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Iron Curtain Nature Trail – View of Großer Arber loop from Železná Ruda - Alžbětín

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Iron Curtain Nature Trail – View of Großer Arber loop from Železná Ruda - Alžbětín

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Iron Curtain Nature Trail – View of Großer Arber loop from Železná Ruda - Alžbětín

02:16

28.0km

630m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.09 km for 53 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

1

186 m

Železná Ruda–Alžbětín Border Railway Station

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The border station Železná Ruda-Alžbětín is a historic building in Europe, with the state border between Germany and the Czech Republic running right through the station building. It was built …

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2

330 m

Iron Curtain Nature Trail

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Here you can find out interesting facts from the time before the reunification.

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793 m

Rest Area at the Iron Curtain Trail (EuroVelo 13) – D10 Utajená Obrana, Alžbětín

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Long-distance cycle route that follows the course of the Iron Curtain: 7,000 km from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea.

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3.11 km

Church of Our Lady Help of the Star (Kostel Panny Marie Pomocné Hvězdy)

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A small but fine church, rather inconspicuous from the outside, even if the large dome is of course very striking. From the inside then baroque, but not too overloaded. Unfortunately, …

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5

16.7 km

Hurka (Hurkenthal) historical site

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Interesting former place Hurka.

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6

21.0 km

View of Großer Arber

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A wonderful perspective here.

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7

22.7 km

Scenic Cycling Trails in Šumava National Park

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These beautiful cycle paths are a poem.

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8

27.9 km

View of Großer Arber from Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

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B

28.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.3 km

4.17 km

3.22 km

1.57 km

717 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.6 km

5.15 km

857 m

202 m

186 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,190 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

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Thursday 5 November

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