Sonnenwald bicycle route

Beautiful tour in the Bohemian Forest holiday region with few inclines!

0 km Schöneben car park (936 m) Drive past the Hotel-Restaurant INNs HOLZ on the asphalt road in the direction of Moldaublick. After a short stretch on the road, you will reach the...

4.5 km View tower Moldaublick. Here you will be rewarded with an impressive view over the border to the Czech Republic as far as the Vltava reservoir. Cycle back about 3/4 km and turn left onto the sandy forest road to Grünwald and Aigen-Schlägl. The route continues on a level path to the plateau of...

8.5 km Grünwald. The tarmac road begins at the end of the forest. Pass the car park and leave the settlement. Turn left at the sports centre after the end-of-town sign. The route leads downhill through the forest to...

11.6  km Oberhaag (you can also start here). Immediately at the Schwedenschanzen, turn left onto the country road that leads from Aigen-Schlägl to the border at Diendorf/Kyselov. Take the long, straight road towards the border. At the same time, the provincial cycle path R27 runs parallel to Schöneben. Don't miss the turn-off to the left to the Schwemmkanal where you will reach the...

14 km Schrollenbach lock shortly afterwards. This lock was superbly reconstructed in 1989 to mark the 200th anniversary of the alluvial canal. There are three more locks on the following 8 km section of the canal to Sonnenwald (sanded forest road): Landsknechtin with the sculpture "The 7 Ravens", as well as the Wessenbach and Kesselbach locks.

21.3 km   On arrival in the idyllic Sonnenwald, the "Blauer Hirsch" snack station offers a rest and refreshment stop. Only a few people still live in this forest clearing in a few remaining houses. In its heyday, there were 16 buildings in the village. A wealth of timber, a glassworks and the Schwarzenberg alluvial canal attracted many workers from the surrounding area. The glassworks, of which nothing remains today but a few artefacts in the Ulrichsberg Glass Museum, was shut down in 1900. Cycle on along the tarmac road. Follow the signs uphill. Leave the turn-off to the Schöneben border crossing on the right and cycle uphill to the...

24.5 km Schöneben plateau. Around 140 years ago, a settlement was established here on the salt road to Bohemia, which was mentioned in documents as early as 1588. Today there is a beautiful recreational area here, which is popular in summer (high ropes course) and winter (Nordic centre). You will now return to the starting point at the Schöneben car park.

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