The Most Beautiful Folk Baroque – Soběslav Peatlands
Take a bike ride through the most picturesque villages of South Bohemia and admire the folk baroque architecture in the Soběslav Peatlands. Visit an observation tower, a Slavic hillfort, and the Blata Museum.
Total length
32 km
Duration
3 hours
Terrain
Less frequented asphalt roads
Forest path near Svákov
Recommended period for visiting
Spring – Summer – Autumn
Difficulty level
easy
Route description
Soběslav town square – via cycle route 1136 – Vesce – straight towards Záluží – Záluží (smithy and puppet museum) – via 1133 – Borkovická Blata parking lot (option to explore the bog and peatland via the Borkovická Blata educational trail) – continue along 1133 – Mažice – Greenway SB no. 12 – Zálší – turn right onto cycle route 12 – Klečaty – Komárov – Svinky – straight on route 12 – at the junction turn right on route 1136 to Debrník – Nedvědice – before the village turn right towards Soběslav – at the forest edge leave the road and follow the forest path – Chapel of the Virgin Mary – turn left onto the yellow trail – Hillfort and Svákov lookout tower – follow the yellow trail back to Soběslav.
Interesting places on the route
Soběslav – a medieval town with preserved fortification sections and a castle now serving as a library. Also features the Blata Museum, tower viewpoint, and outdoor aquapark.
Smithy and Puppet Museum
Borkovická Blata – peat bog with educational trail
Soběslavská Blata – historically significant moorland with folk baroque villages
Chapel of the Virgin Mary – the spring near the chapel is said to have magical healing powers. A romantic forest location.
Svákov Lookout Tower
