Why this ride
A slower scenic corridor linking historic towns and cultural landmarks. It also links naturally to Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Lower Silesian Castles Route
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 67 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 17
- 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.
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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.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Świdnica
Planning note
Świdnica sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Bolków.
2. Bolków
Planning note
Bolków comes up 28 km in. Next is Jelenia Góra.
3. 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
67 km in you reach Jelenia Góra.