Krk Island – E-bikes available to guests

On the island of Krk, cycling and e-bikes are introduced through the KrkBike project which is extremely important for raising the quality of life on the island, both for tourists and locals, developing the tourist economy and branding the island of Krk as an eco-destination. On the island of Krk, there are over 300 km of groomed bike trails.

Two years ago, the Tourist Board Krk, in cooperation with all tourist boards on the island, developed mobile applications KRKhike and KRKbike which allow visitors to search for hiking and mountaineering trails as well as GPS navigation routes.

Also, a training program for cycling guides on the island of Krk has been announced, it will take place in late March and early April 2021.

But cycling is much more than arranging bike paths, in the past 5 and more years, there is a strong demand for electric bicycles, public bicycle system, scooters, as well as stations for charging electric cars through sustainable tourism.

Thus, in the city of Krk and all Krk municipalities, e-bike rental stations have been built consisting of a control cabinet, 10 stands with electric bicycles and a bench for charging laptops and mobile phones and repairing bicycles.

The e-bike rental systems of all local government units are networked so that the e-bike can be rented at one location and returned to another location. The advantage of such a concept is the connection of the entire area of the island and the networking of municipalities and the city of Krk into one whole, just as it was done with the project of electromobility through electric cars.

Currently, there are about 80 e-bikes available on the island of Krk and the system of public rental of electric bicycles will be active from April 2021, if epidemiological conditions allow it.

Source: Otoci.eu