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Next stage also goes upstream, but still not so much up that it´s worth worrying about. We follow the river Inn on the eastern side through Schärding, Stift Reichersberg and Braunau and Laufen. Then another river Salzach (Salt River) comes in and we continue east of it to Burghausen, St. Georgen and Oberndorf to Salzburg. Salzburg is also a nice town with all kind of accommodation and other services. Mozart was born here in the charming street Getreidegasse (1756). In the very centre you find tourist information near the cycle bridge Mozartsteg and if you look up, you will see the castle Hohensalzburg high above the town.
It´s not so pleasant to cycle in the town of Linz, but down along Donau everybody cycles. We go upstream to Passau, but it´s very plain - don´t worry for this stretch! And most of the route is totally free from cars. You can even jump on a riverboat up the stream if you prefer. Follow the route south of the river, passing the marvellous rococo-abbey of Wilhering. This is a small shared road, but then afterwards it´s carfree to Aschach. Further to Obermühl (north side - ferry) and the beautiful place at Schlögen where Donau turns 180 degrees in a special meander. From here cross to north side (carfree) or stay south on shared road. Rest of the way there are always two possibilities, but use one of the excellent map-guides to make your choize and to get more information.
Dolni Dvoriste was the last town in Czech Rep. before the border. After Dolní Dvoriste crossing the border and following the signed “Grenzland-Radweg” by passing lovely rural villages along the Austrian-Czech border via Reichenthal (lovely mill museum) and Schenkenfelden with the highest altitude between the border and Linz (800m). Afterwards rolling down most of the part with a great panorama-view on the hilly world of the Mühlviertel the Gusental-Radweg (R26) is joining Reichenau with the Danube-Cycling-Route via Gallneukirchen and St. Georgen along the lovely river Gusen. After 10 km pedalling up the river (Donau Radweg) arriving at Linz (240 m). This is a big town with all kind of accommodation from youthhostels/houses to 5 stars hotels and many bike shops. Besides beautiful house gables and trams to get around.
Next stage goes to one of several famous beer-towns in Czech Rep. Where the beer was invented more or less before the bicycle. Names like Plzen (Pilsen) and Ceské Budejovice (Budweise) indicate this. We pass Lom, Zelec, Dolni Bukovske, Lisnice, Hluboka nad Vltavou and Hrdejovice before Ceske Budejovice. And the last small stage in Czech Rep. continues through green hills, forests and near some lakes and rivers passing the towns Doudleby, Rimov, Kladiny, Smrhov, Kaplice, Rychnov nad Malsi and Dolni Dvoriste, which is the last town before the border. The route do also pass the town Cesky Krumlov, which is a very interesting middle age town - a place worth staying one night or two.
First a bit east inside Praha and then south to Pruhonice, Tilove u Prahy to cross the river Sazava just before Tynec nad Sazavou. Here we follow a part of the Greenway made by the organisation Zelené Stezky between Praha and Vienna (440 km) initiated by Czech-American association Greenways. The route avoids roads with cars and leads to the most attractive places. The landscapes of southern Bohemia between the cultural towns is green and varied with hills up to 5-600 m above sea level. Before Tábor we pass the towns of Kosova Hova, Libenice and Vlasenice.
Made in the Cotswolds. Published by Éditions Système D Ltd.
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