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R01 Bergen to Elend

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RouteXpert Hans van de Ven (Mr.MRA)

Last edit: 09-01-2021

Route Summary

This tour where you will be guided through the Czech Republic on 10 beautiful routes from Bergen (L), takes you to the following cities. Harrachov is located on the west side of the Giant Mountains, a few kilometers from the Polish border. From here you will make the 3 round trips. The next place is Rychnov, with its many imposing buildings. But also Prague, the city of 100 towers, the historic center, Prague Castle and of course you cross the Vltava River via the Charles Bridge, a city to stay longer than 1 day. With 1 nights in Germany on the way out, and 2 on the way back, this tour is completed.

@Marc Telkamp, thank you for making the routes available.

Good trip!

Starting point: Bergen (L), De Welsche Hut.
End point: Elend, Hotel Grüne Tanne

The route is equalized for Garmin, TomTom and MRA Navigation.

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Verdict

Duration

7h 10m

Mode of travel

Car or motorcycle

Distance

481.50 km

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RouteXpert Review

This trip is based on the routes that Marc Telkamp drove in 2009 during his tour of the Czech Republic. The routes may differ from the original due to map changes and daily distances.

Soon after leaving Bergen (L), you will enter the motorway, since you have to go through the Ruhr area, and this is best done via the motorway. Not very exciting, but good mileage. After about 200 KM you leave the motorway behind you for the time being and you will take a short drive to Diemelstadt. Here you can refuel and eat and drink something at the nearby McDonalds. After the refueling stop, it will head towards Kassel, if you are lucky you will see the 530 meter high Hercules Monument. The imposing statue that watches over the city. You can choose to stop in Kassel, or continue to Neu-Eichenberg, where the next stop is planned at Gasthaus Waldmann. After the stop, it continues towards the end point in the Harz. The surroundings are getting more beautiful, the roads are good and the height differences are clear. Refuel in Nordhausen and then enter the Harz via the town of Ilfeld.

The Harz is the northernmost low mountain range in Germany. The highest mountain is the Brocken with 1,142 meters, which belongs to the Harz National Park. This national park covers about ten percent of the mountain range. The Harz has traditionally been an important mining area

In Sorge, part of the former iron curtain has been preserved. Since the autumn of 2009, a small border museum with various artifacts from the Cold War has been added to the freely accessible open-air museum. A path with 10 information boards, remains of the border fences, a border column, a B tower (the last 14 lookout tower in the Harz Mountains), a weir and an earth bunker illustrate the border security system. Also the MRA Iron Curtain Trail, passes through Sorge, so if you are going to ride this route, you can also say "I did part of the MRA Iron Curtain Trail"!

You can read more about the MRA Iron Curtain Trail via the url below the review.

Despite the large number of highway kilometers, I rated this route with 4 stars.

Links

Bergen, De Welsche Hut
Elend, Hotel Grüne Tanne
Info Harz
MRA Iron Curtain Trail
Foto's Marc Telkamp

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This tour where you are discharged through the Czech Republic via 10 beautiful routes from Bergen (L), takes you to the following Czech cities; Harrachov is located on the west side of the Giant Mountains, a few kilometers from the Polish border. From here you will make the 3 round trips. The next place is Rychnov, with its many imposing buildings. But also Prague, the city of 100 towers, the historic center, the castle of Prague and of course you cross the river Vltava via the Charles Bridge, a city to stay longer than 1 day. This round trip is completed with 1 overnight stay in Germany on the way there and 2 on the way back.