Karlsroute Karlovy Vary to Aue-Bad Schlema - southern route

The "Karlsroute" connects the cities of Karlovy Vary (CZ) and Chemnitz (DE) and thus also the Bohemian Eger Cycle Route with the Saxon Mulder Cycle Route. Starting from the center of the famous spa town of Karlovy Vary, you cycle towards the ridge of the Ore Mountains. The ascent near Tisova is rewarded with a wonderful view of the idyllically situated Nejdek. Through the romantic valley of the Rolova you pass Nove Hamry and Pernink to the highest point of the Charles Route, the Hirschenstander Pass at 939 m above sea level. The route leads downhill past evidence of historical postal history via Oberwildenthal to the hammer mill town of Wildenthal. Further downstream in the valley of the Große Bockau, the "Karlsroute" leads past Saxony's highest waterfall to the cycle turnstile in Eibenstock/OT Blauenthal and continues along the Mulderadweg. Between Wolfsgrün and Aue, 12 kilometers of a former railroad line have been asphalted and converted into a cycle path in the charming valley of the Zwickauer Mulde. The "Karlsroute" leads through a 300 m long, historic railroad tunnel near Bockau, running parallel to the raft trench - a testimony to historic mine timber transportation - to Aue-Bad Schlema. Tin and kaolin mining as well as mechanical engineering and textile factories characterize the town's history.