The way points of this bicycle route:
East of the city center, enter Route 409, which is marked as Cycle Track 48, and proceed east.
Intersection with Route 410. Continue east on Route 409.
Vratěnín, a protected historical village, features Grasel’s Path, a scenic two kilometer loop through the territory of the legendary bandit Johann Georg Grasel. Continue on Route 409 (Cycle Track 48). A border crossing to Austria is to the south from here.
Chateau Uherčice features several restored rooms and a surrounding park and gardens, open to the public.
Begin steep descent into Dyje Valley.
Bridge over River Dyje.
On the left, after crossing the Dyje River, is the road to Podhradí nad Dyjí. About two kilometers up the road, you can see the ruins of Castle Frejštejn.
A Jewish cemetery is located just north of the town center.
The baroque chateau of Vranov nad Dyjí overlooks the river. Its chapel and Hall of Ancestors were designed by the Austrian architect Johann Bernard Fischer von Erlach, who also designed Vienna's Schönbrunn palce. Several hiking trails are available through the chateau's estate.
The center of town is on the opposite side of the river. Cycle Track 48 turns left here, leaving Route 398. An alternate route is to cross the bridge and remain on Route 398, rejoining the Greenways Trail before Lesná. The route is shorter, but the climb is steeper. For mountain bikers and those willing to hike, another alternative is to enter Národny Park Podyji directly from this town, riding on Cycle Track 5122.
Cycle Track 48 crosses Vranov Dam. Swim here during the summer months
Attractions include a restored windmill and a motorcycle museum. Cyclists on skinny tire bikes may want to skip the next segment, through Národny Park Podyji, and turn left on Route 408, proceeding directly to Znojmo. The route through the park passes through unique wilderness areas, and includes preserved border fortifications, remnants of the Iron Curtain.
Turn south off Route 308 to enter the park.
Iron Curtain Memorial. Barbed wire fortifications south of the village have been preserved here, the only such memorial in the Czech Republic, and there is a visitor's center.
The trail veers to the right, through on unpaved section. An alternate route is through Horni Breckov.
Begin descent through a heavily wooded area into the gorge of the Dyje River. This area may not be suited to riding on bicycles with skinny tires.
Cross River Dyje via footbridge.
Turn left here onto Cycle Track 5000 if you wish to stop at Znojmo, and you want to take an off-road route into Znojmo. An alternative on-road route is ahead.
Cross Route 413. To the south is the Austrian border. To the north is the city of Znojmo. Znojmo, a major city with overnight accommodations, features medieval fortifications, underground passages, the Rotunda of St. Catherines, and the Louka Monastery. It would be a good place to break this ride into two days.
In 1670, Jews who had been expelled from Weitersfeld and Pulkau, nearby towns in Lower Austria, founded the Jewish community of Schaffa, known in Czech as Safov.
Satov features more than 100 wine cellars, including the Painted Wine Cellar #46, decorated by a one-armed artist. Two defensive bunkers dating from WWII are open for touring.
Railroad crossing.
At this point, Cycle Track 48 detours off the roadway briefly, and rejoins the road at Chavlovice.
Enter Chvalovice via a wine cellar street, lined with shops where local wine vintners produce wines.
Here the Vienna-Prague Greenways Trail intersects with the local Moravian Wine Trail.
Slup's Renaissance Water Mill, located 300 meters north of the trail, features 16th century waterworks that are still in use. The Museum of the Czechoslovak Defense Line features fortifications and weapons from 1938.
A restored baroque chateau overlooks the town from a bluff above it, where evidence of paleolithic mammoth hunters has been found. The town's three main streets are lined with wine cellars.
Bridge over River Dyje.
Cycle Track 48 follows the Krhovice Hevlin canal for several kilometers.
Follow Cycle Track 48 through Dyjákovice.
Cross Route 415. An international border crossing is to the south on Route 415. Cross over into Austria for the thermal baths at Laa an der Thaya, and to view waterworks along the educational Laa Water Trail. Cycle Track 48 ends here. The Prague-Vienna Greenways Trail continues on Cycle Track 4, and follows the Austrian border to the south. This is the intersection with the Vienna-Krakow Greenways Trail, which follows Cycle Track 4.
Bridge
Bridge
Cycle Track 4 (and the Vienna to Krakow Greenways Trail) turns north here. Continue on the Prague Vienna Greenways Trail, which follows Cycle Track 41 from here, skirting the Austrian border.
The center of Mikulov is accessible from here. Mikulov is dominated by a baroque era chateau that overlooks the town, and features a museum of winemaking. The town center is famous for its well-preserved renaissance merchant homes. Before WWII, Mikulov had the Czech Republic's second largest Jewish community, after Prague. The historic Jewish quarter dates to 1450, and includes an old synagogue and a Jewish cemetery.
Overpass for Route 52 (E461), a major highway. Continue on Cycle Track 41 as it follows a railroad right-of-way around Mikulov.
Sedlec is on the other side of the railroad right-of-way.
Continue on Cycle Track 41.
The city of Valtice is to the left. Valtice's baroque chateau, open to tours, was the seat of the Lichtenstein family. It is connected with a wine tasting salon. The Austrian border crossing is to the right.
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A ride along the Czech side of the international boundary, formerly the Iron Curtain, along the Prague Vienna Greenways trail.
Tagged with: Onroad, Basic, Low traffic, Safe, Rural, Scenic, Touring
