Czech Cycling Established Routes

Prague and the Czech Republic has a lot of great cycling routes, listed on print or online maps. The following are notes on some well established, more general, longer range touring routes, connecting major destinations.

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Elbe Cycling Route: North Bohemia--Prague

175km/109mi
Mostly on dedicated bicycle path
Mostly paved; follow recommended path to divert around bad sections

Great website at http://www.elbe-cycleroute.cz with information and online map. Also produces a printed map (look for green cover with www.elbe-cycleroute.cz on bottom).

Prague--Vienna Greenways

418km/260mi
Almost entirely on dedicated bicycle path

Official site with lots of information at pragueviennagreenways.org. Map PDFs are downloadable for free. Many tour companies lead trips along this route and have some information on their sites, e.g., Visit Greenways.

Prague--Passau along Moldau Trail

Velociped has a good general overview with printable map. Radweg-Reisen GmbH Tours also has some information.

Prague--Budapest

There are several ways to do this, including a bike trail. Czech Active Tours has some information on a route through smaller towns, as opposed to commonly used routes through Vienna.

EuroVelo Routes

These are major pan-European routes. They are required to be paved, relatively quiet, and have no more than a 6 percent grade (unfortunately!). More info on the EuroVelo website, some general notes are on Wikipedia. Notably, Route 7 connects Prague and Berlin.