Parking in Český Šternberk can be tricky especially on weekends since this castle is quite popular destination. The best guess in the morning is the parking close to the river. This parking is also used by the people renting the canoe here for the trip down Sázava.
After following the river for about 4 km you will go uphill for about 2 km. At the village Bělokozly you may follow the road or go through point 2 to enjoy a little off-roading before joining the road again and going downhill to a town of Sázava with its famous glassworks Kavalier and medieval monastery, founded in the year 1032.
If you arrive there around lunchtime, you may stop at Kozlovna at point 3. After crossing the river you will be for a little bit on a busy road up to point 6. It is easy to miss and it does not look like a rideable path, but it actually is OK. In point 10 you may decide to visit the ruin of the castle Talmberk. On the way up you should be aware of the number of beehives just next to this steep uphill path (but it is OK to you miss this ruin).
From 10 to 12 you may have a hard time to find (and bike) the narrow uphill path. Also the downhill way 13 to Ledečko is quite tricky. The alternative is to go to Ledečko via regular road, but if you follow our blog, you know that we avoid regular road as much as we can. In this little village you can have Kofola at the restaurant just next to the bridge. This spot is very popular with “water people”, so it can be very busy.
The most beautiful part of this E-bike trip is from 20 to 21. You will probably not meet anybody there and you will be riding on the edge of the slope with nice views. And at the end of the ride you will probably not miss the ice-cream shop just next to the parking lot.
https://en.mapy.cz/s/kucevohufu 32 km, 525 m elevation gain. To see this E-bike trip in context, check our interactive maps.
