Cycling route around Trenčianska kotlina (Považské podolie)

Trenčín - Kostolná-Záriečie - Štvrtok nad Váhom - Bošáca - Nové Mesto nad Váhom - Beckov - Trenčín (56 km)

Situation: Považské podolie 
Region: Central Považie

Starting and finishing point: Trenčín, bus stop, railway station, parking lot, district Trenčín.
Route: Trenčín - Kostolná-Záriečie (7 km) - Štvrtok nad Váhom (11 km) - Bošáca (3 km) - Nové Mesto nad Váhom (8 km) - Beckov (9 km) - Trenčín (18 km)
Map: Záhorie - Považie, 1:100 000 (sheet 6), VKÚ, a. s., Harmanec.

Description of the route: Undemanding route with one ascent that also runs outside the district Trenčín. It is part of the main cycling trail of the Váh and orientation is easy. 
It offers the visit of several interesting localities in its immediate environs. Among the most popular ones is the Ivanovská skala, important Palaeolithic site, remains of the originally Romanesque church of Haluzice from the 13th century with the narrow Haluzická tiesňava not far away and above all the ruins of the Beckov Castle. In summer one will appreciate the option to swim in the holiday resort Zelená voda near the town Nové Mesto nad Váhom.

Source: Vydavateľstvo Dajama