Cycle trip on the route Ústí nad Labem - Decin - by boat there and by bike back
Set off from Ústí nad Labem by boat to Děčín and return along the Elbe Trail by bike. The trip is ideal for families with children. The Ústí - Děčín trail is almost the entire length of a car-free cycle path.
The boat line of the Transport of the Ústí nad Labem Region with the designation 92 departs from the station Ústí nad Labem-centrum at 9:30 and reaches Děčín in less than two hours. If you want to stay in Děčín, be sure to visit the viewpoint on the Shepherd's Wall and you can also visit the nearby Děčín Zoo or the local castle. For more tips on where to go in Děčín, visit the local information centre. And where to go with your bike? At the Shepherd's Wall and at the information centre, you can use the bike boxes to store your bike and go exploring Děčín in peace. It's divine...
️ On the way back you will have a relaxing 25 km along the Elbe Trail. If you want to stop at an interesting place on the way, make sure to choose Velké Březno. Here you can visit a castle with a beautiful garden or arrange a tour with beer tasting at the Březňák brewery.
This trip is only possible in the months when the boat line is running (i.e. mostly March, April, May, part of September, October and part of November). More info on the boat line.
Our tip - before your trip, visit the Cycle Centre in Ústí nad Labem. Here you can get tourist materials and you can also get your bike inflated.
Length of the trip by bike: 25 km
Route: Ústí nad Labem - Děčín (by boat) - Těchlovice - Velké Březno - Ústí nad Labem.
Is this trip too short for you and yet you are tempted by the combination of boat and bike trip? If so, you can take the same boat line to Dolní Žleb and extend your trip by the route Dolní Žleb - Děčín. This will extend your trip by about 10 km.
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Ústí nad Labem Town
The regional town of Ústí nad Labem offers several interesting tourist destinations. Among other things, it is called the "city of waterfalls" - there are countless in its vicinity.
Ústí nad Labem town is situated in a beautiful countryside of a Labe valley in the north of the Czech Republic. It is in the heart of the Central Bohemian Uplands Protected Landscape Area and its famous valley called Porta Bohemica (or: The Gate to Bohemia).
Because of the good transport connections, the town is a natural starting point of trips to the region of Labe Sandstone Rocks, to the Bohemian Switzerland National Park, and to Krušné Hory Mountain Range.
The most notable parts of the town skyline are The Střekov Castle, Větruše (a small chateau with natural and mirror mazes, a lookout tower, and a restaurant), Mariánský Bridge, which is said to be one of the top ten structures of the last decade of the 20th century, and the Church of the Ascension of Our Lady. Its tower is deflected by 2 metres from the vertical axis!
In Ústí nad Labem, you can visit a lot of castles and chateaus (e.g. Blansko castle ruins, Krásné Březno chateau, Velké Březno chateau), interesting natural features (Erben’s viewpoint, Střekov viewpoint, Vaňov waterfall), and interesting museums (The Civil Protection Museum – the Underground of Ústí, The Model Trains Museum in Trmice Castle, The Municipal Museum of Ústí nad Labem), and the ZOO (with the attractive animal shows, night tours or the zoo-train).
Contact
Address
Ústí nad Labem - Informační středisko
Mírové náměstí 1/1
Ústí nad Labem
Telephone contact
+420 475 271 700
E-mail
info.stredisko@mag-ul.cz
Web page
www.usti-nad-labem.cz
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