hike · Ústí nad Labem Region
Loop of 22 km, start and finish: Rosenthal. Around 470 m of climbing over this distance makes for a challenging profile, though not yet extreme. At about 5 h 5 min on the move (hiking, base pace 4.5 km/h), plan for a full day out.
The route starts at 458 m above sea level and falls into 3 stretches: km 0–3 rolling (+130 m / −120 m); km 3–10 uphill (+170 m / −30 m); km 10–22 rolling (+460 m / −600 m). The high point is at km 10, at 603 m above sea level. The route passes through, in this order: Jílové (km 9), Tisá (km 10) and Ostrov (km 15).
Huts and shelters along the route: Juliturmboofe (shelter, km 2) and 5 more. The course partly follows waymarked trails (Forststeig Elbsandstein, Via Czechia - Severní (2. Krušné hory), Via Czechia - Severní (3. Labské pískovce a České Švýcarsko)). Viewpoints along the route: Grenzplatte (viewpoint, km 5) and 9 more.
The surface is varied, ranging from gravel to sand.
For a meal: Turistická chata Tisá (restaurant, km 10).
| km | Length | Ascent | Avg. gradient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2–3 | 1.0 km | 72 m | 7.2 % |
| 8–9 | 1.0 km | 33 m | 3.3 % |
| 19–20 | 1.0 km | 50 m | 5.0 % |
| km | Length | Descent | Avg. gradient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13–15 | 2.0 km | 134 m | 6.7 % |
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