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Stage 1 Liberec/Křižany - Ploučnice spring - Hamr na Jezeře (approx. 15.5 km)

The first stage starts in Liberec and leads through the dominant feature of the region - the Ještěd mountain and then around the source of the Ploučnice river near Osečná and ends in Česká Lípa.

You will start your cycling tour at the railway station in Křižany, from where you will continue to the source of Horní Ploučnice. You can also take a short detour to the main source of the Ploučnice near the town of Osečná.

Then the route continues through the picturesque landscape of Podještědí, mostly on low-traffic secondary roads and partly on paved (mostly asphalt) forest roads.

Varianta B - start in Liberec:

The route starts at the Main Railway Station in Liberec and leads through the picturesque Kryštofovo Údolí (see map), then continues to Osečná and from there along the classic Ploučnice cycle path to Děčín.

Option C - start in Světlá pod Ještědem:

Get off the cyclobus No. 270 at the Světlá pod Ještědem - Semerink stop and then connect to the Ploučnice cycle path.

Option D - route via Ještěd:

A more demanding variant with a climb to the top of Ještěd. After climbing this landmark of the region, the route continues towards to the source of the Ploučnice River and then on to Česká Lípa or Děčín.

Tourist destinations on the route

Liberec

Dozens of attractions in one place offers Liberec, the North Bohemian town under Ještěd. It will delight lovers of history and cultural monuments, active tourists and families with children. You...

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Jested

Ještěd is an original building, admired both at home and abroad. At an altitude of 1012 metres above sea level, the tower, built in the 1970s by architect Karel Hubáček,...

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Railway viaduct in Novina

In the settlement of Novina there is a unique technical monument from 1900. It is thirty meters high, 202 meters long and has fourteen supporting columns. The viaduct does not...

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Christopher's Valley

The Kryštofovo údolí valley lies east of Liberec, on the Rokytka river. In the past it was an old coal mining and smuggling settlement, which was allegedly founded in the...

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Lake Hamer

On the banks of the pond you will find a swimming pool, two campsites and a 400 m long sandy beach. In the swimming pool area there are water slides,...

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Ruins of Děvín Castle

A royal castle was probably built on the site of an older hill fort around the middle of the 13th century, protecting the old trade route north to Lusatia. The...

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