LESVOS Island UNESCO Global Geopark MTB and Trail Runs

Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark has already scheduled 6 Mountain Bike Races and 5 Mountain Trail Run Races at the geopark. The athletic events are among the most succesful events held in the Geopark in the last years and are implemented within the framework RURITAGE project. Local organizations such as the Lesvos Cycling Club, the Greek Rescue Team and many volunteers are also involved in the organization of these events.

Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark is an ideal destination for outdoor sport-activities all year around. It offers a variety of routes and trails of different difficulty levels for hiking, trekking, running, biking. Athletic events such as Mountain Trail Run and Mountain Bike Races often organized in Lesvos Geopark by the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest offering the participants a great opportunity to enjoy the nature of the island.

People from the local communities, refugees and visitors from all over the world participate in these events and have the unique experience of competing while going through amazing landscapes. In the Geopark, these vary form volcanic geosites and areas full of impressive geological formations and rich in flora and fauna to picturesque villages with an interesting architecture and breathtaking views.