Natural beauty of Jestřebí Mountains

Starting point: Úpice, square

Route: Úpice, square – blue marked hiking trail, Malé Svatoňovice – red marked hiking trail, Paseka settlement – green marked hiking trail, Žaltman, crossroads – blue marked hiking trail - Malé Svatoňovice, Úpice /20 km/

Short description:
It is no wonder that Malé Svatoňovice has been associated with healing water since time immemorial - there even used to be a spa resort here. The majestic Church of the Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary and the Chapel made of araucarites complement the healing spring. This petrified wood is considered a local „treasure“.

Points of interest:

• Malé Svatoňovice - museum of the Čapek brothers in the family house of Karel Čapek, Church of the Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary, spring with curative water, stations of the cross
• Paseka - settlement on the ridge of the Jestřebí mountains, also called Brendy;,
• Žaltman - highest peak in the Jestřebí Mountains /740 m.a.s.l./, observation tower

Difficulty: The route continues to rise very slightly, ending up at a height of 740 m above sea level.