Czech-Saxon Switzerland

An atractive trail through the most well-known parts of Bohemian Switzerland

Hřensko - Tři prameny  - Pravčická gate (a turning) - Mezní Louka - Nad soutěskami  - Divoká soutěska  - Tichá soutěska  - Hřensko, Edmunds boats rides from 22.4.2011, Divoká Soutěska form Juni).

Starting point:
Hřensko; you can arrive either by bus or by car,  or even by boat (the boat floats from Děčín only during summer)
Parking lots: Hřensko, you can park in the village or in the parking lot at the restaurant Klepáč (we recommend to set on the journey quite early in the high season, because the parking lots are getting full from the early morning)
Timing: Cca 5 - 6 hours alltogether (min. 15 km walking + 1,5 km on the boats)
Difficulty:An easy walk, leading along good and marked touristic trails, except the climbing up the Pravčická gate at the beginning, you walk mainly through the undulating terrain, the flat terrain or down the hill.
Refresments: The holiday restaurant Sokolí hnízdo (The falcon´s nest) and a buffet under the Pravčická gate, a hotel and a refresment in Mezní Louka, a holiday restaurant and a buffet in Tichá soutěska (The peaceful pass), the restaurants and pensions in Hřensko.
Source:  Kletr publishers,  www.kletr.cz

Sights on the trail

Pravčická Brána

Pravčická Brána is the largest natural stone bridge on our continent and a natural monument of our country. It is considered the most beautiful natural form in Czech Switzerland and is the symbol of the entire area.
Its dimensions are remarkable, although when looking at it close up it seems bigger. The span of the arch at the bottom is 26.5 m, the height of the opening is 16 m, width 7-8 m, minimum thickness 3 m, and the surface area of the bridge is 21 m above its base.

From the point of entry into the area, well-maintained trails and a staircase diverge to individual lookout points from which we can observe Pravčická Brána itself and take in the impressive views of the nearby and far away surroundings.

Inseparable from Pravčická Brána is the holiday chateau known as the Falcon's Nest. It was built in 1881 on the site of a cabin made from oak bark, which served as a tavern. Originally the Falcon's Nest accommodated important guests of the Clary-Aldringen family. The ground floor contains a preserved, period restaurant decorated with original paintings.

Bussines hours:

april - october: every day 10:00 - 18:00

nowember - march: closed

Kontakt: 

+420 412 554 286

Picture of the trail