Ascent to Altarík

If you go to Oltářík along the red tourist route, you can start, for example, in the village of Děkovka. From there you walk along a nice narrow road – ideal for cycling – through the forest in the direction of the Děkovka crossroads (there are also a few parking spaces for those who want to shorten the ascent).

At the Děkovka crossroads, we leave the road and set off along the blue tourist route in the direction of the castles. It is only about 900 meters from the junction to the top. Along the way you can see the top of the castle above the treetops

The ascent to the Altar itself is not difficult. From the Děkovka crossroads, only about 100 altitude meters to the top await you. Along the way you will meet two educational boards, where you can read about the castles in the Bohemian Central Mountains, as well as about your own Altarpiece. The path climbs to the top basalt souk, where you will find the rest of the castle gate and a few top walls

Only one main tower had to fit on the very top of the hill. The views from here are really great

The horizon is clearly dominated by the monumental Milešovka, the highest mountain in the Bohemian Central Mountains

The famous Hazmburk Castle rises like a lighthouse from the Ohře river valley

There is also a great view of the Czech national mountain Říp from Oltářík

Directly below you is another great lookout hill – Plešivec

Far southwest, the beautiful „volcanoes“ Milá, Raná and Oblík can be seen

Before the way back, it pays to slip through the footpath along the rock to the plot behind the castle, from where there is probably the most famous view of the local ruins.