Around the rock mushrooms to Hvězda

Starting point: Police nad Metují, square

Route: Police nad Metují – green marked hiking trail, Suchý Důl, Slavný – red marked hiking trail, Supí hnízdo, Hvězda – green marked hiking trail, Kovářova rokle – red marked hiking trail, Hlavňov, Police nad Metují /19 km/

Short description:
The attractions of the Kladsko Borderland include the mushroom-shaped rock formations near the village of Slavný in the Broumov Walls, which together with the Chapel of the Virgin Mary on Hvězda by the builder, Dientzenhofer, is sure to make your travels around the region much more pleasant.

Points of interest:

• Police nad Metují - Church Nanebevzetí Panny Marie (Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary) with a recessed entrance portal, municipal museum in the former Benedictine monastery, museum of Merkur building blocks,
• Suchý Důl - Chapel Panny Marie Lurdské (Chapel of the Virgin Mary of Lurds) with stations of the cross,
• rock mushrooms - interesting rock formations in Broumovské stěny (Broumov walls),
• Supí koš - 702 m.a.s.l., observation tower on Broumovské stěny (Broumov walls),
• Hvězda - baroque chapel Panny Marie Sněžné (Chapel of the Virgin Mary Sněžná) by K. I. Dientzenhofer, 18th century Swiss log cabin,
• Kovářova rokle (Kovařova Gully) - deep rock canyon in Broumovské stěny (Broumov walls)

Difficulty: The route includes a slightly difficult descent through the Kovářova rokle.