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Hiking, Trip to surroundings
Around Volary

Length: 18,6 km
Dificulty: medium
Circle: YES, Marking: marked

This trip starts in Volary and leads by the yellow and green track to Brixův Dvůr. From there it continues along the car road around natural reserves Velká and Malá Niva to the village of Lenora where it turns left and by the blue track over the river it continues to the crossroad. There it turns left and follows the green track to Volarské Šance. There it turns left again and by the yellow track over the river again to the village called Soumarský Most. From there by the green track along Teplá Vltava river and over a small peat-bog to Lískovec hill. From the hill it descends to Brixův Dvůr and back to Volary.

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   Hiking, Trip to surroundings - Around Volary
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 Dist.   Location   Elevation   Marking   Description 
 0,0 
 Volary 
 762 m n.m.          
 1,6 
 Brixův Dvůr 
 788 m n.m.      crossroad 
 7,7 
 Lenora 
 761 m n.m.         
 8,8 
 Zelená cesta 
 811 m n.m.       crossroad 
 10,9 
 Volarské šance 
 758 m n.m.          
 11,9 
 Soumarský Most 
 769 m n.m.        
 16,0 
 Pod vrchem Lískovec 
 790 m n.m.        
 17,0 
 Brixův Dvůr 
 788 m n.m.          
 18,6 
 Volary 
 762 m n.m.        


 Volary – Volary attractions include unique buildings, old Alpine-style houses. These are timbered or semi-detached houses with an attic room a carved vault in a pre-built shingle and a saddle roof. One of these timbered houses is also the Volary Museum. Other attractions include the Church of St. Catherine and more than 30 wooden sculptures, located in all parts of the city.
 Lenora – Among the attractions of Lenora are the old glass houses that are the original buildings, the former mayor of the glassworks owner, the exposition of the glassworks in the building of the municipal office. The municipal bread oven from the first half of 19th century. From April until the end of December, every last Saturday of the month, public baking of bread, cakes and Lenora potato pancakes is held. An important building-technical monument is the Lenor "rechle" – a covered wooden bridge over the Vltava River with a shingle roof.
 Volarské šance - Significant remains of the fortifications from the beginning of the Thirty Years' War on the former Gold Trail near the Soumarský Bridge.Soumarský Most - The peat bog Soumarský Most is a typical valley ridge, which was probably formed on the basis of a weathered shoulder in the Vltava river alluvium.
 Soumarský Most - The peat bog Soumarský Most is a typical valley ridge, which was probably formed on the basis of a weathered shoulder in the Vltava river alluvium.

Hiking, Trip to surroundings - Around Volary


Photos of the route

Wooden bridge near Lenora
Church in Volary
Volary
Lenora
Volary
Volary - Town-hall



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