CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Krkonoše Mountain Roads · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 181 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 45
- 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 Kouřim
Long before Prague dominated Bohemia, Kouřim was one of its centres of power. On a promontory above the Kouřimka stream lie the earthworks of Stará Kouřim, a vast early medieval Slavic hillfort that archaeologists consider one of the most important in the country. The later town, founded in the thirteenth century, still has stretches of its walls, a Gothic gate and the sturdy church of St Stephen, which together give this small place a strong sense of age.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Kouřim write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Krkonoše Mountain Roads is where the day begins. Next is Prague / Bohemia return.
2. Near Jablonné v Podještědí, on the way back
The long ridge of Ještěd rises to the east, and on its summit stands one of the most unusual buildings in Central Europe: a hyperboloid tower that combines a television transmitter and a hotel, designed by the architect Karel Hubáček and completed in 1973, its silver cone visible for miles around. This stop is on the western side of the ridge, near the small town of Jablonné v Podještědí, in a landscape of hills, forests, ponds and villages on the way back from the Krkonoše.
Read the complete Near Jablonné v Podještědí, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Prague / Bohemia return comes up about 131 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Benešov nad Ploučnicí.
3. Food stop near Benešov nad Ploučnicí
Few small towns can boast two Renaissance châteaux, but Benešov nad Ploučnicí has both, an upper and a lower castle standing side by side above the Ploučnice river. They were built in the sixteenth century by the Wartenberg and Salhausen families, and their gables, painted rooms and courtyards make a surprising sight in a town of a few thousand people. Guided tours run in season.
Read the complete Food stop near Benešov nad Ploučnicí write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 181 km.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Kouřim to Near Jablonné v Podještědí, on the way back
Fuel stop near Kouřim → Near Jablonné v Podještědí, on the way back is 131 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.