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A circuit around the Radeč ridge and the highest points in the Křivoklátsko hills: 15 km

  • This is an alternative version of the walk along the Radeč (721m) ridge in the Křivoklátsko hills, which was previously walked in winter time (see here, for the write up). This time, the start and finish is in the attractive village of Lhota pod Radčem, rather than the neighboring village of Těškov. It visits the same viewpoints as the winter walk, which are the highest in the Protected Landscape Area and some of the finest in the region.
  • The first viewpoint visited is the site of a 14th century fortress, Hrad na Radči, which also has one of the best viewpoints in the area. After walking along the ridge past the highest points, there is a highly recommended diversion to the ancient fortified site (and viewpoint) of Bílá skála (featured in the header photo).
  • The return route follows some of the many forest roads in these hills. Most are unmarked, but with a good map (or use of the mapy.com phone application) circular routes of various lengths can be created. The forest in this section of hills is surprisingly varied and extremely attractive, especially in mid summer and autumn.
  • None of the paths on the route are steep, but this is route would be slightly more challenging in winter than the route from Těškov, so is only recommended from Spring to Autumn. The total height gained/lost on the proposed 15 km route is 320m. There are no refreshment options directly on the route, so take a picnic to enjoy on one of the viewpoints!

Note: click ‘Show on Mapy.com’  to go to a full screen version of the route directly on the mapy.com site. This can be used for on line navigation, saved or exported as a GPX file.

Directions

  • Start in the village of Lhota pod Radčem, easily reached via the D5 highway or by bus from Rokycany
  • join the RED trail heading towards Radeč. The Hrad viewpoint is reached after 2 km
  • At the Radeč – východ junction, join the GREEN trail and continue towards Brno and Radeč (passing the transmitter tower)
  • At the Radeč – západ junction, remain on the GREEN trail for 600m to visit the Vyhlídka Bílá skála (marked in its final section by green triangle diversion markers)
  • Return back to the Radeč – západ junction and there join the YELLOW trail
  • After descending quite steeply for 800mand the crossroads, turn right on to the unmarked forest track. From here, the route back to Lhota pod Radčem is best followed on mapy.com as the suggested route follows unmarked forest tracks until joining up with the RED hiking trail shortly before reaching Lhota
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