Why this ride
A 123 km round trip from Levoča - roughly 2 h 06 in the saddle. On the way it passes Kezmarok and back through Levoča. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 850 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš and Kezmarok
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 123 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 06
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš
Master Paul of Levoča carved the tallest Gothic wooden altar in the world, and you can stand in front of it in the church of St James in the centre of this walled town in eastern Slovakia. Completed in the early sixteenth century, the altar rises almost nineteen metres, with life-size figures of the Virgin and saints in limewood, painted and gilded, under a forest of pinnacles. It is the masterpiece of a sculptor about whom little is known beyond his work, and it is part of the UNESCO listing of Levoča, Spiš Castle and the associated cultural monuments.
Read the complete Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš is where the day begins. Next is Levoča.
2. Levoča
Spread across a ridge in eastern Slovakia, with the jagged peaks of the High Tatras rising on the northern horizon, the Spiš region holds one of Europe's great clusters of medieval monuments. The town of Levoča, the old regional capital, was a wealthy royal free town, and its walls, burgher houses and Renaissance town hall still surround a long central square. Inside the church of St James stands Master Paul of Levoča's carved Gothic altarpiece, finished in the early sixteenth century and the tallest of its kind in the world, an astonishing tower of limewood saints and filigree.
Read the complete Levoča write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Levoča comes up about 18 km into the recorded legs. Next is Kezmarok.
3. Kežmarok
Kežmarok sits at the foot of the High Tatras in northern Slovakia, and on a clear day the jagged peaks of the smallest high mountain range in Europe rise above the town like a wall. It is an old town with a mixed history: founded by German settlers in the Middle Ages, it was a free royal town and a centre of trade and crafts, and its wealthy citizens built a castle, churches and fine houses around the square.
Read the complete Kezmarok write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 62 km into the recorded legs you reach Kezmarok. Next is back through Levoča.
4. back through Levoča
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Levoča write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Levoča, late in the day. Next is Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš.
5. Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš to Levoča
Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš → Levoča is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Levoča to Kezmarok
Levoča → Kezmarok is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Kežmarok to back through Levoča
Kežmarok → back through Levoča is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Levoča to Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš
back through Levoča → Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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