EAGLE MOUNTAINS and FOOTHILLS by Bicycle Contents

EAGLE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS by Bicycle Contents

Eastern Bohemia...... 4 Eagle mountains and foothills...... 6 Through the Labyrinth of J. A. Komenský...... 8 Around the Pastviny Reservoir...... 10 Across the confluence at Homole...... 12 The Czech – Polish road...... 14 Royal inline...... 16 Orlice travels...... 18

Orlické cycling and inline kingdom Museum of Crafts, Letohrad

2 3 Eastern Bohemia OLDEST stud farm: Kladruby nad Labem, founded in 1552 HARDEST and oldest race: Velká pardubická steeplechase, established in 1874 Are you searching for a cyclist’s paradise? Well search no more! The East- HIGHEST point: Králický Sněžník, 1,423 metres above sea level ern Bohemia region is the perfect place for you. Cycling enthusiasts of LARGEST protected area: Maštale natural reserve, . all kinds will find something perfect just for them. 1,088.56 hectares It doesn’t matter whether your bike is your daily companion, or if you only LARGEST body of water: Seč Reservoir, 220 hectares take it out on special occasions. Or whether you love the mountains or prefer to ride on flat terrain. What unfolds before you is a diverse landscape that will immediately enchant you. While the region surrounding the Elbe River (home of the well-known Labská route) is a primarily flat SELECTION OF THE MOST INTERESTING EVENTS: area, the Eagle mountains and foothills and the Králický Sněžník area are, AVIATION FAIR on the other hand, a lure for mountain lovers. And, of course, the area IN PARDUBICE includes such cycling treats as single tracks and pump tracks. June In addition to beautiful landscapes, the region not only boasts an in- An international showcase of teresting history and fascinating technical monuments, but also kind, aviation and military technology. . hospitable, and open-hearted people.  www.aviatickapout.cz/en Its crown jewel is horses, not only because it is home to one of the most famous horse races in the world, the Velká Pardubická steeplechase, but SMETANA’S LITOMYŠL June, July also because of the Old Kladruber horses breeding programme, as well International operatic festival.. as the volumes of equestrian trails. Here, the old saying still rings true:  http://festival.smetana-litomysl.com “Every Czech is a musician.“ Perhaps that is also the reason why lovers of muses cherish the musical gem that is Smetana’s Litomyšl International Opera Festival. All of these are delicacies that simply invite you to savour them... Just CRAFT SATURDAY like the renowned Pardubice gingerbread. IN LETOHRAD July So don’t hesitate to visit this picturesque corner of the country, and fall A demonstration of traditional . in love with it from your bike seat... crafts and historical machines.. For more detailed information and tips for interesting excursions,  www.muzeumremesel.cz/en events, or accommodation, visit www.east-bohemia.info. PUPPETEER’S CHRUDIM July National showcase of puppeteer ensembles. .  http://en.navstevnik.cz PRAHA PARDUBICE AKCE CIHELNA IN KRÁLÍKY August The largest gathering of military history enthusiasts in the Czech Republic.  www.akcecihelna.com

4 5 Eagle mountains and foothills CALENDAR OF SELECTED EVENTS:

ACROSS THREE CASTLES Welcome to the pleasant landscapes of the Eagle mountains and foothills, bordered May on the north by the rolling ribbon of the Eagle mountains and foothills, passing over A long-distance procession of varying the Bystrzyckie Mountains to the Kłodzko Valley in Poland! In the southwest, these lengths and difficulty levels that can be landscapes open up to the Czech lowlands through the wide valley of the conjoined accomplished on foot, with prams, or by Tichá Orlice and Divoká Orlice rivers... and meet Moravia in the east. bicycle, with starting points at Sopot- The Eagle mountains and foothills region is home to the Orlické cycling and inline nice, Potštejn, or Žampach. kingdom. It is a region interwoven with a dense web of cycling routes and trails. All  www.eaglemountains.cz visitors will be able to find the perfect route for them according to their level of dif- A CITY IN MOTION ficulty and skill – from recreational cyclists to avid bikers. The flat roads, which pri- June marily lie in the Orlice River valleys, can even be safely navigated by children, while A week of relaxing fun with professional hard-core cyclists can choose from the many mountain and long-distance routes. You and amateur bands, sports events, and can get to your point of departure in comfort on the bicycle buses that run regularly entertainment in Ústí nad Orlicí. through the entire kingdom from May through September.  www.ustinadorlici.cz/en The greatest attraction is the network of cycling and inline trails that leads through the beautiful valley of Tichá Orlice and Třebovka, offering quality, regularly main- tained asphalt surfaces and minimal elevation changes. Dozens of kilometres DAYS OF WOOD of trails depart from Ústí nad Orlicí in all directions. One route leads through Le- June tohrad to Žamberk, another to Česká Třebová and a third through the village of Traditional events with woodcarvers, Brandýs nad Orlicí, Choceň, and all the way to Vysoké Mýto. a diverse cultural programme, and . The cycling routes take you through cities and towns, past castles and chateaus, and a craft fair in the chateau complex at along rivers and the Pastviny Reservoir, to the highest parts of the Eagle mountains, Žamberk. all the way to the lodge at Šerlich, and along the most beautiful places of the Eagle  www.east-bohemia.info mountains Protected Landscape Area as well as the natural reverses of the foothills. The ridgeline route leads along the stunning mountaintops of the Eagle mountains, CRAFT SATURDAY and is a truly royal experience. On this route your bike seat becomes a lookout point July from which you can observe Eastern Bohemia and the Kłodzko Valley. A popular programme in connection The kingdom is also attractive for its adrenaline experiences in the form of bike with craft showcases, stalls selling craft parks. Once such place is Peklák near Česká Třebová, which offers tracks of varying products, and demonstrations of histor- difficulties, from black for experienced bikers, red technical tracks with countless ical machines in motion that takes place jumps and angled turns, to blue tracks perfect for beginners and the general public. in the Museum of Crafts Letohrad. www.eaglemountains.cz  www.muzeumremesel.cz/en LANŠKROUN GATHERING AND CITY FESTIVAL September The largest tourist event of the area, a tradi- EAGLE MOUNTAINS tional long-distance procession and city festi- AND FOOTHILLS val with a diverse programme in Lanškroun.

ÚSTÍ NAD  www.east-bohemia.info ORLICÍ JABKANCOVÁ FAIR November A fair in Česká Třebová that takes place on Saint Catherine‘s day with the baking of the popular jabkanec (potato pancakes filled with cream cheese and sprinkled with ample amounts of sugar on top).  www.ceska-trebova.cz/en

6 7 Sudslava Velká Skrovnice

Rviště Brandýs . Dobrá Voda nad Orlicí Oucmanice Říčky

Ústí . Svatý Jiří Kerhartice nad Orlicí

Džbánov Andrlův Chlum

Voděrady Řetová

Natural labyrinth, Sloupnice THROUGH THE LABYRINTH Brandýs nad Orlicí OF J. A. KOMENSKÝ ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE Distance | 50 km

Type | trekking and road bicycles m.a.s.l

Difficulty:  464 m.a.s.l Džbánov Skrovnice Velká Říčky Řetová 309 Ústí nad Orlicí

ROUTE DESCRIPTION Sokol House, Sloupnice Ústí nad Orlicí This route leads through the picturesque rolling landscape of the Eagle mountains 10 km foothills, along small roads 0 km 20 km 30 km 40 km 50 km and tracks. On the hilltops Řetová – Mandl • Brandýs nad Orlicí – natural labyrinth, J. A. Komenský memorial, castle you will be accompanied ruins • Rviště – wooden belfry by enchanting views of the diverse landscape with farms, TIP forests, fields, and meadows. You, the pilgrim, will be best guided through the labyrinth that arose from the earth in the place where In short, a labyrinth of roads, J. A. Komenský penned one of the most important books of the Baroque by: a) Všezvěd Všudybud (Om- niscient Ubiquitous); b) Mámení (Delusion); c) the delicious „wedding“ koláčky pastries of Brandýs. hilltops, and thoughts.

Swimming complex, Ústí nad Orlicí Andrlův chlum lookout tower 4048 Ústí nad Orlicí > Řetová > Sloupnice > Voděrady > Svatý Jiří > Oucmanice > Brandýs nad Orlicí > Sudslava; 4046 Velká Skrovnice > Rviště > Dobrá Voda; 4215 Říčky > Kerhartice > Ústí nad Orlicí

POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE Ústí nad Orlicí – swimming complex • Andrlův chlum lookout tower •

8 9 Klášterec nad Orlicí Žamberk Zbudov

Pastviny

Líšnice

Lukavice Nekoř

Šedivec

Letohrad AROUND THE PASTVINY Pastviny Reservoir RESERVOIR ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE

Distance | 35 km

Type | trekking bicycles m.a.s.l

Difficulty:  552 Klášterec nad Orlicí Klášterec Šedivec m.a.s.l

Líšnice Žamberk Žamberk ROUTE DESCRIPTION 375 A comfortable route primarily through natural terrain that leads past the beautiful Pastviny Reservoir nestled in a valley with forests and meadows, with refreshing, dark, pristine water from the mountains. The water simply beckons swimming and rowing; rowboats and paddle boats can be rented at 0 km 10 km 20 km 30 km 35 km multiple locations. Restaurant terraces offer pleasant places for refreshment.

4073 Žamberk (from the Pod Černým lesem complex along the cycling route); 4073 Líšnice > Nekoř TIP (unpaved track from Nekoř to the dam, then asphalt roads along the left shore of the Pastviny Res- Gather your courage, swim across the Pastviny Reservoir, and dive into the water from one ervoir to the Orlička Valley, from here, concurrent routes 4069 and 4076 all the way to Klášterec nad of its cliffs! Don‘t forget to feed the carp from the dam, and let the locals tell you about the Orlicí; from Klášterec nad Orlicí (over the bridge) > along the right shores of the Pastviny Reservoir mysteries of the monastery church. (then 4069) to Nekoř; from Nekoř (through Nekoř in the direction of Bredůvka 4074 Šedivec (unpaved track outside of town all the way to Letohrad) > Letohrad (outside of the city, continue along the cycling trail) concurrent with route no. 18 > Žamberk (through the chateau park, back to the Pod Černým lesem complex) POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE Žamberk – lookout tower, chateau park, sports complex, Prokop Diviš House • Pastviny – reservoir dam, options for swimming, rowboat and paddleboat rental, adrenaline park, on the right shore of the reservoir: Vejvoda‘s Linden Tree, the tree with the thickest tree trunk in the Czech Republic • Letohrad – Museum of Crafts, Jára Cimrman Lookout tower, Žamberk Museum and Sitting Room, chateau and chateau park Orlice fortress, Letohrad

10 11 Žďár nad Orlicí Kostelec . nad Orlicí Žďárský pond

Suchá Borohrádek Zdelov Rybná Vrbice

Nové Čermná. Litice nad Orlicí Horní . Homole Jelení Lhoty . Rousínov u Potštejna Koldín

Choceň ACROSS THE Homole pilgrimage site CONFLUENCE AT HOMOLE ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE m.a.s.l Distance | 62 km

Type | trekking bicycles 479 Nové Litice Nové m.a.s.l Difficulty:  Choceň Choceň 251 Rousínov

nad OrlicíKostelec Borohrádek ROUTE DESCRIPTION This route will lead you through two characteristic foothill phenomena. You will encounter the confluence of both of the Orlice rivers: the Tichá 0 km 20 km 40 km 62 km Orlice and the Divoká Orlice, and you will ascend closer to the heavens via the sacred stairs at the Homole pilgrimage site. (along an unmarked asphalt road); 4319 . 4230 Choceň (green tourist trail, 4268, 4186); 4158 Rousínov > Horní Jelení > Borohrádek Homole (to the crossroads to Závrší, then (unpaved track to Žďárský Pond, then 4161); 4161 Žďár nad Orlicí (to the intersection of road along an unmarked road) > Koldín > Choceň number 36, then along the unmarked road to the town of Zdelov); 4318 Zdelov > Kostelec nad Orlicí (unpaved track from the swimming complex 4312, 4321 asphalt road); 4321 Suchá Rybná POINTS OF INTEREST > Vrbice (alternating reinforced and unpaved surfaces); 4046 Nové Litice > Lhoty u Potštejna ALONG THE ROUTE Choceň – Peliny natural park, chateau, Baroque complex • Kostelec nad Orlicí – chateau, chateau park • Vrbice – lookout Lookout tower, Vrbice tower • Lhoty u Potštejna – Homole . pilgrimage site

TIP Ascend to the Homole pilgrimage site between the Tichá Orlice and the Divoká Orlice. Here, you will experience the rosary with your own two feet. The stone stairway has 153 stairs and 16 rest stops. The number of stairs corresponds exactly to the number of „Hail Marys“ in the rosary, and the number of rest stops corresponds to the Our Fathers. Kostelec nad Orlicí Chateau Peliny natural park, Choceň

12 13 Mostowice Orlické Záhoří Rudawa Nová Ves Poniatów Neratov

Niemojów Bartošovice . v Orl. horách Zemská brána České Petrovice Vamberk Končiny Zbudov Petrovičky Žamberk Mladkov

Jablonné Letohrad Orlice nad Orlicí Verměřovice Choceň Ústí nad Orlicí Dolní Čermná Horní Čermná Jakubovice

Neratov pilgrimage site THE CZECH–POLISH Lanškroun ROAD ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE

Distance | 113 km

Type | road bicycles m.a.s.l 702

Difficulty:  Orlické Záhoří Bartošovice h. v O. Rudawa m.a.s.l Mladkov Horní Čermná

ROUTE DESCRIPTION Žamberk 365 Verměřovice Lanškroun Lanškroun The route leads from the crown of the earth (Landeskrone – Lanškroun – Land‘s Crown) neighbouring Bohemia and Moravia, across the Town house, Lanškroun European Elbe – Danube divide, to both Orlice 0 km 40 km 80 km 113 km rivers, the Tichá Orlice and the Divoká Orlice. And through the Zemská brána to Poland. Our own passionate road cyclists have planned the ideal route; you will no doubt meet some along the way. Záhoří > Nová Ves > Neratov > Bartošovice . (depart in the direction of Kunvald along an unmarked Letohrad Chateau Lanškroun town square > Mariánská Hora > road number 311 Horní Čermná > Jablonné nad road, after 2 km, white 4074) > Končiny > Zbudov > Žamberk Orlicí > Mladkov > Petrovičky > České Petrovice > Zemská brána > Bartošovice > border crossing (outside of the city, direction Letohrad, and continue along > Niemojów > Poniatów > Rudawa > Mostowice > border crossing > road number 311 Orlické cycling trail 4074 through Lukavice) > 4072 Letohrad > Letohrad Orlice (in Machovice, turn left before the bridge) > Verměřovice > Dolní Čermná > Jakubovice > Lanškroun

POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE Lanškroun – Lanškrounské rybníky nature trail • Mariánská hora pilgrimage site • Jablonné nad Orlicí – historical town square • České Petrovice – adrenaline park • Zemská brána– nature trail, Smuggler‘s Footbridge • Neratov – pilgrimage site • Žamberk – lookout tower, chateau park, sports complex • Letohrad – Museum of Crafts, Jára Cimrman Museum and Sitting Room, chateau, Tvrz Orlice fortress TIP Cycle, stop and rest for a while at least! And recharge with a view or a dip in the ponds between the granite cliffs of the canyon of the Zemská brána. Then seek out the true . celebration of man‘s faith and determination at the Neratov pilgrimage site. Orlice fortress, Letohrad

14 15 Letohrad Červená

Choceň Brandýs. Hnátnice Valdštejn nad Orlicí Klopoty Dolní Libchavy Peliny Perná Černovír Lanšperk

Kerhartice Oldřichovice Ústí . nad Orlicí

ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE 1A m.a.s.l

Letohrad 361 Vajdštejn m.a.s.l

Lanšperk Černovír 327 ROYAL Orlické cycling and inline kingdom Ústí nad Orlicí INLINE

0 km 5 km 10 km 12 km Distance | 31 km Type | road bicycles and inline skates ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE 1B Difficulty:  m.a.s.l 330

ROUTE DESCRIPTION Klopoty – mlýn Ústí n. Orlicí

A truly royal route that ranks Kerhartice m.a.s.l Perný among the best terrains for Brandýs nad orlicí 295 inline skating in Bohemia. Choceň – Peliny The trails lead through the gorgeous lush valley of the Tichá Orlice. They feature 0 km 5 km 10 km 15 km 19 km quality surfaces, minimal elevation changes, and only minigolf • Oldřichovice – active tourism complex in Cakle (climbing wall, sports field) Letohrad Chateau short spans of less ideal • Lanšperk – castle ruins • Letohrad – in the centre of town: Museum of Crafts, chateau complex, Jára Cimrman‘s Sitting Room, on the edge of town, the Tvrz Orlice Fortress conditions.

1A = 12 km: the entire route leads along the long-distance cycling route No. 18, along the TIP cycling trail: Ústí nad Orlicí (Sporthotel) > Dolní Libchavy (railroad crossing) > Oldřichovice Take off your skates, cool your feet in the Tichá Orlice, and swim in its pools with sandy (cross road number 360) > Černovír > Lanšperk (railroad crossing) > Hnátnice (road beaches! Or rent a boat in Cakle and travel the route by boat. crossing) > Valdštejn (a slightly more pronounced ascent followed by a descent) > Červená (local road with approximately 300 metres of broken asphalt) > Letohrad and back

1B = 19 km: the entire route leads along the long-distance cycling route No. 18, along the cycling trail: Ústí nad Orlicí (Sporthotel) > Kerhartice > Klopoty > Bezpráví > Perná (then 900 metres along a local road) > Brandýs nad Orlicí (cobblestones on the town square, past the roundabout turn right) > Choceň – Peliny (across the park to the city centre)

POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE Choceň – Peliny natural reserve • Brandýs nad Orlicí – swimming complex, natural labyrinth, J. A. Komenský memorial, castle ruins • Ústí nad Orlicí – swimming complex, Tichá Orlice Museum of Crafts, Letohrad

16 17 Deštné Rokole v Orlických horách

Deštné Dobruška v O. h. Bystrzyca Mostowice Kłodska Opočno Dobré

Říčky . v O. h. Rychnov Rokytnice. Róžanka nad Kněžnou v O. h. Bartošovice

Žamberk Bohousová Králíky

Čenkovice Letohrad Ústí. nad Orlicí

Česká Třebová Lanškroun ORLICE Zemská gate TRAVELS ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE

Distance | 259 km m.a.s.l Type | trekking bicycles 1 000 Difficulty:  Zieleniec Čenkovice Deštné – Zákoutí ROUTE DESCRIPTION Róžanka Day 1 – ascent into the mountains Rokole m.a.s.l

Bohousová

(43 km), Česká Třebová – terminal > Třebová Česká Česká Třebová Česká Lanškroun Lanškroun (CT 4222) > Čenkovice 281 Day 2 – eastern section of the Eagle mountains and the Polish Hanička Fortress Bystrzyckie Mountains (61 km), Čenkovice (red 4071) > Bartošovice – Niemojów (border crossing, then along an unmarked road) > Róžanka (road number 389) > Mostowice – Orlické Záhoří (border crossing) 0 km 50 km 100 km 150 km 200 km 259 km Day 3 – western section of the Eagle mountains and relaxation at the foot of the mountains (46 km), Mostowice (CT 4035) > Zieleniec (CT 4035) > Čihalka (border crossing, CT 4035) > Rokole (CT 4325) > Dobruška > Opočno • Dobruška – the birth house of F. L. Hek • Opočno – chateau, Broumar Pond • Deštné – the Day 4 – back to the heart of the mountains (41 km), Opočno (unmarked) > Dobré (CT 4244) History of Melting Glass nature trail • Říčky – rope course park, mountain scooters • Žamberk – water park, lookout tower • Žampach – castle ruins, arboretum • Lanšperk – castle ruins > Jedlová > Deštné v Orlických horách (CT 22, in Zákoutí, take the turnoff for CT 4070) > Zdobnice (CT 4070) > Říčky v Orlických horách Day 5 – return (68 km), Říčky v Orlických horách (CT 4070) > Rokytnice v Orlických horách (CT 4070) > Žamberk (green CT 4073) > Bohousová (blue CT 4072) > Lanšperk (CT 4048) > Černovír (CT 4146 then asphalt road CT 4045) > Dolní Houžovec (CT 4045) > Skuhrov > Česká Třebová POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE Česká Třebová – indoor swimming pool, Peklák ropes course park • Rybník – Údolím Skuhrovského potoka sen- sory perception trail • Lanškroun – Lanškrounské rybníky nature trail • Údolí Moravské Sázavy River valley – pros- pecting adit, option of panning for Czech garnets • Suchý Ornithological observatory, vrch – lookout tower, Bouda artillery fort • Zemská brána Lanškroun Opočno Chateau 18 19 Published by: . Destinační Společnost Východní Čechy nám. Republiky 12, Pardubice 530 02 Tel.: +420 466 030 412 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.vychodni-cechy.org

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