Luže-Bystřice nad Pernštejnem-Herálec-Luže

Circuit route on good, paved roads, suitable for a trekking bike, also manageable on a road bike, 154 km and 2890 m elevation gain.

The start and end of the route is in the village of Luže, from where we set off on the C18 and C4181 via Košumberk to Předhradí, then right to Lešany, Miřetín, Česká Rybná, the municipality of Rychnov and Svratouch, where we can turn left and climb via the C4120 to the hunting castle Karlštejn. Back and in Svratouch turn left to Svratka and around České and Moravské Cikánky along the Svratka river through Křižánky to Devět Skal, Sněžné, in Odrovec left to Vecov and after Mnichov join the C1-Pražská route. In Lhota left and then on the C1 via Bohunov and Domanín to Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, where there is refreshment. On the square next to the hotel, there is a good restaurant in the courtyard and great ice cream on the square.

From Bystřice we continue on the C1 and after the town descend straight to Zlatkov, Rožná and there right to Dolní Rožínky and left to Blažkov, there left on the C5130 and after 1.6 km a parking lot and turn-off to the western town Šiklův mlýn. Then Olešinky and on the C5061 to Zvole, Rozsochy and straight to Lhota, where we join the C1 and on the C1 to the villages Horní Koníkov, Kadov and further straight on the C1 through Žďárské vrchy, Herálec, then right on the C4180, then left to Chlumetín, Kameničky, Dědova, Vojtěchov and Předhradí, left and after the village again left and via Zbožnov back to Luže.