KV Raise trip from Lázně Bělohrad to Zvičina

The start of the tour is in the picturesque town of Lázně Bělohrad. The hiking trail leads directly through the center along the main road and then disconnects to the village of Brtev. If you have more time and energy, you can take a tour of the city in the beginning

After passing Brtví, you finally get out of civilization and slowly climb the direction of Vřesník along a dirt road. In addition to hiking trails, there is also a marked bike path, where a mountain bike is more suitable.

Just below Vřesník, the view opens up to the long Hořický Chlum with the highest peak Chlum (449 m).

After about 3.5 kilometers of walking from Lázně Bělohrad we arrive in Vřesník, an alternative start for a shorter version of this tour.

At the end of the village Vřesník there is a nice lookout point, not only to the surrounding hills with historic fortifications, but also to the distant Sněžka – the highest mountain in the Czech Republic.

There is a farm at the end of Vřesník, so you can come across cows here in the summer. The descent into the valley of Bystrý potok is accompanied by picturesque views of the hills of Valy (489 m) on which once stood the fortified settlement of Kal and Homolka (465 m). Under favorable conditions, the descent can be shortened across the meadow (little noticeable footpath)

We will meet at the bottom of the valley, where there are several buildings, and along the narrow road we will continue through the valley towards the road junction. Above us to the north are meadows and a small protected area – Natural Monument Homolka

We will leave the valley of Bystrý potok at the crossroads and continue in the direction of Bezník / Borek along a slightly busy road. In the forest there is a turn to Borek, which lies almost 500 meters above sea level. In Borek there is a small bell tower, a cross and the famous bench Rais' peace

Rais's calf is a beautiful stone arch bench

A very nice short walk around the Vyšehrad hill (585 m) begins in Borek, half of which we will walk as part of this tour.

The road from Borek thus ascends to a hill (504 m), where there is an entrance to a small underground shelter. Then around a picturesque building with a protected lime tree – Lípa v Podemládí. Then it climbs along the southern slopes of the Vyšehrad hill to the road over the Zvičín ridge – it is unexpectedly busy due to hikers going to the top of Zvičina by car. After a while, we come across a red tourist route connecting Nova Paka or Pecka with Zvičina. Here we leave the walking circuit around Vyšehrad and head further to Zvičina.

Now we have the final ascent to Zvičina with the village of the same name. The road is narrow and unfortunately quite busy, especially on nice weekends. But at the top we have beautiful views not only of the Giant Mountains. At the top is a tourist cottage and a church