Vacation in the Eagle Mountains (Orlické hory)
This year I finally had the opportunity to attend the annual trip to the town of Říčky in the Eagle Mountains, Czech Republic. In the past years I could not go because of exams. Now, since I do not attend the university any more, I was glad to go again.
Since the state holiday on May 8 was Thursday, I took a vacation on Monday
and could enjoy four whole days of cycling in the mountains. We came to Říčky
on Friday afternoon. I immediately went running to the surrounding trails. It
was tough, the terrain was the exact opposite of flat (but what could I expect
in the mountains 
).
On the „day 1“ the weather was excellent, we used the situation and went to the path on a ridge, from where we could enjoy the magnificent views.
Next day is was cold in the morning, but clouds started to tear apart and the Sun was shining again. The trip was supposed to be shorter than it had been the day before, but since the weather improved, it was the longest journey during our stay (see attached maps).
On the third day we put our stuff to the cars and went to the area of Broumov. The hills were pretty steep there, especially the one right at the start. It would be much more pleasant if the weather were not so cold (like 10 degrees all day). I was shivering through the most of the day :-/.
Fourth, and the last, day was easy and relaxing one. We went to Neratov to see a nicely reconstructed church and then straight back, so we could pack our things and head home.
Runkeeper activities: Run1 Bike2 Bike3a Bike3b Bike4 Bike5