Rechle, Bicycle bridge in Plav, Czech Republic.

Rechle is a bicycle bridge in Plav that carries cycling routes over waterways and natural obstacles in the Sumava region. It connects several paths together and lets cyclists reach longer distances without backtracking.

A log-raft barrier, not a bridge, was built here in 1895–1896 to replace a simple chain-and-pile structure assembled each spring. Designed by provincial engineer Johann Jirsík and approved on 11 July 1895, it was financed by Count Karel Buquoye's Nové Hrady estate and built by Augustin Procházka for 30,000 guilders. It regulated timber floated down the Malše to the Červený Dvůr depot in České Budějovice.

The structure is called a rechle, from a Czech word for a wooden barrier that catches floating timber. A green-marked hiking trail from Plav to Doudleby and cycle route 1018 cross the footbridge, and a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk stands on the rock of the right bank.

The bridge is easily accessible and part of a connected network of cycling routes in the area. Visitors should wear proper footwear and be prepared for changing conditions across the terrain.

The structure is not a bridge but a timber-raft barrier: movable iron grates in the right opening were lowered by chains and hand winches with conical drums and toothed gears, letting workers release logs gradually toward the Červený Dvůr depot in České Budějovice. During the 2002 floods the water reached the level of the footbridge.