Gerlitzen - Mountainbiketour

A full weekend at home (quite rare for "Ombre" the last months....) with no particular plans - lots of time for sports (Yeahh!!!).

Friday afternoon my friend Horst and I we did a cycling-tour (63 km / quite good speed) - and for today, Saturday, I did organise a Mountainbike-Tour together with Guido (you know him already from the tour-report two weeks ago) to one of our home-area-mountains called "Gerlitze" - not to the peak but to one of the nice alpine cabins at around 1.500 m altitude (4.900 feet).

The weather has been perfect (sunshine and +28° C) - and we climbed up in a medium speed (still have been feeling my heavy legs from cycling yesterday and from running the day before) - and one more time Guido and I have been realising in what a fantastic and beautiful nature-area we´re living in! Lucky we!!!

We reached the "Steinwender-Huette" (alpine cabin) after 2: 20 hours and had a good rest there (see picture.....).

The downhill has been great - 1.000 m just riding down on forest-roads - with regular views down to the wonderful turquoise-blue-coloured "Ossiacher See" (Lake of Ossiach)!

Another superb Mountainbike-day this summer - finished with a refreshing swim in my top-favourite lake here in our region called "Faaker See" (Lake of Faak).....

Total statistics: 1.230 m altitude (approx. 4.000 feet), 3:40 hours, approx. 45 km