The starting point of our trip is the parking lot at Stožecké sedlo (Stožecké Saddle), which is located on a busy road connecting Rumburk and Nový Bor. A short distance above the parking lot you will find the Stožecké Saddle. From here we will follow the blue sign for 2 km, towards "Nová Huť" (New Iron Mill). The signs run in parallel with the road mentioned above. Fortunately, we may avoid this road, and cross the road to get to the other side, where after about 20 metres we will find a cross-country ski track, which also runs in parallel with the road. Because this track goes slightly down /2/ we will reach Nová Huť quite quickly. From the crossroad sign we continue to follow the green sign towards "Rousínov" (5.5 km) (you may also go to the railway station Jedlová 400 m). For the first 500 m we must go along the left side of the road. Then the green sign turns towards the woods. A mostly moderately descending road /1-2/ will take us to the village of Rousínov, where we may see many folk timbered buildings. We will go straight towards Rousínov, where we take a left turn and follow the red sign towards "Milštejn" (3 km), Nádrž Naděje (Reservoir of Hope) (5.5 km) and "Horní Světlá" (7 km). Immediately behind the village we will climb for about 300 m up on a rather steep hill /2-3/ and immediately after that we take a downhill ride to the other side of the hill /2-3/. This will take us to the valley of Kohoutí potok (Cock River Valley) through which a forest road runs all the way to the Milštějn Castle. Like most castles, this one is also located on a hilltop. That means that we have to make another climb to get to the castle. Our climb starts slowly at first /1-2/, but the last 500 m are very steep 2-3/. However, you will get rewarded for your efforts because this place is the most attractive of all the places on this entire trip. Not much has survived from the original medieval castle built between the 14th and 13th centuries, but the massive sandstone rock, on which the castle was built, is worth seeing. Primarily the rocky gate that is 5 m wide and 3.5 m high located in the rear part of the massive sandstone rock. From Milštejn we continue to follow the red sign. A little bit farther on we shall still continue climbing but when we reach the top we will be rewarded with a well-deserved 2 km long downhill ride, taking us all the way to the Hope Reservoir. On our way down we will pass a turn going to the "Ledová jeskyně" (Ice Cave), which we will pass without any regrets, because to get there we would have to climb up a steep hill just to see a hole in the rock covered with metal bars. After we pass the Hope Reservoir we will surely make good use of our energy accumulated during our downhill ride as we will have to face another climb /2-3/, which will take us to the beginning of the village of Horní Světlá. Horní Světlá is a picturesque mountain village with many well-preserved timbered houses.From here we will continue to follow the red sign for 1 km and then make an uphill climb /2/ towards the Luž Cottage. This cottage is very popular among Czech and German tourists. A large part of this popularity is thanks to the excellent food and services offered here. After refreshments, we shall continue to follow the red sign for 3.5 km along the Czech/German border, until you reach a place called "Pod Ptačincem". Make sure to pay attention to tourist signs as you could easily make a mistake and end up on one of the many German cross-country skiing trails. Our nice ride along the mountain ridge ends with a downhill ride /2/ which will take us to Pod Ptačincem, , where we take a left turn and join the blue tourist sign going towards "Pětikostelní kámen" (Five Church Stone) (2.5 km). A gentle climb will take us around the sandstone rock Vrabčí kámen (Sparrow Stone) and we begin to climb steeper /2/ around the foothills of Pěnkavčí vrch (Finch Peak]. Until now we have been mostly riding in pine forests, but now we will go all the way to the Pětikostelní Stone (Five Church Ctone) hidden in a dense beech forest. A short but a very steep downhill ride /3/ will take us to the place called Pětikostelní Stone (Five Church Stone). This place is located about 100 m to the right of the crossroad sign and will give you an amazing aerial view of the valley below you. Then we take a very short, only 0.5 km long downhill ride /3/ on a narrow side road until we reach Stožecké Saddle where our trip ends. Total length 22 km.