CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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From Český Krumlov it runs 275 km to Český Krumlov; allow about 5 h 03 of riding. It goes by way of Oberranna - Kleinkastell, Linz - Befestigung Schlossberg, Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld and Hirschleitengraben - Wachtturm. It crosses from Czechia into Austria - carry ID and check vignette or toll rules. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
The Vltava makes a series of tight loops through the south Bohemian hills, and Český Krumlov sits inside one of them like a stone kept in a closed hand. The old town, the castle on its rock above the river, and the bridges and rooftops are all squeezed into the bend. It is a very small place, only about fourteen thousand people, but it has the air of something much larger, because for centuries it was the seat of powerful noble families, first the Rosenbergs and later the Schwarzenbergs and Eggenbergs, who built and rebuilt the castle until it had grown into dozens of buildings around a string of courtyards.
Read the complete Český Krumlov write-up.
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Cesky Krumlov is where the day begins. Next is Oberranna - Kleinkastell.
The Danube between Passau and Linz is one of the loveliest stretches of the whole river, and near Oberranna, on the Upper Austrian bank, it flows quietly between steep wooded slopes, dark and almost gorge-like. Here, beside the water, archaeologists found a small Roman fort, a Kleinkastell, part of the Danube Limes that guarded the northern frontier of the province of Noricum. Its remains are now protected under a modern shelter, and it forms part of the UNESCO listing of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire along the Danube.
Read the complete Oberranna - Kleinkastell write-up.
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Oberranna - Kleinkastell comes up about 82 km into the recorded legs. Next is Linz - Befestigung Schlossberg.
Linz is a city that has reinvented itself. For much of the twentieth century it was known mainly for its steelworks and its uncomfortable links with the Nazi period; today it markets itself as a city of culture and technology, with the Ars Electronica centre glowing on the Danube bank at night, the Lentos art museum opposite, and a lively music scene. The Schlossberg, the castle hill above the old town, is where it all began: the Romans had a fort here called Lentia, part of the Danube frontier of the empire, and the Danube Limes is now on the World Heritage list. The castle that stands there now dates largely from the Renaissance, built for Emperor Frederick III, who spent his last years in Linz and died here in 1493. It houses a branch of the Upper Austrian state museum.
Read the complete Linz - Befestigung Schlossberg write-up.
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At least about 132 km into the recorded legs you reach Linz - Befestigung Schlossberg. Next is Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld.
Linz sits on the Danube about halfway between Vienna and Passau, and its history goes back to the Romans, who built a fort here called Lentia. The site of the Roman settlement lies under the old town, near the castle and the main square, and the remains of the civilian settlement spread to the surrounding districts. Martinsfeld, where this stop is placed, lies close to the centre, and the old church of St Martin nearby is one of the oldest surviving churches in Austria, with parts of its walls dating back more than a thousand years.
Read the complete Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld write-up.
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Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld, about halfway. Next is Hirschleitengraben - Wachtturm.
Just west of Linz, the Danube narrows and the steep, wooded slopes of the Kürnberger Wald rise from its southern bank. In the Roman period this river was the frontier of the empire, and the soldiers who guarded it built a chain of forts and watchtowers along the bank to watch for raiders crossing from the north. The Hirschleitengraben watchtower is one of these, a small Roman tower in a side ravine of the forest, part of the Danube Limes, which UNESCO listed in 2021 as one of the great frontiers of the Roman Empire. Its remains are modest, but the position, looking over the river toward Puchenau and the hills of the Mühlviertel, makes the purpose clear.
Read the complete Hirschleitengraben - Wachtturm write-up.
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Hirschleitengraben - Wachtturm sits at 137 km, about halfway. Next is back through Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld.
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Read the complete Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld write-up.
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back through Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld comes up about 145 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Linz - Befestigung Schlossberg.
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Read the complete Linz - Befestigung Schlossberg write-up.
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about 146 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Linz - Befestigung Schlossberg. Next is back through Oberranna - Kleinkastell.
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Read the complete Oberranna - Kleinkastell write-up.
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back through Oberranna - Kleinkastell, late in the day. Next is Cesky Krumlov.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Český Krumlov write-up.
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The route ends here after 275 km.
Cesky Krumlov → Oberranna - Kleinkastell is 82 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Oberranna - Kleinkastell → Linz - Befestigung Schlossberg is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld → Hirschleitengraben - Wachtturm is 6 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hirschleitengraben - Wachtturm → back through Linz - Siedlung Martinsfeld is 6 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Linz - Befestigung Schlossberg → back through Oberranna - Kleinkastell is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Oberranna - Kleinkastell → Cesky Krumlov is 82 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.