Sumava National Park Mountain Cycling

It stretches over an area of 120 by 45 km (75 by 30 miles) and together with the Bavarian Forest belongs to the Czech massif. The Protected Landscape Area Šumava was established in 1963 and in 1991 it was declared the Šumava National Park. In 1990, Šumava received the UNSECO status of biospheric reserve. Being a border mountain range, Šumava historically had a guarding significance. We can find remnants of fortifications from the Thirty Years’ War and bunkers from the time of fortification of the First Republic in 1938. For the long decades of the communist regime, many places were inaccessible to tourists. Visiting such unique areas, which were only recently opened to the public and where the remnants of the infamous “Iron Curtain” fortifications are ever present, is a unique experience.

During our 9-day bike tour we will explore deep forests, mysterious swamps, ride along wild mountain rivers to glacial lakes, lookouts, viewpoints and we will also ride in the Bavarian Forest on the German side of the border. We will simply visit the best places Šumava has to offer. Naturally, we can’t miss a visit to the source of the Vltava river which eventually flows through Prague and the most world-renowned unique nature reserve of the Czech Republic – the Boubín Primeval Forest, where the oldest spruce and fir trees are 300-400 years old, while the entire forest is older than mankind.

The program of this 9 day bike tour begins with the visit of Prague, as the starting point of our trip. We will then take you to the border town of Domažlice, where we get on the bikes and start our first attractive mountain biking. We will finish our mountain biking in Český Krumlov, nowadays a world-renowned UNESCO protected historic town and then return to Prague.

We selected combinations of more challenging and easy day bike tours with the option to skip some more demanding climbs.

Routes : marked cycle path, 90% cycle routes with low motor traffic, 90% blacktop cycle path