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🇵🇱 South Lower Silesia

Cycle through the Central Sudetes in the south of Lower Silesia from a little town near the Czech border to Świdnica or Wrocław. The route weaves through rolling hills, forest trails, and quiet country roads, offering a blend of natural beauty and cultural landmarks.

The tour starts in the same place as 🇨🇿 Traversing Moravia.

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⏱️ 2-3 days 📅 June 2025

Start: 🚉 Międzylesie, 2:30h by train from Prague 🇨🇿

Dest.: 🚉 Świdnica, 1:00h by train from Wrocław

Website GPX Distance Ascend Net Ascend
Day 1: Bardo bikerouter.de 80 km 712 hm -107 hm
Day 2: Świdnica bikerouter.de 62 km 313 hm -104 hm

South Lower Silesia

Day 0: Międzylesie

While staying in Prague is an option, you can also sleep (a bit longer) in this quiet, but charming village.

Sights

Food and accommodation

For dinner, the castle Zamek Międzylesie3 has an excellent restaurant. The venison dishes are particularly good.

While it also offers rooms to stay, they seem to be booked out constantly.

Another option to sleep in an historic monument is Sukiennice Międzylesie4 - which was once part of the cloth halls. On polska-org.pl you can find historic postcards depicting it. On this one it is the first four windows of the large building on the left. Don't be put off by how run-down it looks outside: The rooms are modern and clean. Bicycle storage: Locked bicycle room next to the parking lot.

Update (August 2026)

Zamek Międzylesie offers an excelent breakfast - ask at the receiption when you check in.

Day 1: Międzylesie - Bardo

Traverse the remote roads and villages in the Kłodzko Valley, set amidst the pretty Sudetes.

Sights

Food and accommodation

There are no real breakfast options in Międzylesie, but Lody z Międzylesia Rodzinna Manufaktura5 offers good coffee. Polskie Smaki6 in Polanica-Zdrój serves polish classics in good quality. You can get solid coffee, cakes and ice cream at Kavosh7 in Kłodzko. The restaurant of Hotel Bardo8 offers a very good dinner.

Hotel Bardo8 is also a great option to stay overnight - making it worth the steep ascend right before the end. The apartment was spacious and clean. Bicycle storage: On the patio of the apartment (which is inside a "gated community").

Alternative route

If you don't have a medical reason, you can skip the hospital in Polanica-Zdrój (it's on a hill but provides no view). Return e.g. at the Spa Park.

You can also skip Polanica-Zdrój completely, making it a more relaxed route (59 km | 434 hm | -110 hm).

Day 2: Bardo - Świdnica

Reap the rewards of yesterdays hill climb and pick up speed on the first meters downhill. Afterwards follow the EuroVelo 9 - Baltic-Adriatic for most of the time. Despite the big name, there are almost no other cyclists.

Around Ząbkowice Śląskie

Be careful when crossing the road 8 in the south! The way in the west is more of a "single trail" and should only be approached with a mountain bike. The alternative is to stay on Robotnicza.

After leaving Pieszyce, you will share the road with increased car traffic. It does not feel dangerous - but contrasts with the lonely roads travelled so far. Staying on the EuroVelo 9 after Lutomia Górna might be the better alternative.

Sights

Food and accommodation

The Kavosh9 in Ząbkowice Śląskie provides your caffeine fix. Restauracja WARS10 in Pieszyce is strongly recommended: Excellent polish classics for an even better price. The menu is written on a chalkboard and the staff doesn't speak English: So launch your favorite translation app and enjoy! There are plenty of Restaurants in Świdnica. Restauracja Wieża11 offers very good pizzas.

You can also stay in one of the spacious rooms of the former water tower in which Restauracja Wieża11 is located. Bicycle storage: Behind the locked entry door (after the restaurant was closed).

Alternative route

You can follow a more relaxed route (49.5 km | 228 hm | -107 hm) that skips Ząbkowice Śląskie.

If you arrive in Świdnica and want to extend the route, you can cycle to Książ Castle following this route (19 km | 198 hm | +163 hm - return same way).

Day 3: Wrocław

If you're still feeling sporty and have time to spare (remember, there's is a whole city to explore) you can cycle (65 km | 63 hm | -117 hm) to Wrocław. Everyone else takes the train (you can buy the tickets online).

Sights

There are plenty of things to see: You can check visitwroclaw.eu for an overview. Also the free walking tour from Walkative! is highly recommended. Here are some of Wrocławs sights:

Food

There are lots of restaurants for every taste and budget.

Gniazdo12 provides good breakfast options. You can find a couple of local restaurants in the market halls (near the main entrance), one of them being Polskie Jadło13. You will need a translation app for the menu and order it at the counter - but you are rewarded with great value for a small price. On the opposite side of the market halls you will find a few small coffee shops. Cafe Targowa14 is one that I can personally recommend. To try as many different types of Pierogi as possible, check Pierogarnia Stary Młyn15.

  1. Café Imperial, Na Poříčí 1072/15, 110 00 Petrská čtvrť ↩

  2. Restaurace U Bansethů, Táborská 389/49, 140 00 Praha 4-Nusle ↩

  3. Zamek Międzylesie, plac Wolności 42, 57-530 Międzylesie ↩

  4. Sukiennice Międzylesie, Wojska Polskiego 4, 57-530 Międzylesie ↩

  5. Lody z Międzylesia Rodzinna Manufaktura, plac Wolności 38, 57-530 Międzylesie ↩

  6. Polskie Smaki, Zdrojowa 6a/6b/8, 57-320 Polanica-Zdrój ↩

  7. Kavosh, Kościelna 5, 57-300 Kłodzko ↩

  8. Hotel Bardo, Lipowa 5, 57-256 Bardo ↩↩

  9. Kavosh, Rynek 52, 57-200 Ząbkowice Śląskie ↩

  10. Restauracja WARS, Bielawska 4a, 58-250 Pieszyce ↩

  11. Restauracja Wieża, Nauczycielska 3, 58-100 Świdnica ↩↩

  12. Gniazdo, Świdnicka 36, 50-068 Wrocław ↩

  13. Polskie Jadło, Piaskowa 17, 50-158 Wrocław ↩

  14. Cafe Targowa, Piaskowa 17, Stoisko 11, 50-158, 50-001 Wrocław ↩

  15. Pierogarnia Stary Młyn, Rynek 29, 50-127 Wrocław ↩