Pálava and the Lednice-Valtice estate
46 km (28 miles), 1 hr 15 min, beginner
Photo: Tadeáš Bednarz, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in South Moravia
Moravian Karst: Macocha Abyss and the Punkva Caves
53 km (33 miles), 1 hr 20 min, beginner
North of Brno, the Moravian Karst is a limestone plateau full of caves, dry valleys and chasms, including the Macocha Abyss, which you can discover on waymarked paths and on a boat trip along the underground Punkva river. From Blansko, the road leads to the Skalní mlýn car park, from where you reach the entrance to the Punkva Caves on foot (about 2 km) or by small road train. You then climb to the paid car park at the upper Macocha viewpoint, then cross Ostrov u Macochy, Sloup and its caves, Jedovnice and Křtiny, a pilgrimage village with a baroque church, before reaching Brno. Narrow forest roads, very busy in summer; cave tours must be booked in advance.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Blansko
- 1Skalní mlýn, after 4 km (3 miles)
- 2Gouffre de Macocha, after 11 km (7 miles)
- 3Ostrov u Macochy, after 13 km (8 miles)
- 4Sloup, after 16 km (10 miles)
- 5Jedovnice, after 26 km (16 miles)
- 6Křtiny, after 32 km (20 miles)
- FFinish: Brno, after 53 km (33 miles)
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