Dear friends! We are glad to greet all of you on the page of our team. Railbiking in Greece is a group of enthusiasts that build custom railbikes and travel around abandoned railways around Greece. If you want to see the real industrial heritage, drive along unique routes and get new experiences, sign up for a trip right now.
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Railbiking is cycling on unused and most of the times forgotten railways. It gives to a rider an opportunity to enjoy the landscape from a completely different perspective. An unforgettable unique adventure that is indeed worth to try!
A trip on a narrow gauge railway in the mountains is comparable to a hike on a serpentine. A construction of a miniature railway does not need any major earthworks, it can curl among the sea valley, going to the mythical rocks at high altitude. Grab your camera, and admire the surrounding beauty!
It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological figure Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was celebrated as an unspoiled, harmonious wilderness.
Ahladokambos was the central railway transport hub in the central and southern Peloponnese. The Ahladokampos area was a particularly problematic section of the national road and rail network and for that reason has been abandoned.
This location combines three major abandoned places old crane bridge, shipwreck Mediterranean Sky, and villa Eutaxia. A little bit further down to the railway line there is a famous molluscs market where you can enjoy fresh seafood collected directly from the sea.
Railbiking in Greece
The idea was not born suddenly as it was in an example of Archimedes who found the solution shouting "Eureka - Eureka!". This original concept begins in 2005 with an unexpected observation of the abandoned railway and then followed a lot of research and experimentation so that it finally matures into a clear vision for Hellenic railway heritage. I started from scratch with basic theories of railway technology and bicycle without a cognitive background because my profession is irrelevant to engineering. It took a lot of effort and a lot of sacrifices to make the images of cycling jogging in my mind finally become reality. At the moment I manage to build a portable, cheap, functional, safe and adjustable for any railway gauge railbike. At the same time, Railbike tours in Greece is an innovative idea on the alternative rail exploitation sensitizes the general public to come into contact with history and nature, where otherwise there is a lack of interest. AF
Save the rails
Greece has a rich railway infrastructure heritage, preserved since the heyday of the industry (the second half of the 19th century – the beginning of the 20th century). However, only a very small part of them has a protective status and recognized as a subject with cultural value. There are many railways that are in danger of been disappearing. At the same time, most of the unique infrastructure of railway transport, hidden in the Greek hinterland, have no protective status and tend to be forgotten. The Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways and many others have amazing beauty and historical value, but every year the original railway buildings become less. Many of valuable railway infrastructure objects were demolished, distorted by reconstructions by local authorities or stolen by dishonest people and sold to scrap. We do our best to preserve those unique monuments of railway heritage. Join us!.
