Macocha

We returned to this area because our last visit was really a memorable one. This is gorgeous landscape both on the surface and also underground. We had to visit another cave just to refresh our memories. And yes, there we met the creature on the title picture – vrápenec malý (lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)), whichContinue reading “Macocha”

Modřany and Airport Točná

An easy ride through Modřanská rokle, along Vltava and airport Točná. If you do a little side trip at point 20 along the river, you will see the work of the beaver. He decided to cut a really substantial tree – see the title picture – so let us know whether he already finished theContinue reading “Modřany and Airport Točná”

Říčany – Southern Loop

The southern loop around Říčany you can start at the railway station, or at the main square in the town, where the parking on Sunday is free. The first part of the ride all the way to point 6 will lead you on very new dedicated bicycle path. Part of this stretch is actually goingContinue reading “Říčany – Southern Loop”

Prokopské and Dalejské údolí

We have described a similar ride earlier, but this time we discovered Dalejské údolí, which we missed earlier. And this was an unforgivable omission. Prokopské údolí is very well known and very intensely frequented by tourist in all seasons. Dalejské údolí is like a forgotten but more interesting sibling. You can start at the parkingContinue reading “Prokopské and Dalejské údolí”

Back in Nové Hrady

We came back to Novohradské hory to check out the new part along the border with Austria, and also to visit the artificial waterfall in Terčino valley and study its construction. As during our last visit we stayed in Zevlův Mlýn, where you can find reasonable accommodation, very good dinner and excellent locally brewed beer.Continue reading “Back in Nové Hrady”

Suchdol nad Lužnicí Loop

A pleasant ride with a negligible elevation gain. We described this loop earlier with addition of the visit of České Velenice, so you might see our comments there. The difference this time was the fact that connection 5 to 7 was closed for some reason, so we had to ride through Trpnouze and Hranice –Continue reading “Suchdol nad Lužnicí Loop”

Říčany

Nice and easy spring ride. Starting at the parking at the train station Říčany. You will quickly arrive at the pond Jureček and restaurant U Jurečka – it is the place where something is happening all the time. The last time we visited we saw a huge selection of fish for sale – it wasContinue reading “Říčany”

Short Prague loop

This is a very short ride which you can combine with many potential rides through this beautiful city. Maybe you can combine it with some of our earlier maps… We just wanted to point to some interesting features which you can find in this map. At the start point you will be entering the “scary”Continue reading “Short Prague loop”

Poděbrady Nymburk Libice – Easy short ride

This is the ideal ride for starting your season when you just want to check whether your bike will still work. We did this one a long time ago (about 10 years ago) and now we realized that the bike path had a lot of improvements – new surface in many places and new bridgesContinue reading “Poděbrady Nymburk Libice – Easy short ride”

Železná in Český Les – Northern Loop

After riding along the border with Germany to point 3, we tried to find the geocache at the very border. This part was not bike accessible so we had to push hard to the abandoned border crossing where the cache should be hidden. But no luck this time… After point 6 you will have toContinue reading “Železná in Český Les – Northern Loop”

Železná in Český Les – Climb to Pleš

Again, our favorite “Český Les”. The village Železná, which sits on the Czechia – Germany border is a convenient starting point for several E-bike trips. Accommodation in the resort Český Les can be strongly recommended. And as any place close to the German border it is flooded by plastic junk of garden gnomes (see theContinue reading “Železná in Český Les – Climb to Pleš”

Vranov and a Dip to Austria

Vranov dam was finished in 1933, so it is one of the oldest dams in Czechia. Castle Vranov nad Dyjí has a long history going back all the way to the year 1100. This time of the year was not crowded with tourist, but in the summer this area may be busting at the seamsContinue reading “Vranov and a Dip to Austria”

Crossing the Stream – Kaznějov

This ride was definitely not for the weak! Climbing over and under fallen trees and crossing the stream about million times… Definitely mountain bike and a little experience in riding through the rough terrain would help. Parking in Kaznějov was easy and restaurant Modrý Hrozen was good choice for our lunch. Yellow tourist mark leadsContinue reading “Crossing the Stream – Kaznějov”

Bítov Castle Loop

This area is probably pretty busy during the high season. Castle Bítov’s history goes back to the 11th century as one of the oldest castles in Moravia. The last owner George Haas, who had large collection of live animals in the castle was facing prospect of being expelled from Czechoslovakia after the second world warContinue reading “Bítov Castle Loop”

Mirotice – If you like a Torture

We started from Mirotice, a place where Mikoláš Aleš was born. The blue tourist mark path is named for this famous Czech artist – you can find his creations on many houses in Prague. And it was quite an art to follow this blue path. From 3 to 4 you are passing under the highwayContinue reading “Mirotice – If you like a Torture”

Checking with the Beaver on Rokytka

Last time we rode very similar loop in Prague, we noticed the beaver’s work in the meanders of Rokytka stream. So, we had to check on his progress… Well, there was this report in National Geographic of the beaver in Brdy who built the dam much faster and with much less paperwork and expense thanContinue reading “Checking with the Beaver on Rokytka”

Checking Vítkov after New Year Fireworks

Version of this blog we posted exactly one year ago… And this year it was exactly the same, nice weather and big mess under the statue. This time we were looking for another geocache and on the way there we discovered “a carousel”, a circular ride connecting the bridge to the ground (7). And itContinue reading “Checking Vítkov after New Year Fireworks”

Two Bikeable Tunnels of Prague

We have mentioned parts of this ride before, but, interestingly, you can always discover new aspects of this short and pleasant ride, especially if you ride it in two different directions. In the first case you start with a tunnel built for the railway in 1870 (between 3 and 4) and later, after a lotContinue reading “Two Bikeable Tunnels of Prague”

Chuchle Loop

Maybe this was the last warm day of this fall. We saw the red leaves climbing the rocks of Barrandov and decided to explore this area closer. You can find convenient parking in front of the Hornbach store. The autumn colors during the whole ride were incredible. Barrandovské skály (Barrandov rocks) are world famous forContinue reading “Chuchle Loop”

Mníšek Líšnice Loop

If you follow our trips, you already know that our starting point in Mníšek pod Brdy is close to the entrance to the castle. This time, however, most of our E-bike trip was on the other side of the highway. And, even though it was Saturday, we did not meet too many people there, unlikeContinue reading “Mníšek Líšnice Loop”

Český Les

One of our followers pointed out that we were ignoring one of the areas of Czech Republic which he considers as a “must go” which was Český Les (Czech forest). We really hadn’t visited this area on the western border with Germany before. And, yes, we were surprised. It is as pretty as Šumava NationalContinue reading “Český Les”

Litoměřice Roudnice Loop

This was a very relaxing ride along the Labe river. At this time of year in Autumn you will see why this part of the Czechia is called the most fertile “polabská nížina“, or sometimes “zahrada Čech” (garden of Czechia). We have a true appreciation for all the agricultural products being grown here. You canContinue reading “Litoměřice Roudnice Loop”

Úvaly to Masaryčka

You can catch a train from the Masarykovo railway station to Úvaly every 30 minutes. And from there you can enjoy a nice and easy ride back to the Masaryčka station. In the Klánovice forest you may find a lot of delicious mushrooms! The only difficult part of this trip is between 9 to 10Continue reading “Úvaly to Masaryčka”

Kladruby in Autumn

This is an ideal ride in autumn. And this year was unbelievable for the mushroom hunters. Mushrooms were everywhere, and some sizes were impressive. We reported on this area earlier in the spring, when the horses were out in the pastures. This is a protected UNESCO site known for its tradition in horse breeding culture,Continue reading “Kladruby in Autumn”

Optimizing Loops Around Modrava

Šumava is our favorite place to go for E-bike rides. So we went there again to show it to our daughter and her fiancé. Obviously we would not fit in our car with the bikes, so we had to rent locally. We tried new Apache and Crussis E-bikes. And, actually we did not see anyContinue reading “Optimizing Loops Around Modrava”

Strašice to Láz and back (2x across Brdy)

This time we started in the parking lot in Strašice because we were picking another E-bike for our friend visiting from the America. And it is not a bad idea to start from there since our usual parking at the entrance to CHKO can be pretty crowded. Besides, if you need to rent the bike,Continue reading “Strašice to Láz and back (2x across Brdy)”

Český Šternberk/Sázava

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 kmContinue reading “Český Šternberk/Sázava”

Brdy from Řevnice

This E-bike trip is a compilation of several visits of the North side of Brdy. Starting from Řevnice is quite convenient – you can get there by car or train (restaurant at the train station is actually a new brewery – highly recommended). We tried to find the path up to the top of theContinue reading “Brdy from Řevnice”

Pohorská Ves – Novohradské Hory

This ride is recommended for people who are not keen on meeting lots of other bikers on their trip. Starting point was the tiny parking lot in Pohorská Ves. We rode this one earlier this year, weather was not the best, and end result was that there were no bikers on the whole trip. AsContinue reading “Pohorská Ves – Novohradské Hory”

Rakovník and Nezabudice

We could have gone to Křivoklát during this trip, but since it was weekend, we tried to avoid the crowds and skipped this attraction. Starting point at Rakovník is convenient and we always found the parking spot there. Of course, you can also arrive by train. This E-bike ride up to a point 9 doesContinue reading “Rakovník and Nezabudice”

Žďár nad Sázavou and UNESCO Site Zelená Hora

You can start at the parking lot marked on the map, but it could be busy and you may have an easier job finding it elsewhere in the town. The biggest attraction of this trip is the UNESCO site Zelená hora (Green hill),  very unique Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk, designed by theContinue reading “Žďár nad Sázavou and UNESCO Site Zelená Hora”

Svratka and Devět skal

Svratka or Herálec are convenient starting points for exploring this area of Ždárské vrchy (protected area) on the border of Bohemia and Moravia. We started at the square at Svratka, but another good starting point is at 2, in front of the castle Karlštejn (not the one built by Charles IV on Berounka river). ItContinue reading “Svratka and Devět skal”

Pilgrimage to Jan Palach Memorial

I must admit that the goal of this E-bike trip was the lunch at the best restaurant in Neratovice – “Terasa” – at point 16 next to the railway bridge over Labe. And as usual, it did not disappoint. Parking at the small square next to it is convenient and free. You can also arriveContinue reading “Pilgrimage to Jan Palach Memorial”

El Paso, Mexico – Brdy

Well, we did not go to another continent to visit El Paso, it is actually “trampská osada” (tramp settlement) from the 1920ies, formed by three friends in the place of abandoned quarry which was ruined by the water eruption forming a tiny lake in the bottom of the quarry. The lake is still there togetherContinue reading “El Paso, Mexico – Brdy”

UNESCO Site Kladruby

We knew that Kladruby are listed in UNESCO for their horses, but we did not know that UNESCO is protecting Kladruby for the unique countryside created by the hundreds of years of horse rearing. And yes, horses were everywhere… Your ride may conveniently start at the square at Týnec nad Labem, or if you willContinue reading “UNESCO Site Kladruby”

Dobříš to Hluboš (Torture)

Oh yes, Brdy again… This time we explored the part around Čenkov and Hluboš, where for some reason we never went before. And the reason for that revealed itself very soon. The red tourist mark from 5 to 15 is really not intended for biking… Most of it is actually rideable, but several pieces areContinue reading “Dobříš to Hluboš (Torture)”

Nové Hrady

If you liked biking with us in Šumava, you may enjoy E-bike trip in Novohradské Hory even better. There were no people! During two days of our biking around we did not meet any bicyclists. We found a base in Zevlův Mlýn where you can find accomodation, restaurant, beer spa, and anything you can wishContinue reading “Nové Hrady”

Trojmezí – Southern Moravia

Windy.com (our most trusted source for weather prediction) was sure about the fact that this past Saturday will be sunny in southern Moravia. And, not surprisingly, they were right. It was actually the warmest February 10th in modern history. So, we had to be there… Last time we tried to reach Trojmezí where river DyjeContinue reading “Trojmezí – Southern Moravia”

Hrádek nad Nisou – Lužické hory

Once we were last summer in Lužické hory, it was obvious that we can do a ride through three countries – Czechia, Germany, and Poland. So we started from Hrádek nad Nisou and after a couple of minutes we arrived at point 2 (Trojmezí), where you can see all three countries at the same time.Continue reading “Hrádek nad Nisou – Lužické hory”

Cvikov – Lužické hory

The best starting point for this trip we found at the brewery/hotel Cvikov. We stayed there and we can recommend their beer wholeheartedly. The ride will lead you through the typical Lužické hory (Lusatian mountains) countryside with far-reaching vistas intermingled with deep forests. Between point 3 and 5 you will see the best example ofContinue reading “Cvikov – Lužické hory”

Kytín – Mníšek – Dobříš

Kytín is a convenient starting point for exploring Brdy mountain range. The best parking you will find close to the local brewery (hint, hint…). We have blogged about out rides in Brdy many times, you can see some earlier blogs here, here, here, or here… This time we wanted to visit Dobříš, the town famousContinue reading “Kytín – Mníšek – Dobříš”

Both sides of Labe

This is E-bike trip we made earlier in the year, but it could be a good one even for the colder days of December. However, with snow on the ground we would not recommend this one. Especially the part illustrated on the title picture might be difficult to navigate, it was tricky even in September.Continue reading “Both sides of Labe”

Bryce Canyon on E-bike

The major advantages of coming to Bryce Canyon National Park with your e-bike are – the fact that you can get to the viewpoints much faster than with the car, you don’t have to fight for a parking spot and you don’t have to pay the entrance fee. We did not have our bikes, soContinue reading “Bryce Canyon on E-bike”

Testing Lectric Foldable E-bike

Well, we say testing, but we actually bought it. So, testing is over, we own it. And it is pretty cool… Lectric is not a typo, it is really the name of the company. They are based in Phoenix, Arizona, and when you want to see the bike before you buy it, you have toContinue reading “Testing Lectric Foldable E-bike”

Brdy – Loop from Zaječov

We thought that we explored Brdy very comprehensively already. However, this E-bike trip showed us that we are still not done. We started from Zaječov, where we found very convenient parking lot. The trip has an interesting elevation profile with close to 1km elevation gain. When you reach the top of the climb for theContinue reading “Brdy – Loop from Zaječov”

Žižkov to Klánovice

End of the summer ride from Žižkov to Klánovice and back. We rode many times through Karlín, Vysočany, and Žižkov, but never extended the ride to areas beyond Černý Most all the way to Klánovice. After you cross under highway D0, you may be mistaken that you are somewhere in the Brdy area. The onlyContinue reading “Žižkov to Klánovice”

Rožmitál pod Třemšínem – Brdy

We wanted to complete our exploration of Brdy by covering the southwesternmost part of this mountain range. We visited Rožmitál pod Třemšínem earlier, but never got to the top of Třemšín. So, this was the day to fix that omission. You can usually park on the square in Rožmitál, but this time all the parkingContinue reading “Rožmitál pod Třemšínem – Brdy”

Hinterhermsdorf – Sachsische Schweitz

Another ride through the national park. From Bad Schandau to Hinterhermsdorf and back – this time you will stay on the German side of the border. National Park Saxon Switzerland is almost a carbon copy of Czech Switzerland, but a little more “tourist infested“. We combined this ride with the ride in Czech Switzerland andContinue reading “Hinterhermsdorf – Sachsische Schweitz”

Doubice – Czech Switzerland

There are two parts of the beautiful landscape Czech Switzerland (České Švýcarsko) and Saxon Switzerland Mountains (Sächsische Schweiz). This E-bike trip will bring you to a pieces of both. And if you are not paying attention, you will not even notice going from Czechia to Germany and back. You will start at the convenient parkingContinue reading “Doubice – Czech Switzerland”

Suchdol to Velenice

A pleasant E-bike trip with no significant part on bumpy concrete panels that are so common around Třeboň. Finding a parking spot in Suchdol is not a big problem, in the worst case you can use the Penny’s parking and become a customer there. We usually avoid regular roads, but it was inevitable here. However,Continue reading “Suchdol to Velenice”

Lázně Jeseník and Rychlebské Hory

This E-bike trip could be called Raspberry ride, because they were everywhere… And no people for most of the ride. So, plenty raspberries for us (and you, if you follow us there quickly).  Well, we saw people, but they were riding different bike paths. As you can see from the map, there is a lotContinue reading “Lázně Jeseník and Rychlebské Hory”

Longest Suspension Bridge in the World

Well, they say it is the longest suspension bridge. So, we had to check it. It is in the area of Kralický Sněžník where we did ride before and did not even notice that anything like that was being constructed. And it is impressive – and completely useless – well, if you consider the factContinue reading “Longest Suspension Bridge in the World”

Checking HOLKA, the new bridge in Prague

Opening the new bridge anywhere is a big deal. So, we were not surprised that the traffic on the new pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Prague was super busy this Saturday. And, yes, it is perfectly placed on our favorite loop through Prague neighborhoods. And it is named appropriately Holka (means a girl in Czech),Continue reading “Checking HOLKA, the new bridge in Prague”

Hot day = Lhota lake

We have described this E-bike trip earlier, but let us add some comments: Many beaches along the path, however the best is lake Lhota. Busy on weekends, but in any case, use the free access at point 9. As you can see below, the official beach is much busier than the free one. Careful atContinue reading “Hot day = Lhota lake”

Milešov – České středohoří

The Bohemian Central Highlands (České středohoří) is the area which we neglected up to now. So, it was the high time to fix that. We started our E-bike trip from Milešov, a village under the highest mountain of this mountain range Milešovka. Even though some people get to the top with their bikes, we didContinue reading “Milešov – České středohoří”

Mnichovice – Voděradské bučiny

One of our followers suggested that we go back to Voděradské bučiny and give it another look. Our earlier E-bike trip started from Jevany, but this time we found the parking lot on Masaryk square in Mnichovice. There was a little path overlap, but since we run it in the opposite direction, we did notContinue reading “Mnichovice – Voděradské bučiny”

Rakovník – Křivoklát

This is a very simple E-bike trip which you can do on any type of bike. Just enjoy following the little stream of Rakovnický potok from Rakovník all the way to Křivoklát castle. And if you did not visit this castle, you may do it on this trip. You will be riding through a wideContinue reading “Rakovník – Křivoklát”

Prague circle and Třešňovka

Our favorite loop through Prague, which we described already several times. However, we discovered several points which are urgently reported right now (end of June). There is “Třešňobraní” (Cherry picking) at point 21! And from 25th of June it is free for all! And as we can report, there is still a lot of cherriesContinue reading “Prague circle and Třešňovka”

Brdy – The Kingdom of Digitalis

Yes, Brdy mountain range is taken over during June by Digitalis purpurea, called Náprstník červený in Czech. So, if you want to see fields and fields of flowering Digitalis, this is the time to go to Brdy. You cannot miss them, they are everywhere. We started this E-bike ride at the convenient parking lot atContinue reading “Brdy – The Kingdom of Digitalis”

Beroun and Nižbor

Riding through “green tunnels”, open fields, and along the river. There is plenty places to park your car in Beroun, or even coming by train from Prague and not having to look for parking. As usual, we were trying to avoid riding on regular roads, but in this case it was unavoidable. The first off-roadContinue reading “Beroun and Nižbor”

Riding around The Netherlands

Well, if you would like to find out how is riding your bike in Holland, rent a boat, put the bikes on board and every evening after mooring, get a bike and ride around. At least that was what we did… And you will see this beautiful country from the canals and from the bestContinue reading “Riding around The Netherlands”

To the heart of Harz

For our first E-bike trip in Germany we selected as starting point the town of Schierke. If you would happen to be somewhere around here do not miss the oportunity to visit also Wernigerode. Even though it was stuck in the East Germany for almost two generations, you will be hard pressed to find anyContinue reading “To the heart of Harz”

Milovice

For this E-bike trip you can use a train connection to Milovice from Praha Masarykovo nádraží. The trip takes about 40 minutes and you can start your ride there on the map point 22. The strange construction there is the automated bicycle storage, where you can leave your bicycle 24 hours for 5 Czech crowns.Continue reading “Milovice”

Modrava/Poledník (west loop)

This is the E-bike trip idea which you can combine with some of our other trips in Šumava, especially with the Modrava east loop. The total would be just over 60 km, totally doable on an electric bike. We stayed at hotel Modrava so it made sense to do this trip with our visiting familyContinue reading “Modrava/Poledník (west loop)”

Želízy – Kokořínsko

This is the E-bike ride for people who already know Kokořínsko and want to see it from a little different perspective. If it is your first visit, pick one of several rides we already reported here or especially the long one described here. We started on a parking lot operated by Mrs. Šimůnková, just becauseContinue reading “Želízy – Kokořínsko”

Přemyšlení

A rather short ride in Prague neighborhoods and along the Vltava River. (For learning about the Prague neighborhoods, check the video created by our friend, the famous video blogger Jen of Prague.) You can start at the parking in front of the Písecká brána, the gate from the medieval times’ fortification of Prague. This historicalContinue reading “Přemyšlení”

Along River Through Forest To Beach, Stará Boleslav

We finally optimized the route to our favorite swimming hole “Lhota”. The only disappointment in this loop starting at Stará Boleslav is a poor quality of several stretches of the official “Labská cyklostezka” surface. This cyklostezka was built with the help of funds from European union, but obviously some contractors did not make a veryContinue reading “Along River Through Forest To Beach, Stará Boleslav”

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