Schwarzenberg Canal – Lipno Reservoir loop from Horní Planá

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Schwarzenberg Canal – Lipno Reservoir loop from Horní Planá

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Schwarzenberg Canal – Lipno Reservoir loop from Horní Planá

03:49

50.4km

690m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 905 m for 515 m

After 49.0 km for 515 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1.39 km

Lipno Ferry (Bližší Lhota–Horní Planá)

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The ferry connection allows beautiful cycling tours at the reservoir, while translating you can enjoy the magnificent panorama. The ticket solution at the machine did not work quite faulty, but we had a helper to the side.

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7.52 km

Schwarzenberg Canal

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There is a small wonder of the world in the Bohemian Forest - the Schwarzenberg canal. Forestry engineer Josef Rosenauer had the idea of transporting wood from the Bohemian Forest …

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10.1 km

Schwarzenberg Canal Border Crossing (Austria–Czech Republic)

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There is a small wonder of the world in the Bohemian Forest - the Schwarzenberg canal. Well-developed cycle paths and various stations along the Schwarzenberg canal make for beautiful cycle …

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13.7 km

Wessenbach sluice

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The Wessenbach lock regulated the water inflow from the Wessenbach for the canal. The Schwarzenberg canal was fed with water from 27 streams and the Plöckensteiner Lake. Three artificial reservoirs were created to secure the water supply.

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17.3 km

Schwarzenberg Canal Cycle Route

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There is a small wonder of the world in the Bohemian Forest - the Schwarzenberg canal. Forestry engineer Josef Rosenauer had the idea of transporting wood from the Bohemian Forest …

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17.5 km

Schwarzenberg alluvial canal

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A very beautiful route that we always enjoy taking and at the end we are rewarded with a stop at the Blauer Hirsch snack bar.

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26.3 km

View of the Mühlviertel Countryside

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31.9 km

přírodní rezervace Otovský potok

Nature Reserve

37.1 km

Lipno Reservoir

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The Lipno reservoir (Moldau reservoir) is located on the Czech border with Austria in the "Bohemian Forest National Park and Landscape Conservation Area". With a length of around 30 km …

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39.8 km

přírodní rezervace Kozí stráň

Nature Reserve

50.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.0 km

17.7 km

4.92 km

1.47 km

966 m

342 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.4 km

14.6 km

5.02 km

4.43 km

966 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Wednesday 16 September

17°C

9°C

29 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

June 28, 2025,Schwemmkanal Radroute – Blick auf dem Moldaustausee Runde von Horní Planá

Great tour often rough gravel paths but still a mega beautiful tour through the Bohemian Forest with a flood canal

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June 4, 2023,Moldaustausee Radroute Nr.800

The tour starts at the main square in Aigen/Schlägl
48.64616, 13.97138
For a detailed description see below
fahr-radwege.com/Moldauerstausee.htm

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January 22, 2024,Moldaustausee Radroute

Cross-border bike tour (take your travel document with you)!

0 km From the Aigen-Schlägl market square, drive on the road between Hotel Almesberger and the church, leave the train station on the right and drive along a flat path to Baureith. There you turn left and cycle parallel to the R5 state cycle path via Wurmbrand (short climb) and Günterreith …

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October 2, 2021,Tour Aigen/Mkr.-Moldau Stausee

very nice tour. From Aigen / Mkr - St. Oswald Haslach
Moldaustausee - Gasthaus Blauer Hirsch - Flood Canal - Aigen The tour is well described and drawn. Good mix with asphalt, gravel and forest paths.
Attention, the last 2 km after Aigen is extremely steep down

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August 25, 2021,Moldau Stausee Tour Nr. 800 25.08.2021

A tour that is quite easy to drive (No. 800) with varied sections of the route. Great view of the valley near St. Oswald. Relaxed driving on the alluvial canal.
Only a small section along the Vltava reservoir is littered with potholes 😬.

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