Start: Cieszyn, Poland
End: Pszczyna, Poland
Distance: 66.5km
Elevation Gain: 2043ft
Elevation Loss: 2135ft
Time: 6h16m
Reading Material: The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown – Hugh Agnew
Audio Material: Cure for Pain – Morphine; 99% Invisible
Description
The EuroVelo routes I have been following pretty much since Dresden have been excellent. They are very good at avoiding large roads/cars and mixing in interesting places and scenery. Sometimes the route planners take circuitous routes or include unpaved tracks in attempts to avoid short stretches of busy road. Usually, I follow the route but today the loops got a bit crazy and I cut some corners and nearly 40k from the official route. By avoiding side trips to Skoczów and Bielsko-Biala, I found myself all the way to Pszczyna.
Oświęcim (aka Auschwitz) is only 30km east and I probably could have made it today but since I already have prearranged reservations at both Oświęcim and Krakow, I opted for an early evening in Pszczyna. Tomorrow I’m headed to a farmhouse with room rentals on the outskirts of Oświęcim. I’ll spend the next day exploring the area and doing the full Auschwitz tour and then on to Krakow the day after. East of Krakow, the EuroVelo routes become more imaginary so I’ll need to conjure some of my own.
Cool picture. Doesn’t being dressed in black make for getting more than a little hot in the sun?
But they’re so sleek