Cycle trip to Říp on cycle route No. 3102
Cycle in the footsteps of the Great Father of Bohemia to the mythical Mount Říp. The trip is slightly over 30 km long and can be done by a moderately fit cyclist. Cycle route No. 3102 starts in Roudnice nad Labem and takes you from the Elbe Trail to the foot of Mount Říp.
Start your trip in Roudnice nad Labem, where you can get all the information you need at the Podřipsko Information and Transport Centre in Arnoštova Street. From Roudnice, follow cycle route No. 3102, which will take you to the foot of Říp to the village of Rovné. Then you will pass through a local alley and climb up to the top of Říp Mountain, which is quite steep and demanding. There is no shame in pushing it. On Říp, you can have a refreshment in a local hut, see the routunda or several viewpoints.
From Říp, continue down to Rovný and Krabčice. From there, follow the minor road to Bechlin and then to Horní Počapel, where you will join the Elbe Trail. Follow the water through Hněvice, Račice, Záluží and Dobříně back to Roudnice nad Labem.
In Roudnice you can visit the Hlásku tower or the Lobkowicz castle.
Length of trip
32.5 km; Climb: 320 m, Descent: 320 m
Route
Roudnice nad Labem - Vesce - Krabčice - Rovné - Říp - Rovné - Krabčice - Bechlín - Horní Počaply - Hněvice - Račice - Zaluží - Dobříň - Roudnice nad Labem
Stops
The Dobříň Forest and Dobříň Village
The natural monument presents the riparian forest of the Elbe river floodplain with an area of more than 21 ha is home to protected snowdrops and endangered insect species.
Dobříň Village is located about 5 kilometres from Roudnice nad Labem town. The first written document about this village comes from the end of the 13th century. Today, the population of Dobříň is about 550 inhabitants. In Dobříň, you can visit the birthplace of a poet Josef Hora. In his house, there is a small exhibition about the poet’s life.
Not far from the village, there is a natural reservation called Dobříňský háj (The Dobříň Forest) - the floodplain forest of the Labe river. There you can see some rare and protected plants (for example the snowdrop shooter), and insects. Another notable feature of Dobříň village is the Dobříň lake. Today, the former sand mine is a natural swimming pool.
Contact
Address
Informační a dopravní centrum Podřipska
Arnoštova 88
413 01 Roudnice nad Labem
Telephone contact
+420 412 871 501
Web page
www.vyletnarip.cz
Categories
Photo gallery
Galerie - Dobříňský háj
