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Gmünd Town Square – Blockheide Observation Tower loop from Petříkov

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Czech Republic

Southwest

Jihočeský kraj

Gmünd Town Square – Blockheide Observation Tower loop from Petříkov

Moderate

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Gmünd Town Square – Blockheide Observation Tower loop from Petříkov

04:17

68.7km

450m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 36.3 km for 116 m

After 36.8 km for 120 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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22.6 km

Gmünd–České Velenice Border Crossing

Highlight • Structure

Nice little crossing for cyclists.

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22.8 km

The Iron Curtain

Highlight • Historical Site

Depressing... but part of the story!

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28.1 km

Town Square: Old Town Hall & Schirm Bar & Café, Gmünd

Highlight • Monument

At Gmünd's old town hall, you'll find the legendary "Schirm-Bar & Café" and the Sonnenplatz'l restaurant! Across the street is the Hopferl restaurant, serving authentic Waldviertel home-style cooking. :-)

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28.1 km

Gmünd – Sgraffito Houses (1560–1580)

Highlight • Historical Site

Like other towns in northern Lower Austria, Gmünd also boasts impressive examples of sgraffito art from the Reformation period. Two gabled houses north of the town hall, originally late Gothic, …

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28.2 km

Gmünd Town Square

Highlight • Settlement

The town square of the district and border town of Gmünd not only radiates a unique atmosphere thanks to its houses revitalized according to old models, but also has great restaurants and nice cafés with terraces.

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29.7 km

Blockheide Nature Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

Blockheide

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29.8 km

Blockheide Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice excursion destination in the border area, with lots of information about the boulders (wobbling stones) and of course about the 15th eastern longitude, which runs here. A station has …

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36.6 km

Gmünder Strandbad

Beach

38.7 km

Sand Quarry Lake with Beach (CHKO Třeboňsko)

Highlight • Lake

Great sandy beach that is many meters high

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64.5 km

Veský rybník

Lake

68.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.8 km

6.81 km

6.52 km

1.55 km

1.49 km

528 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

56.3 km

8.12 km

2.57 km

1.12 km

316 m

283 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Tuesday 21 July

22°C

10°C

0 %

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Gmünd Town Square – Blockheide Observation Tower loop from Petříkov

Gmünd–České Velenice Border Crossing

The Iron Curtain

Town Square: Old Town Hall & Schirm Bar & Café, Gmünd

Gmünd – Sgraffito Houses (1560–1580)

Gmünd Town Square

Blockheide Nature Park

Blockheide Observation Tower

Sand Quarry Lake with Beach (CHKO Třeboňsko)

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