The official starting point of the Krušnohorská Magistrála (Bicycle Route No. 23) lies right in the deep Elbe Canyon, where the route seamlessly connects to the international Elbe Cycle Route. The route begins below the castle rock on the left bank of the Elbe, offering a panoramic view of the monumental Děčín Castle and the opposite rock face with its via ferrata. Although a tour of the castle courtyards or the Rose Garden requires a steep climb up the cobblestone path known as Dlouhá jízda, but in the castle’s main courtyard, you can safely lock your bikes to racks that are within sight of the ticket offices and monitored by a CCTV system.