the village, right from our accommodation, and take a left. Leave the village behind and take the first fire road on the right. Go up the fire road until you reach the parking spot and follow the marked trail towards the Carpathian Elder. Enjoy the silence, leaving nothing behind, and continue your journey towards the plateau of the old oaks. Ride back towards the village after completing the loop. Your last stop is next to the old Saxon cemetery on the hill, offering an incredible view of the village and the fortified church.
Jimbor Animal Farm
Length: 16km
Altitude Gain: 200m
Duration: 2 hours plus the time spent visiting the animals
Highlights: Wildlife, Jimbor Citadel, Jimbor Village, Hungarian Heritage
Start in the village, ride the main road to Jimbor, and take a right before entering the village. Follow the valley road up to an uphill section where you ’ll need to stay on the rocky road on your left. Follow the same route back.
Homorod Check-Out
Length: 16km
Altitude Gain: 120m
Duration: 3 hours
Highlights: Mercheasa’s Forest, Mud Volcanoes of Homorod, Homorod Fortified Church
Start from the guesthouse and head right along the main asphalt road. Exit the village, and after 800m, take a left onto the fire road that leads towards the forest. Keep right at the wooden cross and stay on the dirt road that runs beneath the forest. You will come across two marked limestone rocks; follow the instructions on them to continue through the forest. Pass the mud volcanoes and ride towards the fortified church. Follow the same route back to Mercheasa or use the main road.
Racos Volcano
Length: 26km
Altitude Gain: 520m
Duration: 5-6 hours
Highlights: Carpathian Elder, Oak Pasture, Racos Geological Complex
Start in the village, right from our accommodation, and take a left. Leave the village behind and take the first fire road on the right. Go up the fire road until you reach the parking spot and follow the marked trail towards the Carpathian Elder. Enjoy the silence, leaving nothing behind, and continue your journey towards the plateau of the old oaks. Follow the blue stripe mark towards Racos and enjoy the Geological Complex.
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