Witiko cycle route

Cross-border cycle tour through the Šumava and Czech Republic! Travel documents required!

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

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

5.1 km to Köckendorf Here you turn right onto the main road and cycle to...

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

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

16.0 km Pasečná. Shortly after the village you have a marvellous view as far as the eastern Alps. Now cycle 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 continuing 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 junction, leave cycle route 1033 and turn right onto cycle route 1021, which continues downhill to...

27.7 km to Předmostí . Continue along the Vltava reservoir to...

31.4 km Přední Výtoň and turn right at the roundabout, alternating uphill and downhill to the border crossing...

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

40.7 km Piberschlag From there, turn right downhill on the Sternwald main road and after approx. 800 m continue left to Mühlholz and uphill to Altenschlag. Cycle right on to the 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 colonisation of the primeval forest. After the visit cycle back to the main road and downhill back to the...

48 km starting point Helfenberg.

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