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EV13 Stage 7: Retz - Laa
Cycling tour Starting from
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 50,17 km
- Duration: 3:00 h
- Ascent: 115 m elevation gain
- Descent: 183 m elevation gain
Start: Retz / Finish: Laa
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 50,17 km
- Duration: 3:00 h
- Ascent: 115 m elevation gain
- Descent: 183 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point176 m
- Highest point261 m
Description
From the picturesque town of Retz, you can travel comfortably through the Pulkau Valley to Hadres. In Hadres you will find the longest wine cellar lane in Central Europe, with a length of 1.6 kilometers. Cycle through Seefeld-Kadolz to the Czech side, through Jaroslavice (castle) and past the pond, the third largest pond in Moravia, and from Hevlín you will reach the small town of Laa an der Thaya. This town is famous for its moated castle, but above all for its thermal baths, where you can also relax in the sauna world.
You cycle leisurely through the valley of the Pulkau river to the village of Hadres, which is famous for the longest wine cellar lane in Central Europe. The Weinviertel is known for its many wine cellar lanes, where wine was produced in the past. The Paulkautal was also the model for the "Wiesbachtal" in Alfred Komarek's crime novels and series. Via Seefeld-Kadolz, where you can visit the baroque castle, you travel to the Czech side to Jaroslavice. In Jaroslavice, you can visit the 16th century Baroque castle or take a trip to the village of Slup, where the largest historic water mill in South Moravia is located.
From Jaroslavice, the route continues around the Jaroslavice ponds, one of the largest bird reserves in Moravia. The former military road "Signálka" takes you via Hevlín to the small town of Laa an der Thaya, where you can relax in the thermal baths.
- Route description When you say goodbye to the town of Retz, you can expect a flat, undemanding section of the route, which leads through the wide Pulkau valley, known for its cellar lanes and for serving as a setting for the crime novels of Austrian writer Alfred Komarek. From the village of Seefeld-Kadolz with its Baroque castle you will go uphill to the border crossing and then down again to the village of Jaroslavice. Above the village there is an impressive Renaissance-era château rebuilt in Baroque style. A four-kilometre detour will take you from Jaroslavice to the neighbouring village of Slup, where the largest late-Renaissance water mill in South Moravia is located. It has four functional water wheels and a mill drive. The village of Jaroslavice is followed by the Jaroslavice ponds, which are one of the largest wetlands in Moravia. Its 357 hectares were declared a bird area within the Natura 2000 network. The route between Dyjákovice and Hevlín runs mainly on former military roads. The route continues straight to Laa an der Thaya, famous for its water castle but mainly for its thermal spa.
- Editor’s tip The remarkable Renaissance-era mill in the village of Slup with four functional water wheels and a mill drive is definitely worth a visit.