Cycling trip to the hills of the Bohemian Central Uplands - cycle route No. 3057
The trip is quite demanding and is 42 km long. You will be rewarded with a ride along nice forest paths and maybe even a beautiful view from the Varhošt' lookout tower.
Love riding forest trails? This is the ride for you. From Litoměřice take the Elbe Cycle Route through the pretty Porta Bohemica valley to Libochovany and then get on cycle route 3057. The trail climbs from the riverside up into the hills of the Central Bohemian Uplands to an altitude of over 560 m above sea level. Along the way, you can stop at the Calvary for a beautiful view of the Three Crosses or in the village of Kamýk with its castle ruins. Also on the route are the ice pits at Plešivec and a sea of stone (leave your bike behind to walk up to the viewpoint). Continue on through Hlinná and the pass below Varhošť (there is an optional turnoff for the outlook). Then ride through Ovčárna and down to Ploskovice, where you can visit the chateau and grounds and have a bite to eat at Café Páv. Return from Ploskovice to Litoměřice on cycle route 3066.
Length of trip
45 km; Climb: 807 m, Descent: 807 m
Route
Litoměřice - Libochovany - Kamýk - Hlinná - Babiny I - Ovčárna - Staňkovice - Myštice - Ploskovice - Žitenice - Litoměřice
Stops
Ploskovice Chateau
The jewel among the castles and chateaus of northern Bohemia is Ploskovice near Litoměřice. The chateau in Ploskovice was built in 1720-1730.
The real pearl among the chateaus of the Northern Bohemia is the Ploskovice chateau near Litoměřice. It was built between 1720 and 1730 by Anna Marie Františka of Toscany, then wife of the last descendant of the famous Italian noble family – Medici. The original summer residence was rebuilt in the late Baroque style by Kilián Ignác Dietzenhofer. At the beginning of the 19th century, the chateau became the property of the Habsburg family. The emperors Ferdinand V and Franz Joseph I both used Ploskovice as their summer residence.
After Czechoslovakia was established in 1918, it became the summer seat of the Foreign Ministry. It was often visited by Edvard Beneš and his wife. We recommend the tour round the castle and the walk through its gardens with Baroque style fountain and grotto (artificial cave) to any visitor of the Central Bohemian Uplands.
Contact
Address
Zámek Ploskovice
Ploskovice 1
Ploskovice
Phone Contact
+420 416 749 092
Email
ploskovice@npu.cz
Website
www.zamek-ploskovice.cz
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