Alluvial Canal bicycle route

Cross-border bike tour (Germany, Czech Republic, vacation region Šumava), flat course, average gradient 0.2%! Travel document required!

Markings: 888 in Austria, 1023 in the Czech Republic and white-blue-white tree markings.

Cyclists can find out about the history of the canal on an accompanying path along the Schwarzenberg alluvial canal.

0 km starting point Haidmühle (DE) - Border car park: You pass the German-Czech border. Now it goes uphill for approx. 500 m to the...

0.5 km junction "Stozeck-Schwemmkanal-Nové Údolí". Turn right towards the Schwarzenberg Alluvial Canal. Continue along the ascending, somewhat brittle asphalt road until you reach the beginning of the alluvial canal at the...

3.8 km Rosenau Monument/Light Water . On the right, you will see the monument erected in honour of the builder of the alluvial canal. However, you turn left towards the alluvial canal, which accompanies you to the end of the tour. You will soon pass the turn-off towards Plöckensteiner See/Plešné jezero and later the western portal of the Hirschbergen tunnel.

15.6 km Hirschbergen/Jelení Vrchy. Here you can see the exit portal of the originally 419 m long tunnel. After a short, steep descent, turn right into the canal and you will come to the...

17.6 km Rosenauerkapelle & Seebachschleuse. As the connecting channel to Lake Plöckenstein, the Seebach was one of the most important tributary streams. Remaining on the canal, you reach the junction at the...

21.6 km Rossbachschleuse (junction to the border crossing 1/10 towards Holzschlag).

26 km Hefenkriegbach-Riese. Here you will see the sculpture "The Guardian", which was erected as part of the "Cultural Axis Schwemmkanal". You will come across works of art like this many times.

32.5 km Glöckelberg/Zadní Zvonková. All that remains of the former village is the rebuilt church. You can learn more about the history of the village in the small museum (or at www.gloeckelberg.at). Cross the tarmac road that leads towards the Schöneben border crossing and continue along the beautiful country lane past the Rotbach lock (border),  until you reach...

34.6 km Sonnenwald. Follow the canal. You will pass the Landsknechtin lock and the sculpture "The 7 Ravens" and shortly afterwards reach the...

41.8 km Schrollenbach lock. After 500 m, you cross the Krumauer Straße (leads to Oberhaag and Aigen-Schlägl) and cycle along the beautiful forest road to...

46.1 km Iglbach/Doppelbrücke. There are always show floats here in summer (programme at www.boehmerwald.at). You pass the Austrian-Czech border.

47.7 km At Rosenhügel/Koranda you cross the transcontinental watershed. A sculpture illustrates this natural border. Continue to the right and take a somewhat bumpy dirt track to the...

50.4 km border crossing at St. Oswald. The "Connect it" sculpture symbolises the rapprochement between the two countries. Now it's a brisk downhill ride to...

51.8 km to St. Oswald near Haslach.

Bike transfer to Haidmühle, to the start of the alluvial canal!
REGISTRATION: 07289 / 71585, Wagner company, St.Oswald/Haslach.

Further cycle transfers

Request the cycle map here for EUR 3.00 or the free folder about the Schwarzenberg Swamp Canal.

You can follow the route using navigation with the free outdooractive app.