Start your trip in Litoměřice, taking the Elbe Cycle Route to Píšt'any, where you can swim in the lake and have a cold drink at the marina. Then hop a ferry to Lovosice to visit the U Zámečku lookout. Take alternate route 2A of the Elbe Cycle Route to the ferry crossing in Malé Žernosky, then continue along cycle route 25 into the picturesque Oparno valley. There is a pretty stretch alongside the Milešovský brook and then you can stop for a bite to eat at Černodolský mlýn. Take the same route back to the ferry in Malé Žernosky, crossing the river to the main fork of the Elbe Cycle Route and continue to Velké Žernosky. Here you can make a short detour to the village and maybe pick up a bottle of the local wine. Then it’s just a short ride back to Litoměřice along the Elbe Cycle Route.

This ride is possible in summer months when ferries are running.

Route: Litoměřice – Píšťany – Lovosice – Malé Žernoseky – Oparno – Velké Žernoseky – Litoměřice

Ride distance: 25 km

Elevation profile: ↑ 130 m, ↓ 130 m

Difficulty: Easy

Bike type: Gravel, road, touring

Route on the map here.

Stops

1. Píšťanské Lake (Žernosecké Lake)
2. Marina Labe – Píšťany
3. Ferry Lovosice – Píšťany
4. Viewpoint “U Zámečku” – Lovosice
5. Opárenské valley
6. Černodolský mlýn - pension and restaurant - Oparno
7. Ferry Malé Žernoseky - Velké Žernoseky
8. Wine Hrabkovský - Velké Žernoseky
9. Žernosecké vinařství s.r.o. – Winery of Žernoseky Ltd. - Velké Žernoseky
10. Family winery Mikulenkovi - Velké Žernoseky
11. Porta Bohemica Winery s.r.o. - Velké Žernoseky
12. Elbe cycle route
13. Coffee with steam - Litomerice
14. Litoměřice Town