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Pavlovské wetlands and Skalky

Hike to the highest peak of the Drahanská Highlands

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Pavlovské wetlands and Skalky
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Skalky (735 m above sea level) is the highest point of the Drahanská Highlands, but in reality it is just a geodetic pole. The greater attraction of this walk is the huge georadar and picturesque ponds in the nature reserve Pavlovské mokřady

Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows

The start of this short tour is at the chapel standing at the eastern end of the town of Benešov.

Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows
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Transmitter

Across the meadow is a massive mast and behind it another of the flat peaks of the Drahanská Highlands. We are at an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level, so in winter it's nice for cross-country skiers

Transmitter
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Road to Pavlovsky dvur

We will descend less than a kilometer to Pavlovské dvor by a nice alley.

Road to Pavlovsky dvur
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Pond near Pavlovsky Dvůr

At Pavlovské Dvůr we will connect to the blue hiking trail leading to Kořenec. On the left we have the first of several local ponds

Pond near Pavlovsky Dvůr
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View of the second pond

After a few tens of meters we leave the tourist route and cross the meadow to the second pond.

View of the second pond
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At the second pond

Here you will feel a bit Finnish. It's nice here and there are quite a few birds to see

At the second pond
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View from the dam

A long ridge and a transmitter can be seen from the dam.

View from the dam
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Red pond

The third of the pond is the most photogenic. From there we return a short distance and a short way across the meadow back to the road

Red pond
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Pavlovský Dvůr

Pavlovský Dvůr is just a few buildings and another pond

Pavlovský Dvůr
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The peak of Skalka - the highest peak of the Drahanská Highlands

From Pavlovského Dvůr continue in the blue direction of Skalka – crossroads. It is about two kilometers, mostly through the forest. If you have a map on your mobile phone, you can also find the highest peak of the Drahanská Highlands – Skalka, which is just a short walk from the large georadar

The peak of Skalka - the highest peak of the Drahanská Highlands
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Meteoradar Skalky
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Meteoradar Skalky

An interesting building on this walk is the large meteoradar Skalka. Here our journey turns back.

Way back to Benešov

From the meteor radar, we set off first along a cycle path and then along a forest path until we emerge in the settlement of Pavlov, just a short distance from the chapel where we started the walk.

Way back to Benešov
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