To Borkovická Blata and Traditional Folk Architecture
Discover the beauty of Vltavotýnsko as you ride through villages with typical architecture and natural wonders.
Total length
51 km
Duration
5 - 6 hours
Terrain
Paved roads, asphalt
Recommended period for visiting
Spring to autumn
Difficulty level
Easy
Marking
Yes
How do you get to the start
Týn nad Vltavou
How to get back
Loop
Route description
TÝN NAD VLTAVOU - HORNÍ KNĚŽEKLADY - ŽIMUTICE - HRUŠOV - HARTMANICE - ZÁLŠÍ - MAŽICE - BORKOVICKÁ BLATA - ZÁLUŽÍ - MAŽICE - BORKOVICE - SVINY - DOLNÍ BUKOVSKO - POPOVICE - HVOZDNO - RADONICE - TUCHONICE - POŘEŽANY - HORNÍ KNĚŽEKLADY - TÝN NAD VLTAVOU
Start from Týn nad Vltavou and head to Horní Kněžeklady via cycling route 1060 (6.5 km), continue through Žimutice, Hrušov (4.5 km) to Hartmanice (3 km) via cycling route 1133.
A detour can be made after Hrušov through Sobětice, Dubové Mlýny, Bzí, Horní Bukovsko and back via routes 12 and 1133 (4.5 km).
Then, continue through Zálší and Mažice on route 1133 to the Borkovická Blata nature trail (7 km) – a walking route with wooden pathways and 60 information panels about local fauna, flora, and peat extraction.
From Borkovická Blata, ride to Záluží to visit the historic forge and return to the route (9 km). Then, go back through Mažice to Borkovice (4.5 km), through Sviny to Dolní Bukovsko – via cycling route 1132 (7 km). Continue through Popovice and Hvozdno on route 12 (3 km), connect in Radonice to route 1060, and ride through Tuchonice and Pořežany back to Horní Kněžeklady and Týn nad Vltavou (15.5 km).
Interesting places on the route
- ŽIMUTICE – Church of St. Martin, marketplace on a hill above the pond
- DUBOVÉ MLÝNY – Folk architecture
- BZÍ – Castle
- MAŽICE – Architectural reserve of Blata folk architecture, educational trail Borkovická blata
- ZÁLUŽÍ – Historic blacksmith's forge – museum
- BORKOVICE, SVINY, ZÁLŠÍ – Traditional Blata farmhouses
- HORNÍ BUKOVSKO – Church of St. Stephen from the 13th-14th century
- DOLNÍ BUKOVSKO – Original Gothic Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
- HARTMANICE – Peasant Baroque
- HVOZDNO – Remains of a medieval fortress
- STRAŠIRYBKA TUCHONICE FARM – Horse riding
- Museum of Historic Vehicles and Agricultural Technology in POŘEŽANY
