Lourdes Grotto – Waldsassen Basilica loop from Cheb

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Karlovarský kraj

Lourdes Grotto – Waldsassen Basilica loop from Cheb

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Lourdes Grotto – Waldsassen Basilica loop from Cheb

01:47

29.3km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.8 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.26 km

German-Czech Border at Landkreis Tirschenreuth

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A small border crossing for pedestrians and cyclists with great symbolic significance: the gap in the railway network caused by the Iron Curtain is now closed by one of the …

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8.67 km

Rest Area with View of Stiftland

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for parking cars and taking a break in between with a view of the beautiful Stiftland.

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11.7 km

Ostrich Farm Waldsassen

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The ostrich farm near Waldsassen

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12.1 km

Mitterhof Ostrich Farm

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The former monastery estate was used for centuries as a crangienhof (self-sufficient farm) for the monastery. He is probably also the court with the most eventful history, but certainly one …

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12.6 km

Lourdes Grotto

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The Lourdes Grotto, located near the Mitterhof monastery estate, was built in 1904 based on the world-famous model and is a quiet place for devotion and prayer. Located directly on …

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14.7 km

Margrave Diepold III Fountain, Waldsassen

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The fountain was originally erected in 1921 as the first war memorial for those who died in World War I. After a new war memorial was erected opposite in 1961, …

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14.8 km

Waldsassen Basilica

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An impressive church. The church interior has a total length of 82 meters. Just worth seeing. The parish church of the Assumption of Mary and St. John the Evangelist in …

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21.1 km

Cheb–Wiesau Rail Trail

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If you keep your eyes open, there is a lot to discover on the bike path.👀

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29.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.8 km

5.15 km

2.69 km

2.68 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.5 km

2.64 km

890 m

232 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 8 November

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2°C

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

August 6, 2022,CZ Cheb Kurztrip mit Scherben

On the cycle path in Cheb, a large pile of broken glass in the middle of the cycle path, could never avoid it and then preferred to turn around and go home. But tires still last :-)

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