Why this ride
A 253 km one-way ride from near Votice, about 4 h 26 of riding. near Čimelice is the high point. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Kokořínsko Sandstone Roads · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 253 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 26
- 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.
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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Votice
The hills around Votice belong to the Central Bohemian uplands, a rumpled country of fields, fishponds and small forests between Prague and Tábor. Votice itself is a modest market town with a square, a church and a few thousand inhabitants, a quiet place where the main event of the day might be the arrival of the bus. It has a bakery, shops and fuel, which is all a rider really needs from it.
Read the complete High point near Votice write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Kokořínsko Sandstone Roads is where the day begins. Next is High point near Čimelice.
2. High point near Čimelice
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Scenic stretch near Jesenice.
3. Scenic stretch near Jesenice
Planning note
about 175 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch near Jesenice. Next is Photo stop near Litvínov.
4. Photo stop near Litvínov
Litvínov lies at the foot of the Ore Mountains, the Krušné hory, in north-western Bohemia, and it is a town of contrasts. Below it stretches the Most basin, scarred by decades of open-cast brown coal mining and dominated by the chimneys of a large chemical works. Above it, the mountains rise steeply in a wall of forest, and a few kilometres up you are in a different world of beech and spruce woods, high meadows and small villages near the German border.
Read the complete Photo stop near Litvínov write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Litvínov closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Votice to High point near Čimelice
Fuel stop near Votice → High point near Čimelice is 70 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Čimelice to Scenic stretch near Jesenice
High point near Čimelice → Scenic stretch near Jesenice is 105 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Scenic stretch near Jesenice to Photo stop near Litvínov
Scenic stretch near Jesenice → Photo stop near Litvínov is 77 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.