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On the road on the Karlsroute

At a glance

  • Start: Chemnitz
  • Destination: Karlovy Vary, at the beginning of the pedestrian zone near the lower railroad station
  • Medium
  • 115,54 km
  • 8 hours 45 minutes
  • 1050 m
  • 980 m
  • 293 m

The "Karlsroute" connects the cities of Chemnitz and Karlovy Vary as well as the "Mulderadweg" with the "Egerradweg" across the ridge of the Ore Mountains.

With a total length of around 160 km (including its four secondary routes), the Karlsroute offers royal cycling pleasure in the Saxon-Bohemian Ore Mountains. The level of difficulty of the routes ranges from easy to difficult, so that everyone gets their money's worth. The routes are not paved throughout and are therefore particularly suitable for mountain bikes and trekking bikes. Thanks to the existing Aue-Johanngeorgenstadt-Karlovy Vary rail link, you can also easily combine your tour with the train

The individual routes run partly on public, but rather moderately frequented roads and are marked with the respective route logo. Pay attention to the different signposting on the German and Czech sides!

Tour dashboard

Pavings

  • Street (36%)
  • Tarmac (32%)
  • Gravel (15%)
  • Hiking trail (14%)
  • Path (2%)

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