More demanding biking routes

These tracks are recommended mostly for mountain bikes. You can take some shortened tracks on a trek bike.

Klínovecký Tour

The most difficult track, its road profile and surface varies. Use the roadway at the beginning to make your ride easier. The tour will not lead you to the peak of Klínovec hill, but you can still visit it; turn onto a path that will lead you up there - after 1 km.

Registered by the Czech Tourist Club (KČT) under No. 2005
Track length: 24 km
Track length if taken the Pašerácká stezka track: 18 km
Marking: green-marked
Difficulty: II. – IV.
Recommended equipment: a mountain bike, a helmet

Places of interest on the shortened tour:

More than a half of the tour is higher than 1000 m above sea level and the trail goes around Klínovec and gives you the most beautiful views of the Ore Mountains.

Time to complete:

Men: 1 hour 15 minutes, women: 1 hour 25 minutes

Klínovec tour can be connected to the Popov tour. They meet at the place called “U klád” about two kilometres from Boží Dar. The length of this prolonged tour is 52 km and challenges your fitness condition.

Accommodation and Refreshments:

U Pašeráka in Suchá (11 km), Panorama in Jáchymov (16 km), guesthouse Lanti above Jáchymov (19 km)

Popov Tour

Very difficult track which vary in profile and terrain. The most difficult parts can be reached by foot.

Registered by KČT under No. 2005
Track length: 31,5 km
This tour may be shorter, as you turn onto a roadway in Mariánská and than continue through the Abertamská crossroad to Boží Dar. The shortened track length is 24 km.
Marking: green- marked
Difficulty: I. – IV.
Recommended equipment: a mountain bike

Places of interest:

This tour gives many beautiful types of scenery. We recommend seeing Popovský kříž viewing point which is about 400 meters walking distance from Popov. On this tour you will also pass by the 500 years old linden tree with 10 meters of a tree trunk perimeter. Tour also goes along the Nature Track Jáchymovské peklo (Jáchymov Hell) which shows the history of mining in Jáchymov. It is linked up with Klínovec tour in place called “U klád” (green-marked) and with the Central tour (yellow-marked).

Time to complete the tour:

Men 1 hour 27 minutes, women 1 hour 42 minutes

Accommodation and Refreshments:

Mariánská (17 km), Eduard – the biathlon centre (22km)

Central Plešivec Tour

Less difficult tour. Only going up and descending Plešivec hill may be more demanding (III.- IV.).

Registered by KČT under No. 2007
Track length: 33 km
Length of shortened track: 20 km
Marking: yellow-marked
Difficulty: I. – IV.
Recommended equipment: a mountain bike, shortened tour – trek bike is possible

Places of interest:

Tour runs around the National Nature Reserve Božídarské rašeliniště (Boží Dar Peat Bog) with a natural track. Track crosses Blatenský příkop – a marvellous water channel build in 1540 - and goes around the hill Božídarský Špičák (1115 m above sea level), the biggest basaltic mound in Central Europe.

This tour is connected with Popov tour (green-marked) and with one of the Pernink tours (2002), which is marked by green triangle marks and runs from Myslivny and leads to Pernink and Potůčky.

Sports curiosities

A big MTB race called KAREL BIKE is held annually every May on these trails. It starts and ends in Boží Dar. The records of this race are:

20 km - 38 minutes 07 seconds - men; 46 minutes 14 seconds - women
33 km - 59 minutes 17 seconds- men; 1 hour 24 minutes - women

Refreshments:

Ryžovna (10 km) Červená Jáma – Bludná (12 km)

Border crossing tour

Not difficult, mostly runs on roadways. More demanding while going up.

Registered by KČT under No. 2008
Track length: 38 km
Length of shortened tour: 24 km
Markings: blue-marked
Difficulty: I. – II. (III. while going up)
Recommended equipment: a mountain bike, trek bike

Places of interest:

The tour goes along the Czech-German border. It is connected to the Mílov border crossing path and to a hiking track in Potůčky. It goes right through Zlatý Kopec Natural Park where you can see beautiful sceneries Holubí skalky rock walls. In the most far away part of tour goes to village Potůčky, famous for its market. In Potůčky, you can relax in a swimming pool.

The tour is connected to one of the Pernink tours (no. 2000) which is marked by green triangle marks and goes from Pernink to Potůčky, Myslivny and continues to Plešivec and back to Pernink.