Dear friend, can you remember when was the last time you felt excited like a little child?
Are you looking for something unique that is capable of bringing these feelings back?
Perhaps an exploring adventure where you can discover a new world o nature, history and myths.
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!
Let's take a trip down memory lane, riding the rail from the Megara то the mountains of Kakia Skala. Visit an old lime factory and the abandoned house of the railway guard. Grab your camera, and admire the surrounding beauty!
There are about 576 listed plant species in Megara, 47 of which are rare.
Visit WW2 bunkers which are accessible only by our railbikes. Abandoned and built during the German occupation in the 40s, the bunkers are near to coves with steep shores on which they are conjugated.
According to ancient Greek mythology, in the area lived the giant Skyron. He was known as a notorious Corinthian robber. The Athenian hero Theseus killed Skyron on his first journey from Troezen to Athens.
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!.
