Why this ride
Out of Modřany, one way: 116 km, roughly 1 h 43 in the saddle. The stops in between: near Sázava and Scenic stretch near Český Brod. Long stretches are under trees.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Karlštejn and Berounka River · part 3
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 116 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 43
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
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. Near Modřany
South of Prague, the Vltava leaves the city through a deep, wooded valley, and the suburbs give way to villages, orchards and cliffs. It is a place of transition: the city's traffic behind you, the Bohemian countryside ahead.
Read the complete Near Modřany write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Karlštejn and Berounka River checkpoint 8 is where the day begins. Next is High point near Sázava.
2. High point near Sázava
Sázava is a small town on the river of the same name, east of Prague, best known for its monastery, one of the oldest in Bohemia. The Benedictine abbey was founded in the eleventh century by Saint Procopius, a hermit, and for a time it was a centre of Slavonic liturgy before Latin replaced it. Today, the monastery is a museum, with a Gothic church, Romanesque remains and medieval frescoes.
Read the complete High point near Sázava write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
High point near Sázava comes up about 46 km into the recorded legs. Next is Scenic stretch near Český Brod.
3. Scenic stretch near Český Brod
Český Brod means Czech Ford, and the name tells you why the town exists: a crossing on the old trade road running east from Prague towards Kolín and the Elbe lowlands. Merchants, armies and pilgrims all came this way, and the town grew fat enough on the traffic to build walls. A stretch of fortification and a stout gate tower survive, and the long square, with its church and arcaded houses, is a calm place to sit for ten minutes at the end of a ride.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Český Brod write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 75 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch near Český Brod. Next is Back to Karlštejn and.
4. Back to Karlštejn and
The dot sits east of Prague, in the broad valley of the Elbe at Brandýs nad Labem and Stará Boleslav, two towns that run into each other across the river. It is a long way from Karlštejn, on the other side of the capital, and the ride is on its way home, crossing the flat farmland of the Polabí, the Elbe lowland, where the land is wide, the roads are straight and the sky is huge.
Read the complete Karlštejn and write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back to Karlštejn and closes the day.
Leg by leg
High point near Sázava to Scenic stretch near Český Brod
High point near Sázava → Scenic stretch near Český Brod is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Český Brod to Back to Karlštejn and
Scenic stretch near Český Brod → Back to Karlštejn and is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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