Garmin Activity: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1110391772
262 km, 11h23, elevation 4067m. Trip rating: 90%
沒想到今天會爬4000公尺! 也沒有想到我會爬到海拔1000多的地方, 也沒有想到那個地方竟然在德國而不再捷克. 一大早出發穿越布拉格市區. 天氣預報預測比較好的天氣, 因此少穿了一件衣服, 可是一開始非常後悔. 早上的溫度還是零下五度. 要等到上午10點才變得溫暖. 頭120公里跟前三個禮拜一模一樣的, 容我跳過去.
當天起好轉了, 溫度上升了, 新的路線出現在我面前. 這是楚辭蒞臨pilzen省. 這裡的景色根本令我陶醉. 有一直拍照的衝動. 是在穿越童話的路線, 而我回到喜歡聽童話的年齡. 導航帶我走到捷克西南部的山脈. 這裡有大自然園區, 叫做 sumava. 還沒進來海拔開始增加許多, 坡度也用兩個數字表達. 很快爬到海拔900多. 而且很奇怪, 這個環境不知道為什麼令我覺得我在南投縣的杉林溪. 在我的腦海裡我根本在那個地方
然後從海拔900下坡到700, 那邊是德國跟傑克的界線. 這裡看到歷史的痕跡 冷戰的鐵簾. 我花了幾分鐘的時間好好領悟我正在站的地方到底在歷史上扮演了甚麼角色. 然後我繼續爬德國這一邊的山區, 沒有想到這裡會爬到海拔1000多, 感覺好特別. 顛覆了本人長大的歐洲的地理了解! 大開眼界!
在德國騎了接近50公里, 就又跨越邊界, 回到捷克. 最後十公里充滿丘陵. 很以外到民宿之前就已經爬了4000多米. 超級誇張! 我先在民宿洗澡了, 然後出門吃晚餐. 回想這個262公里又爬坡4000多的壯舉, 本人覺得自己最近變得很強! 晚上我還在臉書分享了我的心得.
Another blockbuster ride this weekend! I left home around 05:30 am.
The first part was going through Prague city, not my favorite section
But it has to be done if I wanna go southwest and leaving early does help
The Vltava was foggy and it was still cold
I was wearing less clothes than on previous rides, but during the first two hours, that was a bad chocie
I went through the center, then eight km along the Vltava and then uphill, exiting Prague
It was even minus five out here, you can see it from the side of the roads.
The first 120 km of the ride was identical to my ride to Strakonice a few weeks earlier
After 9 am it began getting warm, finally!
My GPS sent me through some offroad, not fun!
After five hours of cycling ,I entered a new world. The Pilzen area. My first time here
Wide open and hilly fields
Some snapshots while I was riding
The weather was absolutely fabulous
At 12:42, I saw this quiet spot where I could enjoy my lunch. I did some map studying while I was at it.
The lunch was quick but good. Now let's face this afternoon!
Some crappy road sections here, it confirmed why I am riding with 28mm tires.
I found myself riding through a fairy tale landscape
All these roads had one final goal: getting me to Germany
I had my brakes revised a few days earlier and it was a delight to use them. So much bite and power on them!
Spending a full day in this area will result in a lot of snapshots, with good reason! Everything was worth a picture
Stunning views, who would want to stay in Prague of you can behold all of this?
Champion bike
It was getting really warm, so I decided to strip off more clothes. It felt strange to be cycling like this in Czechia. The past winter had shown me a different side of the country.
As I neared the border and thus the mountain range, elevation started rising. A lot! In one section I climbed all the way from 700 m to 965 m. It was a steep part too.
This area reminded me of Taiwan's Xitou in Nantou.
Hard to imagine this was almost one thousand meters above sea level.
This area is the Sumava nature park, located in the Suothwest mountain range.
Sumava nature park. Something nice happened here: my GPS was sending me through some offroad and I met a Czech guy who explained me that I should just stay on the main road, as it would also take me to Germany, but more pleasant for road bikes. I took him for his word.
Then the descent began, a first descent went all the way back to 800 meters.
There were also other cyclists here
If this is how the weather will be in the next few months, then I will come here more often.
Unbelievable that this is located at almost 1000 m.
Germany was near!
Some interesting history here, I was standing at the Iron Curtain border line.
The border that separated east and west during the cold war.
Striking to see, but today times are different and I could proceed without border control
Continuing my trip on the German side.
European cycling route 13
Next task was going north on the German side. There was a long climb here
I started climbing at 700 m, but I would go well over 1000 m.
I had no idea there was this kind of altitude within Germany
It was already late, but I still had two hours of daylight. Gotta love daylight savings time
Magnificent view
one thousand meters above sea level
Lohberg, that was the location I had selected by meticulously looking at the map
Lohberg, I was back at elevation 700 here.
Absolutely amazing all of this. This trip was getting Taiwanese explorations-like dimensions to me.
Incredible elevation gain on German side, at this rate I would do about 4000 meters.
It was less than 20 km to Vseruby from here. I had calculated that I would be neatly there at 19:30.
More climbing, Czechia was already indicated on the signs...
The last German town: Rittsteig
I love the word "Landesgrenze"
In the middle of the open fields I saw this border sign. Pretty funny.
The second border crossing of the day, welcome home!
There was still more climbing before I made it to Vseruby
The last 7 km were on a bigger road that had a slight descent. Perfect for cooling down.
After a crazy loop around Germany, I was here! And the time was 1920
No big troubles finding the hostel. Everything was fine here, quick shower, some food in a nearby restaurant and FB'ing about today's ride.
Statistics of yet another monster ride
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