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THROUGH THE ELBE CANYON INTO THE SANDSTONE LANDSCAPE

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THROUGH THE ELBE CANYON INTO THE SANDSTONE LANDSCAPE

A tip for a trip to the beautiful landscape of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The bike trip is slightly over 20 km long and is more suitable for MTB bikes.

You will start the cycling tour in Děčín. Follow the Elbe Trail in the direction of Dolní Žleb and after a while you will reach the edge of the Elbe Canyon. You will then ride through the deepest sandstone canyon in Europe all the way to Dolní Žleb to the ferry. Here you can refresh yourself in the Dolní Grund restaurant or in the U Kosti pub.

Then disconnect from the Elbe Trail and follow the yellow trail uphill. From the village of Dolní Žleb the trail leads through the Hluboký důl, also called Koňák. The trail here runs along an older sandstone pavement for about 1.5 km, which is why this hike is more suitable for MTB. In Hluboký dů you can see many sandstone rock formations along the route and also several small waterfalls. Watch out for bumps while riding on the sandstone and in wet conditions, you'd better guide the bike in places. After 1.5 km of steep climbing on sandstone pavement, you will join the forest asphalt road at a fork. Continue along the yellow trail until you reach the U Buku crossroads, then continue along the yellow trail in the direction of Maxičky. You will reach the highest point of the trip via a nice forest path, when you will reach an altitude of 469 metres at Maxičky. In Maxičky, you can have a snack in the local Dřevák Restaurant and then connect to cycle route No. 23 at the crossroads and enjoy the four-kilometre descent back to Děčín. You can finish the trip in the new Bistro above the ferrata on the Shepherd's Wall in Děčín.

Tips on where to eat on the way

  • Information centre library - Děčín
  • Karls grill bar - Decin
  • Burger Berg - Decin
  • Restaurant U Mostu - Decin
  • Restaurant U Přístavu - Decin
  • Restaurant u Bocmana - Decin
  • Restaurant Dolní Grund - Dolní Žleb
  • Pub U Kosti - Dolní Žleb
  • Pension and restaurant Dřevák - Maxičky
  • Restaurant Zlatá Lípa - Děčín-Jalůvčí
  • Bistro nad Ferratou - Děčín - Pastýřská stěna
  • Buffet Kozinec - Decin
  • Hotel and restaurant Kocanda - Decin
  • Camp Děčín

Trip length: 21 km; Climb: 338 m, Descent: 338 m
Route: Děčín - Dolní Žleb - Rozcestí U Buku - Maxičky - Děčín

Exact route on mapy.cz.