1866 battlefiled near Náchod

Starting point: Náchod

Route: Náchod – red marked hiking trail, military cemetery - yellow marked hiking trail, Vysokov, Václavice – blue marked hiking trail, Staré Město nad Metují, Náchod /13 km/

Short description:
This route will take you past memorials and plaques of different sizes commemorating the bloody battle of the Austro-Prussian War in 1866.

Points of interest:

• Náchod - chateau with bears in the moat, Regional Museum , Fine Arts Gallery, military cemetery of Austro-Prussian war 1866,
• Vysokov - monument of the battalion of field gamekeepers, the so-called Myslivec, Zeměbranecký kříž (cross), monument of the cavalry battle,
• Václavice - monument of VI. army corps + group of memorials

Difficulty: The route is very easy and suitable for all ages.