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This is a sporty tour. Thanks to the bike bus, you can save yourself the first few metres of ascent out of the Elbe valley. From Berggießhübel, you cycle through the forests and peaks of Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland, panoramic views included.
Berggießhübel - Bad Gottleuba - Hellendorf - Rájec - Tisá - Hoher Schneeberg - Rosenthal - Raum - Bahra - Berggießhübel
Kurhaus, Berggießhübel
Kurhaus, Berggießhübel
We start at the Kurhaus bike bus stop in Berggießhübel. The spa town on the border with the Osterzgebirge has a long mining tradition. Our route first takes us in the direction of Bad Gottleuba, the second half of the double spa town. A flying visit to the medical history collections offers us an exciting insight into the medical practices of days gone by. Here we turn off in the direction of Augustusberg, where we can take a detour and do something for the altitude metres. We continue via Hellendorf, passing below the Zeisigstein to cross the old border crossing. We cycle through Rájec, with forest to the left and right, until we reach Tisá, home of the famous Tissa Walls. We leave the bikes outside for a visit and set off on foot to discover the rock town.
We then follow cycle route 23, which is signposted on the yellow signs that are typical of the Czech cycle guidance system. Shortly afterwards, we are at the foot of Děčínský Sněžník. The summit is a popular vantage point for hikers and cyclists alike and we comfortably cycle up the tarmac road to the Dresdner Aussicht, the highest point of our tour at 710 metres. Of course, the view is not called that for nothing - it offers a truly marvellous view over the Elbe Sandstone Mountains as far as Dresden and the Ore Mountains.
After a well-earned breather, we cycle back downhill along the same path and turn right. At the next refuge, we leave cycle route 23 and turn left back towards the Saxon-Bohemian border. We cycle to Rosenthal and briefly follow the Saxon Central Mountain Route. If you want, you can make a detour to the Hercules Columns, all others cycle past the Schweizermühle mill and cycle back to Berggießhübel via Raum and Bahra. There are a few more panoramic views along the way.
Once you arrive in Berggießhübel, you have the opportunity to visit the Marie-Louise-Stolln, a visitor mine where iron ore used to be mined. On a hot day, you can cool off in the Billy outdoor pool just round the corner.
The tour is suitable for trekking bikes, mountain bikes, gravel bikes and e-bikes of all kinds.
Take the A17 in the direction of Prague to the Bahretal exit and continue in the direction of Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.
in the town centre or at the "Marie Louise Stolln" visitor mine
Arrival/departure:
Bicycle bus 219 from Pirna ZOB (bus station) to Berggießhübel Kurhaus, on public holidays and weekends between 1 April and 31 October.
Bicycle bus 216 from Pirna ZOB (bus station) to Berggießhübel Kurhaus, on public holidays and weekends between 1 April and 31 October.
Both lines also run Monday to Friday without bicycle trailers.
From Monday to Friday, two journeys on the PlusBus line 219 on the Pirna - Bad Gottleuba route and back will each carry a bicycle trailer:
The cycle bus also stops at other stops that intersect this tour, including in Tisá and at Děčínský Sněžník.
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