Sázava: Cycling Routes, Chapel and Pekelský Mill

Sázava is surrounded by the landscape of the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area. If cycling is the main focus of your stay, you can choose between two routes connected to former railway lines. The Chapel of Panny Marie Karmelské and Pekelský mlýn complement outdoor activities and scenery with sacred architecture and local history. When choosing a hotel in Sázava, you can consider which of these themes are especially important to your stay.

Cycling routes connected to former railway lines

The Posázavská cycling route runs above the river and along the embankment of a former railway line to Sázava. The Přibyslav–Sázava cycle path, by contrast, follows the trackbed of a disused railway line. It opened in 2011, is more than nine kilometres long, and is suitable for cycling and inline skating. At both ends, in Sázava and Přibyslav, it connects to local cycling routes. The two routes are connected to railway history in different ways: one follows a former railway embankment, while the other uses the trackbed of a disused line.

Two questions can help guide your choice: Is inline skating an important part of your travel plans, or are you particularly interested in the route above the river? The cycle path is expressly suitable for cycling and inline skating; the Posázavská route follows the embankment to Sázava. The length and endpoints of the cycle path between Sázava and Přibyslav are additional points to consider when planning this route.

Scenery and sacred architecture

The landscape of the Žďárské vrchy Protected Landscape Area offers a different point of reference from the specific route details. It surrounds Sázava, while the cycling routes can be distinguished by their course and intended use. If you would like to consider the town’s landscape setting as well as an activity when planning your trip, you can weigh these aspects separately.

The Chapel of Panny Marie Karmelské in Sázava is shaped like a biblical ark and features a 15-metre-high metal cross. The ark shape connects the building with a biblical motif, while the height of the cross provides a second, clearly measurable feature. For travellers interested in sacred architecture, two distinct features stand out: the shape of the chapel and the dimensions of the metal cross. Unlike the cycling routes, the focus here is not on route or intended use, but on architectural form and religious imagery. This gives your travel plans an independent architectural point of interest alongside cycling.

Pekelský mlýn: Location and history

Pekelský mlýn stands on the left bank of the Sázava, on the edge of Sázava along the road to Velká Losenice. Three points of reference help locate it: the left riverbank, the edge of town and the road to Velká Losenice. A hammer mill is mentioned at the site of Pekelský mlýn from the mid-14th century. This date refers to the hammer mill at the site and does not automatically date the present-day mill building. Those interested in local history can place the mill site in context through both its location by the river and the historical reference to the hammer mill.

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For the regional travel overview: Okres Žďár Nad Sázavou.