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By Paneuropean bikeroute to Bělá nad Radbuzou

First part of this bike trip to Bělá nad Radbuzou town is easy to manage for not trainded cyclists and also for families with children. It starts from terminal bike-bus stop in Železná and continue on forest roads to Bělá where you can end (f.e. with children). You can continue on the second part of this biketrip via Sycherák lake to view tower Březinka. There is possible to swimm at Sycherák lake, to take a lunch nearby and go back downhill to Bělá. There is only one hill rising on this biketrip (from Bělá) the rest is easy and out of roads so it is convenient also for family with children.

Trip length: 16km or 40km
Start & destination: Železná/Tillyschanz (CZ/DE) - Bělá nad Radbuzou

Author: cykloRADKA

Updated: 30.01.2010

Region full of empty villages, landscape several years not changed by building works of man - this is the Český les region on of the border mountains former Iron Curtain. Wide-spread forest full of good forest roads and small asphalt roads connecting foothills villagesad small towns, this is paradise for tourists, especially on the bike. Marked biketrails including two international ones attract mainly cyclists. Česky les offers nice biketrips to everyone especially from Pilsen city wchi is connected by bikebus via Stod city, Nýřany city to the cities in Česky les: Poběžovice, Hostouň and bělá nad Radbuzou and to the end station Železná/Tillischanz on the Czech-German border. From this place you can start one of the three bike trips and to look over three cities in the end of each of them.

Biketrip A (green line)

Paneuropean long-distantce biketrail connecting Pratur and Paris rides down from Železná/Tillyschanz grafually to Bělá nad Radbuzou town. During this way you will stop at several view point - about 1 kilometer from Železná and near Bystřice before downhill running to Bělá. There are also very nice view to landscape from Waldorf and Karlova huť. You have several possibilities to stop in rest places - Waldorf and near small lake below Srnčí vrch. There is a monument to American pilots just behind in the place where Růžov village was. This biketrip continues downhill running to Bělá and there it goes via the old bridge guarded by statues of saints. Here is possible to end this trip or continue on small circle going on Paneuropa bikeroute via Sycherák lake to Bernartice village and to Březinka view tower. Way back via Dehetná and nerby lakes Velký and Malý Hurtov with downhill runnig is rest finale of whole this biketrip. Near Sycherák you can swim at Chobot lake. Recommended lunch stop places are Bělá or Sycherák. There is only one hill rising on this biketrip (from Bělá) the rest is easy and out of roads so it is convenient also for family with children.

Bělá nad Radbuzou - biketrip destination

The first mention about Bělá nad Radbuzou town is in Kosmas Chronicle. Till 16th century Bělá belong under Přimda castle demesne. It was one of the centres od Přimda´s Chods which had own reeve here. Bělá is situated on the conflusion of Bezděkovský stream and Radbuza river (also called Bílý stream, it means White stream) the name of the town Bělá originates probably from the name of this stream. The other theory connects the name Bělá with two salt springs fontained here. The situation on one of the medieval trade route from Horšovský Týn to Bavaria was important for the development of Bělá. There were more German people then Czechs in the 13th centrury so Bělá was more offen called Weissensulz. In 1600 Bělá was owned of Lamingens von Albenreuth. In 1614 building of the fort was finished, later included also brewery and courtyard. Afterwars Bělá was joined to Újezd Svatého kříže demense the chateau in Bělá stayed as office only. During 19th century whole Bělá region belongs to Újezd Svatého kříže demense owned by clan of Koc from Dobrš that were visited by famous Czech painter family - Josef, Quido and Amálie Mánes during summers. From 17th century about ten glass manufactures were fouded, some of them had been working in the beginning of 20th century yet. Most of inhabitants of Bělá region occupied itself by farming, wooding and handicrafts. Most of inhabitants of Bělá was displaced after 1945 and most of villages in border area stayed empty. The church of Finding of St. Cross dedicated to Sevenpain Our Lady is the dominant of Bělá town. The best known monument in Bělá is old baroque bridge builded after the fashion of Charles bridge in Prague. It has six spans and six baroque statues of saints. The bridgee was transport building and also cult place, where feasts and worships was held. Bělá is also situated on the international long-distance Panevropa bikeroute from Prague to Paris.

Where to sleep

Bělá nad Radbuzou town

pension u Zubaře with the certificate Cyclists welcome

restaurant Radbuza
pension Dvořákův mlýn

Poběžovice town
hotel Hubertus

Rybník village
Rekreační středisko Rybník with the certificate Cyclists welcome

family farm Uher

Where to eat and drink

Bělá nad Radbuzou town
restaurant Radbuza - warm meals
Klub P+P - snack

Poběžovice town
hotel Hubertus - warm meals
U Dušana - warm meals
pizzerie Valtíř - warm meals

Rybník village
Restaurant of Rekreační středisko Rybník with certificate Cyclists welcome - warm meals

family farm Uher - warm meals

Železná village
Bistro U Bendů - warm meals
restaurace Praha - warm meals
Travel Free Shop

Bikerepairs

There is no bikerepairs in this area and around.

In a case of necessity you can use tools and base replacement parts in Cyclists welcome certificated places in pension U zubaře in Bělá and in Rekreační středisko Rybník.

Bikeguide

If you want to use bikeguide service and to get some local information during the trip, please, order bikeguide.

Transport to starting point by bike-bus

You can use bike-bus from Pilsen operating from 1st May to 19th September 2010. Information are here.

Recommended maps

Český les/Oberfälzer Wald, tourist & bike map No9, 1:75 000, for Pilsen Region Authority published by Kletr
Český les - jih, tourist map 1:50 000, published by KČT
Český les - Tachovsko, tourist & bike map 1:60 000, published by SHOCART
Český les - Domažlicko, tourist & bike map 1:60 000, published by SHOCART
Český les - Tachovsko, tourist & bike map 1:70 000, published by Kartografie Praha
Český les - jih, Chodsko, tourist & bike map 1:70 000, published by Kartografie Praha
Český les, Chodsko, tourist map 1:100 000, published by Kartografie Praha

Beware your phones!

There is many places in this area, where mobile phones have no signal in this region. There is only German mobile phone signal in some places. If you phone, please check which the signal you use. If you will go as a group and lost some person, there is only little chance to call your lost friend. There is possible to use coin telephone station in the rekreační středisko Rybník.

Package of 3 biketrips "By bike-bus to Český les" is consisted of

biketrip A - By Paneuropean bikeroute to Bělá nad Radbuzou (16 or 40 km)

biketrip B - From Radbuza river springs to Hostoun (40 km)

biketrip C - By Czech-German bike trails to Poběžovice (30 km)

Printed & www work of these 3 biketrips By bike-bus to Česky les was supported by Pilsen Region Regional Authority in 2009, operator of tourist website www.turisturaj.cz.