Cycling Routes

The route is relatively long, but technically easy. It runs mainly on gravel or asphalt roads of the Polish and Czech Jizera Mountains and the Czech Giant Mountains. On the Czech side, the route is not marked by the Cyclist Association, but instead runs Czech 2 and 2A. It is worth seeing on the Czech side Harrachov and Mumlavy Waterfalls and on the Polish side the Stanisław Mine. It is one of the most beautiful routes in the vicinity of Szklarska Poręba.

Harrachov - A town in the Czech Republic located in the Liberec Region, 4 km from the Polish border. On the slope of Čertová hora there is a ski jumping complex Čertak with construction points K-120 and K-90 and mammoth K-185. The town is also a cross-country skiing centre (ski resort Rýžoviště), and in summer a starting point in the Giant Mountains and the Jizera Mountains for hikers and cyclists.

Mumlavy Waterfall - is 9 meters high. It is located in the area of Harrachov.

Stanisław mine - the highest quartz mine in Poland - 1084 meters above sea level. It is also the highest building of this type in Europe. A quartz vein is exploited there, the size of which is estimated to be several hundred meters thick and 20 km. long. The rare purity quartz mined there is used for glass, metallurgy and ceramic industries.

The route is long, of medium difficulty. There are several steep climbs along the route, including the “Plane”, the surroundings of Jagniec Jar and the entrance to the Stanisław mine. The route runs through the picturesque valleys of rz. Stone and Jizera. It is worth staying for longer at the Crossroads of Cichna Równia, Orl, Jagńcy Jar, Polana Jakuszycka and the Stanisław quartz mine (1080 m above sea level).

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former settlement located at an altitude of 825 meters above sea level. Until the end of the 19th century, a glassworks operated here, whose owners were the Schaffgotschs. There is a tourist settlement, where in the summer you can reach by car after obtaining a paid permit from the Szklarska Poręba Forest District.

Polana Jakuszycka - it is the most famous cross-country ski resort in Poland. It is located on the international road in Jakuszyce near the Polish-Czech border crossing at an altitude of 880 meters above sea level. In Polana Jakuszycka, international ski competitions “Run Piastów” are held annually. Cross-country trails in the Cross-Country Ski Centre of the Biar Piast Association are homologated by the International Ski Federation FIS.

Crossroads near the Silent Plain - lies at an altitude of 943 meters above sea level. There is a beautiful view of Szrenica and Snow Boilers. A great place to relax during long trips to the Jizera Mountains. There is a tourist shelter where you can shelter from the rain.

The route runs exclusively in the Jizera Mountains. Worth seeing is the Lamb Jar and the view of the panorama of the Giant Mountains from the Crossroads Pod Cichy Równia. A route of medium difficulty.

Orle - a former settlement located at an altitude of 825 meters above sea level. Until the end of the 19th century, a glassworks operated here, whose owners were the Schaffgotschs. There is a tourist settlement, where in the summer you can reach by car after obtaining a paid permit from the Szklarska Poręba Forest District.

Crossroads under the Silent Plain - lies at an altitude of 943 meters above sea level. It offers a beautiful view of Skrenica and Snow Boilers. A great place to relax during long trips to the Jizera Mountains. There is a tourist shelter where you can shelter from the rain.

Lamb Yar - a wooded gorge 2 km long. It is located on the slope of High Kopa (1126 m above sea level). The depth of the spring reaches 10 m.orem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi vitae risus eget lorem feugiat laoreet mollis quis leo. Duis pellentesque vitae quam ut semper. Vivamus massa turpis, imperdiet a fermentum sed, gravida sed lacus.

A full day route, interesting, connecting two mountain towns - Szklarska Poręba and Świeradów Zdrój. Due to its length, the route is medium-difficult with a 17 kilometer section of asphalt road. Special commands are: Osiedle Orle, Jizerska Hala with bogs and Death Bend.

Orle - a former settlement located at an altitude of 825 meters above sea level. Until the end of the 19th century, a glassworks operated here, owned by the Schaffgotschs. There is a tourist settlement, where in the summer you can reach by car after obtaining a paid permit from the Szklarska Poręba Forest District.

Izerska Hall - is located at an altitude of 870 m above sea level in the valley of the Rz. Izers. With its landscape and climatic conditions, it resembles the wasteland of Norway. It is one of the most valuable and wild areas of the Sudetenland in terms of nature. The real treasure of the Jizera Hall is the peat bogs located there overgrown with such rare plants as marsh pine, dwarf birch and mountain pine. In the Middle Ages, this area was penetrated by Walloons finding gold and rubies in the Jizera valley.

Death Bend - a very sharp turn (almost 180o) located on the road from Szklarska Poręba to Świeradow Zdrój. It is located at an altitude of 775 meters above sea level, thanks to which there is a beautiful view of the panorama of the Giant Mountains and the entire Jelenia Góra Basin.

The route is medium-difficult, 90% leading on gravel roads. Varied with beautiful views of individual ranges of the Jizera Mountains, both the Polish and Czech sides and the Karkonosze Mountains. One of the more attractive cycling trails in the system of Szklarska Poręba. The route passes through the settlement of Orle and not far from the small picturesque Czech settlement Jizerka located at the foot of the Bukowiec mountain (1005 m above sea level).

Orle - a former settlement located at an altitude of 825 meters above sea level. Until the end of the 19th century, a glassworks operated here, whose owners were the Schaffgotschs. There is a tourist settlement, where in the summer you can reach by car after obtaining a paid permit from the Szklarska Poręba Forest District.

Jizerka - the highest settlement in Northern Bohemia, in the Jizera Mountains (up to 860 m above sea level). Founded in 1539, it became a settlement of lumbermen, glassmakers, precious stone seekers and fugitives. In the 19th century there were two glassworks, which is commemorated by the stone pyramid located in the center. Today it is a resort for summer and winter tourism.

It runs mainly on gravel or asphalt roads of the Polish and Czech Jizera Mountains and the Czech Giant Mountains. On the Czech side, the route is not marked by the Cyclist Association, but instead runs Czech 2 and 2A.

Worth seeing:
Harrachov - A town in the Czech Republic located in the Liberec region, 4 km from the border of Poland.
Mumlavy Waterfall - is 9 meters high. It is located in the area of Harrachov.
Stanisław mine - the highest quartz mine in Poland - 1084 meters above sea level