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.
Stops
Děčín Town
The town of Děčín is the lowest town on the Elbe and lies on the border of the Central Bohemian Uplands and Bohemian Switzerland.
Děčín town is located in the Labe river valley, on the place where the two tributaries of Labe – the Ploučnice river from the right side, and the Jílovský creek from the left side – separate the landscape of the Central Bohemian Uplands from the rocky slopes of Labe Sandstone Rocks.
The Labe valley changes into a canyon and enters the Labe Sandstone Rocks Area in Děčín. The Labe river is also a natural axis of the town. The altitude of Děčín is 135 metres above the sea level which makes it the lowest-located town in the Czech Republic. Its population is about 50.000 inhabitants and the town is also an important port.
As for cycling, it is a key junction of several long-distance cycling trails. In Přípeř part of Děčín, there is a junction of the cycling trail number 23 (named Kruškohorská long-distance trail) and the cycling trail number 2 (the Labe cycling trail). The popular tourist destinations of Děčín are for example the local chateau, the ZOO at the Pastýřská stěna rock or so-called via ferrata.
There is also a lot of hiking possibilities: an interesting educational trail called The Labe Canyon starts by the Stoličná mountain. On the left bank of the river, you can follow the red, green, and yellow tourist trails.
Contact
Address
Turistické informační centrum Děčín
Karla. Čapka 1441/3
Děčín
Telephone contact
+420 412 532 227
E-mail
info@idecin.cz
Web page
idecin.cz