Why this ride
A dense sequence of passes, valleys and viewpoint roads. It also links naturally to Karkonosze UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Karkonosze Foothills Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 66 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 30
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Verify park access, surface and seasonal congestion. Specific flag: traffic; weather.
Seasonal context
May-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Jelenia Góra
The Karkonosze, the Giant Mountains, wall off the south of Lower Silesia, and Jelenia Góra sits in the broad basin at their feet like a market town at the foot of a castle wall. Until 1945 it was Hirschberg, a German linen and glass town, and the arcaded burghers' houses around the rectangular market square still show that prosperity, with Baroque gables and a town hall in the middle. About eighty-seven thousand people live here now, which is enough for a proper centre and not enough to be a headache.
Read the complete Jelenia Góra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jelenia Góra sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Karpacz.
2. Karpacz
Planning note
Karpacz comes up 16 km in. Next is Szklarska Poręba.
3. Szklarska Poręba
Planning note
32 km in you reach Szklarska Poręba. Next is Jelenia Góra.
4. Jelenia Góra
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Jelenia Góra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jelenia Góra, late in the day.