Fine detour can be done from Rozmberk to Vyssi Brod and Lipno Dam. While you can easily visit Vyssi Brod as a side trip from Rozmberk en route to Cesky Krumlov, in Vyssi Brod you can connect to the Sumava Trail, Sumavska Magistrala in Czech, an extremely scenic border trail between Czech Republic and Austria that follows the ridge of the Sumava mountains National Park from Domazlice via Zelezna Ruda and Vyssi Brod to Horni Dvoriste into northern Austria, and then descents toward the Danube River at Linz, a route that is part of the Salzburg to Prague bicycle trip.
Should you wish to continue from Cesky Brod west along the Sumava Trail, it will take you along the right bank of Vltava past Lipno Dam and reservoir, through to Nova Pec and Pekna to Volary. A spectacular detour can be added to Stozec where you’ll find a beautiful wooden chapel and fantastic views over strictly protected nature reserve of Mrtvý Luh (Dead Mead), a forest of pine and birch and a peat-bog.
Out of Rozmberk you cycle south along the secondary highway 160 that soon becomes 163. The road follows Vltava River, always on your right, all the way to Vyssi Brod. During summer the river is a popular destination for kayakers and rafters who launch just below Lipno Dam, short distance beyond Vyssi Brod.
In Vyssi Brod, a pleasant small town on Vltava, is found a fine Gothic monastery founded in the late 13th century by the Rosenbergs. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the monastery houses a splendid Baroque library containing over 70,000 books and manuscripts.
While the shortest route from Rozmberk to Cesky Krumlov is along Vltava River, a nice ride with the river always in sight on your right, you can opt for another, more satisfying route, in a way a high road, cycling up into the hills east of Vltava, following the Rozmberk Heritage Trail, with adding a detour via Rozmital na Sumave. The route to Rozmital navigates up to elevations of over 600 meters above sea level with nice views of the hills of southern Bohemia, eventually bringing you back down to the river Vltava that flows peacefully toward Cesky Krumlov.
From the river camp you start climbing slightly back up to the hamlet and church of Zaton. The small settlement and church are said to be one of the oldest in southern Bohemia. Originally in place of the late 15th century Gothic church there stood a Romanesque chapel constructed in the 11th century. Behind the church is a small cemetery with a few well kept graves of the pre-WWII Germans that populated the area. Beyond Zaton the trail meanders past weekend cottages above Vltava and along undulating landscape eventually starts to descend toward Cesky Krumlov, the panorama of the entire town soon coming to view.
