Why this ride
235 km one way from Benešov nad Ploučnicí - plan on about 3 h 41 of riding.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Krkonoše Mountain Roads · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 235 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 41
- 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. 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
Food stop near Benešov nad Ploučnicí is where the day begins. Next is Photo stop near Kožlany.
2. Photo stop near Kožlany
Kožlany is a small town on the high, rolling plateau north of Plzeň, and if the name rings a faint bell it is because Edvard Beneš was born here in 1884. The man who would become Czechoslovakia's second president, and who led the government in exile during the Second World War, grew up in a farming family in this quiet corner of western Bohemia. A memorial in the town marks the connection.
Read the complete Photo stop near Kožlany write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Kožlany comes up about 143 km into the recorded legs. Next is Krkonoše Mountain Roads checkpoint 8.
3. Near Třebotov
Just beyond Prague's south-western edge, the landscape changes abruptly. The city's apartment blocks give way to wooded hills and limestone cliffs, and the Berounka river winds through a valley lined with summer cottages, villages and the occasional factory. You start and finish on the plateau above the valley, near Třebotov and Černošice, a pleasant, practical place to start and finish rides without fighting through the centre of the capital.
Read the complete Near Třebotov 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 235 km.
Leg by leg
Food stop near Benešov nad Ploučnicí to Photo stop near Kožlany
Food stop near Benešov nad Ploučnicí → Photo stop near Kožlany is 143 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Photo stop near Kožlany to Near Třebotov
Photo stop near Kožlany → Near Třebotov is 92 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.