ROUTE: You will arrive at BAV via road no. 57, take the marked turn towards Semetín, pass through the outskirts of the Bobrky industrial zone, still heading towards Semetín. You will then cross the Bečva River. The BAV trails are located to the right after the bridge over the river. Please park your vehicle exclusively in the designated parking lot, which is 50 m straight along the road after the turn.
GPS: 49.360098, 17.951790 - Vsetín 1575
The operational hours of the area are from April 1 to June 30 and from September 1 to October 31 of each calendar year from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. From July 1 to August 31 of each year, the hours are from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
VSETÍN CIRCLES (typically terrain trails): The surroundings of Vsetín are a paradise for mountain biking enthusiasts due to the hilly terrain and are crisscrossed with many cycling paths. The trails along the ridges of the Vsetín Beskids, Javorníky, or Hostýnské Hills are particularly popular. Several cycling loops are marked for the use of these ridges.
Waiting for you is, for example, the GREEN TRAIL 6119, trail length: 37 km
Vsetín Sychrov – U Kovářů – Dušná – Cáb – Santov – Bystřička – Růžďka – Uhlisko – Vesník – Horní Jasenka – Vsetín.
A shorter BLUE TRAIL 6121, trail length: 24 km
Vsetín – Semetín – Chléviska – Janišovský vrch – Rokytnice – Vsetín.
CYCLE PATH NETWORK (typically asphalt paths):
Vsetín is crossed by the Bečva Cycle Path, which leads from Velké Karlovice through Vsetín to Valašské Meziříčí, where it connects with the second branch of the path leading from Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. The shared path then continues to the town of Hranice in the Olomouc region, Lipník nad Bečvou, Přerov, and Tovačov. It follows the entire course of the Bečva River (including the Vsetín and Rožnov Bečva) up to its confluence with the Morava River in Tovačov.
More about the Bečva Cycle Path: www.ic-vsetin.cz/cyklotrasy-2-15
From the area of the former Zbrojovka Vsetín, the Jasenice Cycle Path leads along the former railway embankment into the center of Vsetín. More about it: www.ic-vsetin.cz/cyklotrasy-2-15
The city of Vsetín is currently building the Rokytenka Cycle Path, which aims to bring cyclists from the center of Vsetín to the cadastral area of Lhota u Vsetína (and then further to Liptál and in the future through Syrákov to Jasenné and Zlín). Currently, 4 sections of this cycle path are completed in the cadastral area of Vsetín. The latest information from December 2024 can be found here: www.mestovsetin.cz → City Office → Media Service → Press Releases → December 2024
Between Vsetín and Ústí, the BEVLAVA Cycle Path connects to the Bečva Cycle Path, leading through Hornolidečsko to the Czechoslovak border at the Vlárský Pass and then further to the Váh Highway. More: www.bevlava.cz
Vsetín also welcomes you to a number of CYCLING EVENTS:
- The city annually organizes the opening or closing of the season on the cycle path.
- This year, we will start the season on Saturday, April 26, 2025, starting at 11 AM in Vsetín – Ohrada towards Halenkov, where excellent goulash and other refreshments and entertainment for children await hungry athletes.
- On Saturday, October 4, 2025, we will then jointly close the season at the KAPKA RESORT area in Lhota u Vsetína.
- The Edie Team Vsetín sports club organizes a series of mountain bike races called the Valašský pohár MTB, with at least one of the usually 4 parts of this series taking place annually in Semetín. More: edieteam.cz/mtb-mladeze
- The Coleman company organizes a public cycling time trial called Valašský krpál every year at the beginning of September, whose route leads from Vsetín through Dušná to the mountain hotel Vsacký Cáb, which is the highest peak of Vsetín. More: www.valasskykrpal.cz
- For the general public, the cycling challenge "Vrchařská koruna Valašska" takes place annually, where participants from April to November conquer 20 pre-selected peaks in Valašsko by bike. More: vkv-bike.cz
