Witiko cycle route

Cross-border cycling trail through the Bohemian Forest vacation area and the Czech Republic. Travel documents required!

0 km Leave Helfenberg in the direction of Bad Leonfelden and after 1.4 km turn left towards Maria Rast.

3.5 km At the municipal office of Afiesl/Schönegg, it is worth taking a detour to the Maria Rast forest chapel and the "holy stone", a Celtic shell stone. Turn left towards ...

5.1 km ... Köckendorf. Here you turn right onto the main road and continue at ...

7.8 km ... Guglwald border crossing into the Czech Republic. Cycle straight ahead for approx. 1.5 km to the ...

9.3 km ... Pasečná junction (Reiterschlag). Turn left. After another 6 km, turn right to ...

16.0 km ... Pasečná. Shortly after the village, you will have a magnificent view all the way to the Eastern Alps. Now head uphill and after 2.5 km turn left uphill to ...

20.3 km ... Svatý Tomáš. Here it is worth making a detour to the church and further uphill to the ruins of Wittinghausen (the highest castle in the Czech Republic), which you can reach on foot. Back at the hotel Sv. Thomáš (a former forester's lodge), cycle past it on the right. At another intersection, leave cycling trail 1033 and turn right onto cycling trail 1021, which continues downhill to ...

27.7 km ... Předmostí (Friedau). Cycle along the Vltava reservoir to ...

31.4 km ... Přední Výtoň (Heuraffl) and at the roundabout turn right and alternately uphill and downhill to the border crossing ...

36.4 km ... Guglwald. After 100 m turn left and after another 100 m turn right. Via the Hintermühle mill you reach ...

40.7 km ... Piberschlag. From there you cycle right downhill on the Sternwald federal road and after approx. 800 m turn left to Mühlholz and uphill to Altenschlag. Continue to the right to Traberger Landesstraße, turn right and after another 200 m turn right to ...

45 km ... Piberstein Castle. Around the year 1200, the brothers Ruga and Arnold Piber cleared the area, built the Piberstein tower castle and pushed ahead with the settlement of the primeval forest. After the tour, return to the main road and downhill back to ...

48 km ... Starting point Helfenberg.

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