Hiking and Cycling routes around Sutom
Borec – the hill festooned with ice frost
Attractions: nature trail leading to Boreč national natural monument - ventaroles /only observable in cold weather/, the Renaissance-style chateau in Borec /inaccessible/, Sutom - the late Baroque-style church of St. Peter and Paul by O. Broggio, Holy vrch (Bare Hill) above Sutom - 500 m /50 m vertical distance/
Swimming in Milesov lakes and ponds
Demandingness: low 14 km back along the road only or + 4 km ascend to the castle Ostry
Hradistany mountain and back. Swimming in the Mrsklesy village / 14 km
Pursuing stone Suns - route from Sutom across village Libceves to Hnojnice 20 km from Sutom
Marvellous stone suns lying hidden underground for thousands of years have been exposed to daylight again.
Stadice - Kralovske pole (King's field) across Dubice church /views of Porta Bohemica/ and back to Sutom
Demandingness: high - vertical distance approximately 450 m - total length 42 km Attractions: views of the Porta Bohemica /the deep valley of the Labe River/ from Dubice chapel, Kletecna mountain – memorial of the abolition of corvee, Stadice: Royal field – legend of first Bohemia King Premysl
Refreshment: Motorest in village Velemin, pub at the nearer end of Dubice
Radobyl mountain - across Borec, the ferry Velke Zernoseky and a lake - the Sutom circle
Sutom – 2 km Borec - 1.5 km Rezny ujezd - 1 km Bilinka - 2 km / Oparno – 4 km Male Zernoseky - 1 km ferrz Velke Zernoseky – 3 km Radobyl - quarry below Radobyl – 2 km lake Zalhostice – TRAIN – Lovosice + BUS to Sutom or to Trebenice and hike from Trebenice 4 km. Demandingness: low - 17-km circuit + a train ride + change to BUS in Lovosice.
To the top of Lovos 8 km
We will ascend from the industrial town of Lovosice to the basalt hill of Lovose, a regional landmark. We will be rewarded by a unique view of the breathtaking Ceske Stredohori. We will also se the unique Borec national natural monument and, at the end, enjoy the sight of the romantic ruins towering on the Kostal rock and offering wonderful views of the surrounding country.
To Milesovka and back, across castle Ostry to the Sutom - circle
Route: Start at Sutom guest house - climb above Kocourov, a village with a decent restaurant - Milesov - Milesovka (837 m) Back: Milesov – to Kocourov - Ostry (553 m) or Mlyny - swimming in fishponds - Brezno – Sutom.
Refreshment: cafe /open at weekends only/ on the peak of Milesovka, pub in Milesov and Kocourov.
Hazmburk /bikers and too chateau Libochovice/ - Sutom - circle Hikers: 22 km
Attractions: Tepla – spring of ferric mineral water at the chapel, Trebenice – the Czech Garnet Museum, the castle of Hazmburk tower /admission fee charged/, Libochovice- Baroque-style chateau and garden.
Demandingness: low, 35 km on roads, climbing up the hill towards the castle with a bike may be a little more strenuous /but the warden drives his car up the hill/, there is a guarded car park on foot of the hill, off the village.
Lipska Mountain – circle
Demandingness: low, 15 km, the route leads along marked tourist, partly on 3rd class roads and through woods. Attractions: the chateau and tower of Skalka, Oltarik - Hradek /ruins with a lookout/, Lipska hora - view from the summit !, the ruins of Ostry.
Refreshment: Kocourov restaurant, Sutom - grocer's shop
Journey to Ulrike von Lewetzov: Trebívlice – Trebenice (circle)
Attractions: castle and chateau of Skalka, the castle of Oltarik- ruins, the town Trebivlice – museum and tomb of Ulrika von Lewetzov /Goethe's last love/, Czech Garnet Museum in Trebenice
Refreshment: Trebivlice: public swimming pool, restaurant and grocer's shop, Trebenice: 3 restaurants, grocer's shop, convenience store
castle Kostalov – Trebenice town – Sutom – circle
Starting point: Sutom/signpost in the centre of the village/ -Kostalov /signpost below the castle/ 1.5 km – Trebenice, Parikovo namesti /signpost and map/ 2 km- Trebenice museum 500 m -Tepla 3km –Drinek 200 m – Vlastislav 1 km –Sutom 1 km Demandingness: low, 12 km
Refreshment: Trebenice 3 restaurants, Sutom - grocer's shop /Friday and Saturday the pab, too/
Gate to Bohemia /The view from Dubice church
The fascinating scenery of the valley of the Labe River enclosed by the steep slopes of Ceske Stredohori.
Historical sights in Litomerice town - 20 km - cykling> through the Oparenske valley and through the regular ferry for walk guidance and bicycles between Male and Velke Zernoseky.
This stop at Litomerice presents the once renowned medieval town with its graceful houses skirting the square, historical cellars and monumental churches, hemmed in by well preserved fortifications. Therefore, we can have a rest from the lively bustle of the town at the bailey or on top of the observation tower at Dum u Kalicha (Chalice House). We will visit the national history museum in the Old Town Hall with its rich collections and memorial chamber devoted to poet K. H. Macha. If we have some time and strength left, we can ascend the observation tower with a restaurant on the summit of the Mostka hill and enjoy the views of old Litomerice with Domsky pahorek (Dome Hill) or Ceské Stredohori with Hazmburkcastle /20 km/ and the memorial mount Rip /20 km/.
Terezin fortress - a place where history happened 3 km from Litomerice
Accept our invitation and get carried away by the world's unique sight - a town that, as a whole, represents the most modern bastion fortress built in the neat style of the French fortification school. We will enjoy remarkable tours of the fortification system including various attractions and auxiliary services. However, this trip mainly focuses on the Terezin Memorial in the Small Fortress with its exposition commemorating the inauspicious history of 1939 - 45, i.e. the period of German occupation during World War II.
The Train trip - from town Lovosice :
Taking a trip with your children to town Usti nad Labem / 28 km / and its surroundings
The surroundings of Usti nad Labem as well as the town itself represents an interesting attraction for those who wander around this region, even if they have small children with them. At the beginning we will encounter the animal realm in Usti ZOO with its wonderful attractions for the smallest visitors, climb above the town up the Erben lookout commanding views of the surrounding country and travel back in time to the mysterious castle of Strekov, haunted by bogeys.
Rip Mountain - from village Krabcice by train to the town Roudnice nad Labem - 40 km /from Sutom/
Rip Mountain is the most famous and memorable hill in our country, a symbol of the Czech nation. As Cosmas of Prague says in his chronicle, the mythical grandfather Czech came up this hill and decided this was where his tribe and all its descendants would live.
View from the gateway of the accommodations - the Oltarik castle /ruins/. Author A.Komarek
GPS: 50°30'13.385"N 13°58'27.710"E
N 50° 30.22308' E 13° 58.46183'
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