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Best Places to Ride your Bike in Prague
Bike riding in Prague is a popular leisure activity, an affordable and eco-friendly pastime. Cycling lets you explore exciting new spots you might not otherwise visit; Prague has spectacular cycling routes with incredible scenery. In Prague, you can cycle a reasonable distance and once you’re tired, you put your bike on the train and go back effortlessly to Prague. In this article, you’ll discover the best places to ride your bike in Prague.
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Vysehrad to Cernosice/Vsenory
This cycling route is 24-27 km, completely flat, great for families, and wholly off-road, so you don’t need to worry about car traffic. The cycling route starts from Vysehrad, following the sign for route A2, as it heeds the course of the river upstream.
Trucks and cars drive past you at speed overhead, but there is a unique bridge for cyclists suspended under the motorway deck; this allows pedal-powered traffic to cross the joining of the Vltava and Berounka rivers safely. You will enter the village below the level crossing, where a Cukrarna place faces you invitingly. This is a perfect spot for a well-earned chlebicek, ice cream and slice of cake.
At that point, you can decide to hop the train and return to Prague or continue along the cycle path, route 3, along the tracks to the next village. Take care as you enter Dolni Mokropsy as the route is on the road; follow route 3, which will take you to a picturesque iron railway bridge overhead a weir on the Berounka river, which is a favorite swimming spot and a perfect end to the trip. To return to Prague, follow route A3 for 1.5 km until you reach the Vsenory train station.
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IDEAL FOR: GROUPS, FAMILIES, BEGINNERS
tour HIGHLIGHT: BEROUNKA RIVER, VLTAVA RIVER, CUKRARNA, DOLNI MOKROPSY
The Veltrusy Chateau
Critical Mass on the bridge over Nusle, 22nd September 2007, Prague, Czechia. Photo by Hynek Moravec-Wikimedia
The Veltrusy Chateau cycling is a 9 km cycling tour ideal for exploring the entire area. Veltrusy Chateau is an artificial park on a river island that covers around three hundred hectares. As you cycle through Veltrusy Chateau, you will discover romantic corners dotted with multiple bridges across mill brooks and picturesque pavilions.
There is an incredible forest that gives a peaceful view and local fields you can rest at while having snacks. Also, through the riding, you will encounter multiple architectural and natural attractions of the park along the way. You will get acquainted with the concept of a natural landscape park where wild nature seamlessly meets human work.
As you cycle through the park, you will meet plenty of bike-friendly tourism destinations meaning this is an ideal cycling path.
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tour HIGHLIGHT: VELTRUSY CHATEAU, MULTPLE BRIDGES ARCHITECTURAL AND NATURAL ATTRACTION
Vysehrad to Vrane nad Vltavou
It’s a 16 km gentle cycle through the Vltava valley, a leisurely cycle perfect for an evening trip. You will take route A2 along the river as to Cernosice, only that you don’t cross the rivers when you get to the Prazsky Okruh; instead, you continue heading upstream following the signs for Vrane nad Vltavou.
Deprived of the course of the Berounka, the Vltava narrows, and the valley befits picturesque and steep-sided. You will come upon several drinking spots along the riverbank, where you can rest, park your bike and relax with a beer.
The route terminates at Vrane nad Vltavou. If you feel energetic, you can still cycle back to Prague; follow the same route downstream this time. Alternatively, there is a train you can hop on at Vrane nad Vltavou.
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Cerny Most/ Horni Pocernice to Podebrady
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If you are in the mood for a day trip which will take 5-6 hours, this is the best route to cycle along; this longer ride is on high-quality paths, including beautiful scenery and ends in the enchanting town of Podebrady. If you start cycling in Cerny Most, heed the signs for route A26, which will safely guide you under the motorway to the village of Horni Pocernice.
Route A26 will take you to the Horni Pocernice railway station. From the station, take up A26 through the village of Horni Pocernice until it becomes route 17 Jizera Greenway. This is the start of a beautiful cycle path that will take you across fields until you reach the confluence of the Labe and Jizera rivers at Lazne Tousen. This route will follow the course of the Labe to Podebrady, taking in the towns of Lysa nad Labem and Nymburk on the way.
You will know you’re near Podebrady once the grassy path becomes paved and becomes busy with inline skaters, runners and cyclists. Pull off the cycle path and enter the town square, where an ice cream shop awaits to reward you for your toil. Podebrady is defined by a magnificent colonnade which is faced with several excellent restaurants, where you dine before hopping on a train back to Prague.
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TOUR HIGHLIGHT: HORNI POCERNICE, LABE AND JIZERA RIVERS, TOWN SQUARE AND MANY MORE
Karlstejn
The A1 cycle path is the most popular route in Prague. It follows the left bank of the Vltava and later the Berounka river starting from Lahovice, which is beneath the Barrandov bridge through Cernosice to Dobrichovice and Hlasna Treban. As you continue, you will cross over the Vltava and meet the river Berounka.
You will keep the Berounka company for the vast majority, passing through quaint Czech villages where you will gain a taste of rural Czech life again. The Berounka and Vltava are beautiful rivers full of wildlife so that you will enjoy the beautiful scenery. You will follow the Berounka for 15km before reaching the final destination, Karlstejn Castle and you can go and explore this beautiful castle.
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IDEAL FOR: SMALL GROUP, GROUPS, SOLO CYCLING
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: KARLSTEJN CASTLE, BEROUNKA RIVER, BARRANDOV BRIDGE, WILDLIFE
A1 Andel to Radotin Biotop
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This is a 12km cycling route, following the A1 route along the tram tracks on Nadrazni street towards Hlubocepy. This route follows the left bank of the Vltava until the confluence with the Berounka and then follows the Berounka river to the village of Radotin. You can cool off with a dip in a natural swimming pool in the Radotin Biotope.
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IDEAL FOR: BEGINNERs
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: BEROUNKA RIVER, RADOTIN VILLAGE, NATURAL SWIMMING POOL
Podhori to Nebusice through Dolni Sarka
This cycling route starts at Podbaba; it can also be accessed from the A2 route by taking the P2 Podhori-V Podbabe ferry. From Podbaba, follow the cycle path under the railway line and follow route A17; it gently winds its way up the Sarka Valley. The cycling route has low-trafficked asphalt and forest roads and ends in the village of Nebusice.
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IDEAL FOR: BEGINNERs
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: SARKA VALLEY, NEBUSICE VILLAGE
Okor Castle
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Okor castle and the local restaurant are the perfect places to visit if you want a ride of about an hour and a half. The restaurant has a summer terrace where you can soak up the sun. The Okor castle ruins are about 15 km from Prague’s center and are surrounded by picturesque countryside. The riding route is smooth, without steep hills and the castle ruins are fun to explore.
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TOUR HIGHLIGHT: OKOR CASTLE
A2 Rudolfinum to Klecany or Ricany
Follow route A2 downstream from the Rudolfinum through Karlin Liben and Troja, be careful to watch lions and cheetahs as you pass Prague Zoo. The route continues uninterrupted along the river as far as Klecany, with dramatic views of the valley along the way. The trail ends at 18km at Klecany; however, there is an option of taking the ferry across the river to the village of Roztoy.
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IDEAL FOR: SMALL GROUP, BEGINNERs
TOUR HIGHLIGHT: ROZTOY VILLAGE, PRAGUE ZOO
A12 Branik to Prokopske Udoli
This riding route starts at Branik and crosses the Barrandov Bridge and Hlubocepy valley. If you have a mountain bike or a brave heart, you can continue up the Dalejsky Valley towards Reporyje. This cycling is a 5km ride to the Prokopske Valley and pleasant picnic spots along the route.
