Thessaloniki - Seich Sou

Ride in the dark

Experience a ride through the Seich Sou forest in the dark

riding in the dark is an unforgettable experience!

THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF THIS MEDITERRANEAN CITY IS SURROUNDED BY THE FOREST OF SEICH SOU. ITS HISTORY GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE OTTOMAN PERIOD. IT IS THE LARGEST SUBURBAN FOREST IN GREECE, 30.000 ACRES COVERED MAINLY BY PINES, CONSTITUTING THE MAIN GREEN “LUNG” OF THE CITY. IT INCLUDES NUMEROUS TRAILS AND FOREST ROADS, COVERING THE WHOLE FOREST FROM THE EASTERN BORDERS OF THE CITY ALL THE WAY TO THE WEST, OFFERING ASTONISHING VIEWS OF THE AEGEAN SEA.

Video / Seich Sou

Watch A Video Of Our Last Ride at Seich Sou

Because of its location at the city limits, Seich Sou is full of MTB enthusiasts all year round.

PHOTOS / Seich Sou

Photos From Our Night Ride

Maps & stats

Distance Covered:

25-30 km

Elevation Gain:

650-800 m

Duration:

3-4 Hours

Why ride with Trail Tales?

01.

Tailored Rides

With a wide variety of country roads and forest trails around our base, the team at Trail Tales plans the perfect ride for you.

02.

Top Gear

From last-gen enduro eMTBs from Cube to high-quality safety gear from Bluegrass, we offer our clients the best gear available.

03.

Pro MTB Guides

Each member of Trail Tales is a certified MTB guide and RTI trained, so they can take you everywhere safely.

Quick Guide

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

 

  • Top brands’ Electric Mountain Bikes
  • Expert guiding by certified Mountain Bike guides
  • Safety gear (Helmet, Gloves and Knee pads)
  • Snack and Water
  • Emergency raincoat
  • First Aid kit and Services

PREPARATION

Necessary:

  • Passport / ID Card
  • Sports clothing (pref. technical)
  • Sports shoes (pref. flat shoes)
  • Your energy & passion!!

Optionally:

  • Glasses / Sunglasses
  • Rain/Wind Stopper
  • Health Insurance

Itinerary

What's a typical ride with us

Seich Sou is a forest with multiple different routes for every ride & fitness level. Don’t forget that we can always tailor the rides to your needs.

01.

THE STARTING POINT

We meet at Trail Tales Base 30 minutes before our departure, where we make the final bike checks and adjustments according to every rider’s needs. The essential parts of your latest technology bikes (suspensions, brakes, motor etc) are pointed out to give you a better understanding of the gear and its endless capabilities.

Every rider receives the necessary protection gear (helmet, gloves and knee protectors). In less than 5 minutes from our base, we enter Seich Sou and take the route cut out just for you and your friends. Before we start pedaling up the hills, we have an important briefing on the basic principles of E-Mountain Biking (bike stance, breaking, pedal efficiency etc).

02.

THE PREPARATION

03.

THE RIDE

We start inclining through the forest to reach its highest points and enjoy the view from the observatory. We take advantage of the magical moments and offer you a snack to keep you going. A little bit of flat ground pedaling and start descending our way back. The kind of Descending is entirely up to you. We offer relaxed descends through forest roads and wide flowy trails appropriate for beginners, providing time to enjoy the view and the calmness of the outdoors, or we go down adrenaline singletrack trails for the experienced MTB riders. A cold beverage is waiting for us back in our base, where we have time to share all the tales from the trails we have ridden !

A cold beverage is waiting for us back in our base, where we have time to share all the tales from the trails we have ridden!!

04.

The Finish Line!

Trail Tales is a company based in Thessaloniki, Greece. We organize tailored MTB rides for people who love adventure.

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