Bicycle tour #3

Bicycle tour #3: Saxon championship

The final part of the Saxon championship is very challenging and has to be done three times in a row. The finish is on mount Aschberg, in combination with mountain standing on mount Lämpelberg. All in all, one lap consists of 324 meters difference in altitude after cycling in a plain area for about 130 to 150 kilometers. Preferentially, that route is done by race bike or even by mountain bike.

COURSE OF THE TOUR:
Starting in Klingenthal, Auerbacher Straße, passing the streets Untersachsenberger Straße, Waldgutstraße, mountain standing on mount Lämpelberg, heading towards mount Aschberg, passing the streets Grenzstraße, Goethestraße, going back to the city-center of Klingenthal.

CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TOUR:
Total length: 10.20 kilometers
Total duration: approximately 19 minutes, professionals only
Difference in altitude: 324 meters
Characteristic of the route: very challenging
Rating: long uphill-climb, partly very steep
Start and finish can be reached by local public transport

SIGHTS ALONG THE ROUTE
Church „Zum Friedefürsten" in Klingenthal, lookouts near Kammweg, border between Germany and the Czech Republic (going there by bike is possible), look-out and youth-hostel on mount Aschberg, the Vogtland Arena with the most modern ski-jump worldwideBicycle tour #3: Saxon championship