Cycle routes in Czechia are marked in two different formats. Firstly, the tourist trail-like cycle routes are marked by the Klub českých turistů (Czech Tourist Club) using special tourist markings that resemble the Czech hiking trail marks, but with yellow stripes instead of white. Secondly, cycle routes on regular roads, cycle paths, or paved surfaces are typically indicated by yellow traffic signs displaying the cycle route number and nearest directions along with distances.
The Czech cycle route system consists of backbone, long-distance, and connecting cycle routes that cover the entire territory of the Czech Republic. These cycle routes are further complemented by various local interest routes and circuits, as well as trails for mountain biking. Czechia is also crossed by four international EuroVelo cycle routes (4, 7, 9, 13).
Many of these cycle routes pass through individual cities, providing a useful navigational tool within urban areas as well. Some cities have also chosen to implement their own navigational systems. For instance, Prague has introduced a numbered cycle route system from A1 to A499, which, within the capital city’s territory, replaces even the numbering of the nationwide cycle route system.
There is a system consisting of numerous cycle paths operating in and around Prague, labeled A1-A499. The planned length of the entire system exceeds one thousand kilometers, more than a third of which is finished.
Routes are marked with directional arrows and yellow signs, but their monitoring requires some attention and exercise. These cycle routes are not always the shortest way but they usually provide relatively quiet and comfortable streets. They are often marked on cycle paths.
The main backbone routes are A1 and A2, along the Vltava river. Outside the center, they are largely exclusive cycle paths. They are connected to secondary routes (A11-A27) that in many cases are lead by major Vltava streams:
Other secondary roads are roughly parallel to the Vltava (A31-34, A41-44), but they are still marked only in short stretches. The whole city surrounds the circular route A50, signposted for the most part as far as the route KCT 8100.
Prague is also crossed by several national routes, greenways as well as the pan-European EuroVelo 4 and 7. Some routes are not yet labelled in Prague, so you have to keep with main local routes:
In the city centre, even local routes are not continuously marked, so to ride along the Vltava is the easiest way to keep with the right riverbank. Don’t be shy to ride with traffic when riding is prohibited on sidewalks.
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