Bicycle trip to Vít's lookout tower and Bukovka
The bicycle trip to Vít's lookout tower and Beech Mountain can be taken from several places. Nice cycling routes and unique views await you.
More demanding variants of the bike tour
The more demanding variant of this bike tour starts in Děčín or Ústí nad Labem. In both variants, the route leads first along the Elbe cycle route, specifically to Těchlovice at the Přední Lhota crossroads.From the crossroads, continue along cycle route No. 3124 and you will have a rather demanding hike up Bukova hora via Rytířov. Nice forest asphalts will lead you after 600 vertical metres to the Buková hora transmitter. However, it does not serve as a lookout tower, so we recommend visiting the nearby Humboldt Lookout, which is reached by a red hiking trail and offers a beautiful view of the Bohemian Central Highlands. From Bukovka we recommend continuing through the pastures to the Vít's lookout tower near Náčkovice, which offers another very nice view. From here, the route leads to Verneřice and then along cycle route 3125 through the picturesque village of Merboltice to the valley of the Ploučnice River. Cycle route No. 15 - the Ploučnice cycle path - will lead you back to Děčín. In Děčín you can visit the castle, the aquapark or the beautiful viewpoint on the Shepherd's Wall. If you continue to Ústí nad Labem, you will have another 25 km along the Elbe cycle route. If the trip is already too long for you, you can use the train connection and return to Ústí by train.
Route from Děčín:
Děčín - Těchlovice - Rytířov - Buková hora - Víťova rozhledna - Verneřice - Merboltice - Starý Šachov - Benešov nad Ploučnicí - Děčín
Trip length: 55 km - Ascent: 880 m - Descent: 880 m -
Difficulty - difficult
Bike type - mtb, e-bike, trekking
Route from Ústí nad Labem:
Ústí nad Labem - Těchlovice - Rytířov - Buková hora - Víťova rozhledna - Verneřice - Merboltice - Starý Šachov - Benešov nad Ploučnicí - Děčín -- Ústí nad Labem
Trip length: 85 km - Climb: 880 m - Descent: 880 m
Difficulty - difficult
Bike type - mtb, e-bike, trekking
Lighter variants of a cycling trip - using the cycling buses of the Transport of the Ústí nad Labem Region
Take advantage of the cycling buses of the Transport of the Ústí nad Labem Region and get to know the higher places in the vicinity of Bukova hora in the Verneřická part of the Bohemian Central Highlands.
Route from Litoměřice:
Set off from Litoměřice using line 623, which runs on the route - Bohušovice nad Ohří - Litoměřice - Třebušín - Lovečkovice - Verneřice - transporting bicycles on weekends and public holidays - capacity of 20 bicycles (in operation from April to the end of October). Get on the cycle bus in Litoměřice. The cyclobus will take you to the village of Mukařov near Lovečkovice. From there, head to the nearby Vít'o Lookout Tower, which offers a spectacular view of Ještěd. The lookout tower is open from April to October from Friday to Sunday, always from 9 am to 5 pm. After enjoying the view, continue on to the Beech Mountain transmitter. You can try the path through the pastures or you can take the newly marked cycling route 3124 through Verneřice and Příbram. The Buková hora transmitter is the highest concrete structure in the Czech Republic and is more than 220 metres high. Unfortunately, it does not serve as a tower. But visit the nearby Humboldt Lookout. It will offer you a nice view of the Elbe River valley or towards Milešovka. From Bukovka you will then follow a nice asphalt road marked as Cycle Route No. 3124, which will lead you down a long descent to Rytířov and then along the road to the village of Těchlovice. In Těchlovice you will join the Elbe cycle route, which you will follow upstream to Malé Březno and then through Ústí nad Labem to Litoměřice.
Route from Litoměřice:
Litoměřice - Mukařov (cyclobus) - Vít's lookout tower - Beech Mountain - Rytířov - Babětín - Těchlovice - Malé Březno - Ústí nad Labem - Litoměřice
Trip length: 56 km - Climb: 268 m - Descent: 686 m
Difficulty - medium
Bike type - mtb, e-bike, trekking
The route from Ústí nad Labem using the cycle bus
Special bus line 452 with a bike carrier runs daily from Ústí nad Labem to Verneřice from April to the end of October and takes up to 6 bikes.Get on the bus in the regional town of Ústí nad Labem. The connection will take you to the village of Mukařov near Lovečkovice. From there, head to the nearby Vít'ov Lookout Tower, which offers spectacular views of Ještěd. The lookout tower is open from Friday to Sunday, always from 9 am to 5 pm. Once you have enjoyed the view, follow the new cycle route No. 3124 to Verneřice and from there via Příbram to Bukova hora. You can't miss the tallest concrete structure in the Czech Republic. Unfortunately, it doesn't serve as a lookout tower. At least visit the nearby Humboldt Lookout. It will offer you a nice view of the Elbe River valley or towards Milešovka.From Bukovka, take the newly marked cycle route 3124, which leads along a nice asphalt road through Rytířov and Těchlovice to the Elbe. In Těchlovice you will join the Elbe cycle route, which you can follow upstream to Malé Březno and then to Ústí nad Labem. There are several nice refreshments along the route and you can also visit the castle in Velké Březno.
Route from Ústí nad Labem using the cycle bus:
Ústí nad Labem - Mukařov (by bus) - Vít's lookout tower - Beech Mountain - Rytířov - Babětín - Těchlovice - Malé Březno - Ústí nad Labem
Trip length: 34 km; Ascent: 315 m, Descent: 756 m
Difficulty - medium
Bike type - mtb, e-bike, trekking
Stops
Merboltice
In the Verneřická part of the Central Bohemian Uplands, a village stretches along the Merboltický brook for about 4 km. It is a beautiful example of a valley village.
The village is located in the northeastern part of the Protected Landscape Area of the Central Bohemian Uplands and with effect from 1 January 2005, Merboltice was declared a “village monument zone” by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.
The homesteads, relatively loosely situated above the stream, nicely show the tradition of timbered multi-storey houses with a pedestal. Some buildings today are partially brick on the ground floor (often with stone bricks), or they have even been completely rebuilt. In the past, the individual fields adjacent to the homesteads were laid out approximately perpendicular to the valley of the stream.
About 200 inhabitants live here and the village consists of interesting timbered cottages. One of the most interesting buildings in Merboltice is the medieval bell tower, which is a cultural monument, or a local cemetery.
Tourism
From the village it is possible to take several trips to the surroundings, especially to the lookout towers. A blue tourist route leads directly from the village to Strážný vrch. From Strážná vrch you can continue following “the blue” and later along the green route to the Beaver Gorge. If you want to go on a longer trip, it is possible to set off from Merboltice along the blue route towards Valkeřice and from there to the Kohout lookout tower.
Contact
Address
Merboltice
Merboltice 53
Phone Contact
+420 412 559 082
Email
oumerboltice@volny.cz
Website
www.merboltice.cz