In Czechia, you can spend two amazing weeks cycling along the 800 km long stretch of the Iron Curtain Trail on the borders with Germany and Austria. The route is fully signposted and allows visitors to learn about Czechia’s rich culture, unspoiled nature and the different power-struggles that have taken place in Central European history. In many sections, the Iron Curtain Trail in Czechia uses the former military road that was built along the entire communist border in the 1950s and 1960s and it is currently traffic free. Along the way you will find historic museums, monuments and other landmarks connected to the Cold War period.
The development of EuroVelo 13 – Iron Curtain Trail is supported by the Interreg Central Europe project ICTr-CE. In the context of the project, ECF together with project partners developed an innovative cycling product - known as Good Impact Cycling - sold by official EuroVelo 13 Booking Centres to allow cyclists to experience the Iron Curtain Trail while leaving a positive influence. Using tools such as the CARMACAL carbon footprint calculator and the Impact Measurement System, the offers estimate the environmental and social impact of the tours. The Good Impact Programme reduces these impacts by allocating funds to projects focusing on environmental, social, and economic impacts, strengthening the positive contributions of cycling tourism to the regions.
In Czechia, you can find the Good Impact Cycling tours Vineyards and River Floodplains, From Granite Landscapes to Vineyards, and Mysterious Granite Worlds.
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Partnerství, o.p.s. is the National EuroVelo Coordinator in Czechia. This website displays top cycle routes in Czechia including EuroVelo routes, Greenways and cycling friendly businesses as well as cycling friendly accommodations (called "Cyklisté vítáni"), restaurants and tourist attractions.
[email protected] (+420) 736 747 361
This Czech EuroVelo website offers information on the four EuroVelo routes in Czechia, including cycling friendly "Cyclists Welcome" accommodations, gastronomy and touristic websites. Available in English, German and Czech, the website also contains information on daily sections including major highlights, an online map with downloadable tracks in kml format as well as contacts to find more information.
[email protected] (+420) 274 816 727
A particularly beautiful section of the EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail through unique nature on the border between Czechia, Lower Austria, and Slovakia.
Official website of the National Tourism Authority "CzechTourism", providing inspiration for cycling itineraries in Czechia.
National website with information on train, bus and public transport connections and travel with a bicycle in the Czech Republic.
Web site of the national train company Czech Railways (České dráhy) with information on taking bicycles on trains in the Czech Republic.
[email protected] 00420 221 111 122
Accommodation, restaurants, camping sites and tourist destinations for cyclists are indicated by a smiling bike certifying that cyclists are welcome.
[email protected] (+420) 736 747 361
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This English-language brochure presents the history of various countries separated by the Iron Curtain. With supplementary overview maps and route descriptions of all stages of the Iron Curtain Trail, this brochure is the perfect travel preparation for EuroVelo 13.
The map presents the major EuroVelo, Greenways, River and Culture cycle routes of Czechia together with services for cyclists "Cyclists Welcome". It is issued annually by the EuroVelo coordinator in Czechia, Partnerství, o.p.s. The map is available in English and Czech and can be ordered from the e-shop.
Flyer about the area of South Moravia and the Weinviertel in Austria. The Iron Curtain Trail leads over 200 km through South Moravia and the Weinviertel between Drosendorf and Břeclav. On this section you cycle through the Podyjí National Park and the Dyje Valley as well as through the UNESCO World Heritage landscape Lednice-Valtice and the historic wine towns of Znojmo, Retz and Mikulov.
The interactive map of long distance cycle routes in Czechia contains various types of services for cyclists such as accommodations, campsites, restaurants and tourist attractions. The results can be also filtered by type of service and cycle route. The initiative is part of the Cyclists Welcome in V4 project.
