TGIF Ride Prague > Podebrady (50K)

Back by the (somewhat) popular demand... the Podebrady ride!

We'll meet on Friday, June 30th at 10 AM at the Horni Pocernice train station and ride about 50K to Podebrady, stopping for refreshments along the way: https://mapy.cz/s/1N5yT (https://mapy.cz/s/1Kgig)

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HERE'S HOW I SEE IT

• After a bit of roaming the very residential Horni Pocernice, we'll be out of Prague and ride down to the Elbe. We'll cross to the other side and follow a nice foresty trail to Lysa nad Labem.

• In Lysa, we'll have a picnic lunch. I expect that to happen between 12 and 1 PM. While we're there, we can have some ice cream/coffee/lemonade from the local coffee place.

• From Lysa, we'll come back to the river and this time continue along it all the way to Podebrady for another 30K.

• We'll pass Nymburk with its impressive medieval walls – and, equally improtant, more refreshment options.

• We should arrive in Podebrady between 3 and 5 PM, depending on our pace and how many stops we make along the way. There we can have a late lunch/early dinner (I'm not booking anything in advance) or go for a swim in the lake. Or both :) There's a nice restaurant close to the lake.

• From Podebrady we'll take a train back to Prague. They run every hour at .47 and .54, and the ride takes about an hour.

• If you need to be back early or just don't feel riding all day, we'll stay close to the railway, so it's always possible to hop on the train back.

WHAT TO BRING

BIKES: Any MTB/CCB/hybrid bike will do; road bikes not so much. There are bumpy stretches that can be too rough for a road bike.

FOOD AND DRINKS: Please bring enough water and something for a picnic lunch. It will also be possible to stock up as we go.

SUNSCREEN might be a good idea.

SWIMSUIT, in case we go for a swim in Podebrady or somewhere along the way.

CASH always comes in handy.

See you there!

E.