Hike to the highest peak of the Drahanská Highlands
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.
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
Road to Pavlovsky dvur
We will descend less than a kilometer to Pavlovské dvor by a nice alley.
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
View of the second pond
After a few tens of meters we leave the tourist route and cross the meadow to the second pond.
At the second pond
Here you will feel a bit Finnish. It's nice here and there are quite a few birds to see
View from the dam
A long ridge and a transmitter can be seen from the dam.
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
Pavlovský Dvůr
Pavlovský Dvůr is just a few buildings and another pond
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
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.