Tips for one-day trips in the Czech Republic

Devil's heads and other rock reliefs

Boarding place

Parking lot in the village of Tupadly.

Route description

This adventure hides a lot of amazing rock reliefs that reach a height of up to 10 meters. All these reliefs were carved in the years 1840-1845 by the sculptor Václav Levý.

You start the route on a small grassy parking lot in the village of Tupadly, which boasts only a few dozen inhabitants. From there, you will set off along the blue-marked route, towards Želízy, which will accompany you throughout the adventure. Before long, Modrá turns left, bringing you to the first and most famous rock relief, the Devil's Heads. The view of the 9 meter high sandstone sculptures is truly breathtaking.

From Čertové hlav you continue through the Klácelka cave to Liběchov, where we recommend a stop at the local castle. From Liběchov, you will go through a wooded landscape to other rock reliefs. Along the way, you will see the Harfenici cave, the rock Sphinx or perhaps the rock Snake. From Hada, you will complete the blue circuit to the parking lot in Tupadly.

Riegro's trail along the Jizera river

Boarding place

You will start this pleasant and easy walk along the educational Riegrovo trail in the town of Semily, located at the confluence of the Jizera and Oleška rivers. Your starting point will be the train station located west of the city center.

Route description

After arriving at the starting point and ready for adventure, head north along the blue-marked hiking trail to the bridge over the Jizera River.

On the Riegro trail, which follows immediately after crossing this bridge, you will encounter a number of attractions, including countless viewpoints or the wonderful suspension footbridge, which is the main attraction of the Riegro trail. The checkpoint will be waiting for you approximately halfway along the route, in the town of Spálov. Here you will join the Kamenické trail, which will lead you to the Morava tourist signpost. Here you will turn left and follow the blue-marked hiking trail to the town of Semily, where your adventure began.

The last point of interest on the trek for you will be the wonderful U-shaped fortress, later rebuilt as the Semily Castle. From there, it is enough to walk along the main road for about a kilometer, after which you will arrive at the starting point and at the same time the destination point of your adventure. Congratulations on finishing!

The trail around the Olšina pond

Boarding place

You start the route less than a kilometer from the Hodňov train station. If you arrive by car, you can go straight to the circuit from the parking lot of the Olšina visitor center in the village of the same name.

Route description

The Olšina nature trail is a hiking trail leading through Šumava wetlands, peat bogs and adjacent biotopes. A large part of it leads along roofed walkways, but other sections you have to overcome on real natural terrain.

After you get through the village of Olšina, the path will take you a few meters through the forest, through which pleasant wooden walkways lead. All of a sudden you will find yourself at the pier directly extending into the pond. The highlight of this attractive circuit is undoubtedly the system of wooden bridges approximately halfway along the route. If you happen to come across a day when there are not a lot of tourists rushing along the trail, you will definitely have a great experience from this adventure.

After the bridge, you will cross an otherwise impassable part of the pond and rejoin the forest path that stretches to the main road. She will accompany you on your last meters of this trek.

Note: Not far from the train stop is a fishing bastion from the 15th century, in which you can visit a permanent exhibition dedicated to the history of the village of Olšina, as well as fishing and forestry. The exhibition is available every day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the summer months, and only on weekends during the rest of the year.

A journey through the beauties of Pálava

Boarding place

The circuit starts at the free parking lot in the village of Klentnice.

Route description

From the parking lot, you will almost immediately connect to the green-marked path, which you will follow until you reach the first signpost, where your path will change to a yellow-marked path. On this route, you can detour and visit the ruins of the Orphan Castle or continue on the planned route to the viewpoint above Klentnicí.

Your next steps will lead you along the red Svatojakubská path - Moravskoslezská, on which there are viewpoints and the Soutěsk shelter. After less than three kilometers, you will turn from the red to green marked path until you reach the highest peak of the Pavlovské vrchy - Děvín (550 m above sea level), near which there is also a viewpoint of the same name. A route of only less than 2 kilometers awaits you to further viewpoints and the ruins of Děvičky Castle. The moment you return to the Dívčí hrad - sedlo signpost, you are on the Děvín educational trail.

You have ahead of you the second part of the trek, still leading through the forest, around the rock formation Velký Špunt, Trůn and the peaks of Obora and Pálava. When you come out of the forest to the fields and meadows, you approach the village of Perná, where there is also a well. There are other viewpoints on this road, which you can reach by simply turning a few meters off the road.

From here, you only have a few kilometers left to complete the entire circuit around the beauties of Pálava. This trek is a guide to the most beautiful that Pálava has to offer. Enjoy the remaining kilometers, leading back to the parking lot where this adventure ends!

Note: Overnight in a tent or under a shelter is possible at the public campsite in the quarry near the village of Klentnice. In the PLA Pálava, there is a strict ban on sleeping over and making fires outside of this camp.

Around the Cibulka observation tower

Boarding place

You start your journey at a smaller parking lot a few hundred steps from the Cibulka lookout.

Route description

You can undoubtedly go on this shorter circuit just outside Sokolov with a small adventurer or a four-legged friend. It is a peaceful trip of a couple of hours, which will surely excite even the most demanding pieces.

From the parking lot, follow the green-marked path that climbs up to the lookout tower itself. From the thirty-meter high lookout tower, you will be able to enjoy the view of the Ore Mountains, the Slavkovský Forest or the Karlovy Vary Region. The lookout tower is called Bulbka probably because of its bulbous dome.

You continue over Šibeniční vrch (666 m above sea level) past the stone altar. Next, you will pass the villages of Libnov and Krajková, and you will find yourself on a blue-marked cycle path. Following it, you slowly head towards the next stop on this trek – the ruins of Hartenberg Castle. This castle, which later became a chateau, has a very rich history. Its guided tour, during which you will learn all the interesting things about this beautiful place, lasts 60 minutes and is, including the entrance, for a fee. We therefore leave the visit to Hartenberg entirely up to you, but we highly recommend it! It is only a short distance from the castle to the destination. You will now end this circuit at the parking lot where you started this journey.

Circuit around Kladské raseliny

Boarding place

The circuit starts at the free Lázeňská parking lot in the town of Lázně Kynžvart

Route description

There are two mineral springs immediately at the beginning of the route. Your steps will lead you through the forest along a red-marked path and cycle path, where there is a shelter and the summit of Králův kámen, which is wooded and does not stand out from the surroundings in any way, so it may happen that you do not even register that you have climbed it. At this moment you are already near the bogs. You cross Pramenský potok and Dlouha stoka on a pleasant path between the trees. A short distance from Liščí louka, you turn off the red-marked path onto an unmarked, paved road, on the right of which lies Paterák - one of the five parts of the Kladské raselin.

Following the green road, you will reach the village of Kladská, where you will walk along the educational trail of the same name, which is approximately two kilometers long. It will lead you through the Horní and Dolní Bahňák ponds. The trail continues around the Kladské rybník, and on the other side of the path offers the opportunity to see the largest part of the Kladské peatlands - the Taiga. Take the next steps up to Vysoké sedlo around the peak of Lysina. In the vicinity of this peak there is a part of the Kladské rašeliny of the same name. The last three kilometers of the journey will lead back to Lázní Kynžvart. You will pass by the ruins of Kynžvart Castle, which you will be able to visit. It is located on the mountain Zámecký vrch (824 m above sea level), which rises above the village of Lázně Kynžvart. From the ruins, it's really a little bit back to the parking lot, where you started from.

On the way through the sandstone kingdom - Toulovcovy Maštale

Boarding place

You start your journey to this sandstone kingdom at the free parking lot in the village of Bor u Skutče.

Route description

You follow the red-marked path and soon you reach the forest from the inhabited part. You can visit the Dudych cave, which is the most famous of the pseudokarst caves in PR Maštala, right from the region. It is a rock with a gap, about twenty meters high, and you can climb to its very top.

Your next steps are directed along the Farské brook, where you will visit Mojžíš's Spring on the way. You will continue to follow the flow of the stream until you reach the Jarošova - Vranice part of the village, where you will have the opportunity to visit several wells and a tourist shelter. You will now join the yellow-marked trail that runs along the Voletínské stream. Giant sandstone giants are beginning to emerge from the forests, and their size has surely exceeded the expectations of many of you. The first sandstone kingdom on your route will be Městské Maštale. This is a precursor to the best that awaits you on this trek. You will find many rock formations here and at least prepare yourself for what awaits you at the next stop. This is precisely Toulov's Stables, which form such a small, modest, sandstone maze. But don't worry - you definitely won't get lost with us! But for that, you will go through all the rocks that you will discover in this small rock town.

The following stops in the second part of the trek are other rock formations for which you need to deviate a bit from the planned route, especially towards the end of the trek, these are the Pulpit and Kolumbovo vece formations, which are among the most important formations in this reserve. Your adventure ends at the parking lot from which you started.

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