We have been travelling through the Ore Mountains in a wide arc for three days. Having started in the Saxon state capital of Dresden, the traffic soon died down. At first the landscape is undulating, quickly followed by short and later increasingly long climbs - mostly moderate gradients, but sometimes also a couple of poisonous high peaks. With all the climbing, we only have to carry small rucksacks. Our luggage hurries ahead and waits in guesthouses in the evening (Info www.radwandern-erzgebirge.de). As border crossers on narrow tyres, we are constantly commuting between Germany and the Czech Republic. "Road cycling is a pleasure on both sides, although you only find the really long climbs on the Czech side," says Alexander Steiner from Olbernhau, who we meet en route and who provides us with tips on the most beautiful little roads.
All information about the tours in the Ore Mountains and the GPS data for these four stages can be downloaded below:
- Stage 1: To the village of the toymakers (88 km, 1550 m elevation gain, max. 12 per cent gradient)
- Stage 2: Erzgebirge summit (115 km, 2000 m elevation gain, max. 16 per cent gradient)
- Stage 3: Rough mountain world (94 km, 1600 m elevation gain, max. 12 per cent gradient)
- Stage 4: Stitch on the Mückenberg (108 km, 1500 m elevation gain, max. 22 per cent gradient)
GPS DATA: TOUR offers the tour data for free download. You can download the tracks in GPX format directly onto a GPS device or view them on your computer in Google Earth or Google Maps.
