Upper Palatinate Forest

Get your bike ready, put on sturdy boots, wax your cross-country skis. Quality cycle paths and marked hiking trails will lead you along flat mountain ridges, across floodplains and salt pans through unspoilt nature. You may be rewarded with a glimpse of beavers or wild orchids.

Where to?

Koráb Uplands

Koráb Uplands form a kind of a divide between Bohemian and Upper Palatinate Forests. Compared to the more famous mountains, it remains an almost unknown geomorphological formation, but for enthusiastic hikers looking for lesser-known routes with a touch of history, it is an ideal trip destination not only for a Saturday.

Vanished Villages

As soon as World War II ended, more than 50 German villages and settlements in the Czech border region of Domažlice disappeared as their inhabitants were evicted. The localities that were close to the state border were systematically demolished after the border no-access zone was declared and the Iron Curtain was lowered.

The Pilgrimage Site of St. Anne near Pořejov

South of Tachov, in places where few people ever go, lie the remains of the vanished village of Pořejov. The only visible remnant of it is the pilgrimage church of St. Anne on the hill above it. And rumour has it that this pilgrimage site has magical powers.

U tří znaků

Are you planning a short, easy trip? The most visited place in the Upper Palatinate Forest is its most prominent landmark – the Čerchov Hill with a lookout tower. If you decide to extend your trip a bit, the interesting place called U tří znaků (Three Coats of Arms) is definitely worth your attention.

A trip to Čerchov

There are not many regions in Bohemia that have preserved their traditional atmosphere as convincingly as Chodenland (Chodsko). Take a trip to Čerchov and let the local landscape, tradition and delicious food cast a spell upon you.

Trip to the North Upper Palatinate Forest

Are you looking for a landscape made for cycling and walking? This route passes through the outermost tip of the Upper Palatine Forest Protected Landscape Area and through the adjacent area of the North Upper Palatinate Forest. Head out to see the most beautiful things the Upper Palatinate Forest has to offer.

Beaver Spotting in Upper Palatinate Forest

The Vodní svět (Water World) nature trail in the Upper Palatinate Forest Protected Landscape Area is dedicated to beavers and other protected animals. It also introduces the unique water ecosystem of the long unused water reservoirs Na Kolmu near Lesná in the Tachov district.

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