Walks around the meadows of Wolf mountain (704m) starting in Černošín: 9 km to 18 km

• The meadows around Vlčí hora (Wolf mountain) – located in western Bohemia around halfway between Plzeň and the German border – are particular beautiful in early summer. The surprisingly prominent peak not only has some lovely meadows and forest glades to explore, but also has its own romantic ruin in the form of Volfštejn castle, which dates from the early 13th century. Volfštejn has one of the best preserved ‘bergfrit’ towers in the country.
• There are a couple of simple circuits possible around the mountain, with a start in the nearest town, Černošín. These are around 9 km to 10 km in length. However, the best trip is to extend a tour around the mountain by following the footpaths beside the Kosí stream and then the Mže river to circle around the mountain. This creates a nicely varied trip 18 km long with 450m of height to ascend-descend.
• None of the paths are particular steep, but if taking the extended walk beside the stream there can be quite a number of fallen trees navigate around, which can create a moderately challenging route. There are no refreshment points directly on the route, so take enough supplies forb the journey.

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Directions

• Starting in the center of Černošín (bus connections available to Stříbro train station) and various free parking areas) take the YELLOW hiking trail in the direction of Volfštejn
• The castle ruin is reached 1.8 km after leaving the town center
• From the castle continue a further 300m on the YELLOW trail to reach the junction of Pod Vlčí horou. Here, turn right onto the BLUE trail which ascends to the top of Vlčí hora
• Continue on the BLUE trail over the summit and descend to reach the Goethe viewpoint
• From the viewpoint stay on the BLUE trail for a further 1.4 km to reach the trail junction Třebelská cesta
• Here, turn right onto the YELLOW trail and follow this good mountain track for 2.2 km to reach the junction of Pod Třebelí
• At Pod Třebelí, turn left onto the GREEN trail and follow this beside the Kosí stream for 2.8 km to reach the junction of Osada Kosí potok
• At the Osada Kosí potok, turn left onto the RED trail, heading in the direction of U Mže (this path following the course of the Mže river is part of the E6 long distance European pathway)
• The junction of U Mže is reached in 1.8 km. Here, turn left onto the GREEN trail, heading the direction of Nad Záhořím
• The junction of Nad Záhořím is reached in 2.5 km. Here, turn right back onto the YELLOW trail and follow this for 3.4 km to return back to the center of Černošín