In the footsteps of dead tracks
Where trains no longer honk
The fate of the railways continues even after the end of operation. Nature takes back what has been taken from her and sometimes can turn the railways into beautiful gardens. Wandering around them is difficult, but also adventurous.
Dead Track 144 * Loket - Krásný Jez
Wandering the dead track
The deadline 144 * was never officially abolished, but in the mid-1990s. Operation was interrupted here. There are several tunnels and four stops on the line. At the time when we went on the track, the section from Horní Slavkov to Krásný Jez was operational. So this section is unique today, because it is still in the photos at the time when the section was dead. continue reading
Deadline 162 * Kralovice - Mladotice
Canceled arm behind a tourist destination
This track was canceled in the 1990s. The track is full of well-preserved tracks with one bridge and a crumbling stop. Crossing the terrain is quite demanding. There is a beautiful view of the Mariánská Týnice monastery. Previously, this route was used by people for hiking around the Střela River. continue reading
MT Trhový Štěpánov - Dolní Kralovice
Drowned railway
The line was put into operation in 1902 and canceled in the 1970s thanks to the Švihov reservoir, when Dolní Kralovice was flooded. The remains of this line are best seen near Keblov, where there is a bridge and the remains of the line with a few sleepers. continue reading
Unfinished railway
Slavosovce - Revuca
One of the lesser-known but even more beautiful places in central Slovakia, which can be described as a technical monument is the unfinished railway line between Slavošovce and Revúca, which is accessible as a tourist route with a total length of about 10 km and leads through tunnels and an aqueduct. If you do not want to return on the same route, it is possible to make a circuit through Ostrý vrch, while the circuit is approximately 20 km long and has an elevation gain of „only“ 2000 meters. continue reading
Deadline Křimov - Reitzenhain
Border canceled line
Near Svatý Šebestián is a small village Křimov, from where the line led to Reitzenhain, but this line was canceled in 1947. In the 80's there were bridges here, they are already demolished today. People turned weekend guts into weekend huts. Walking here is very challenging. continue reading
Dead line Přibyslav - Sázava
From the military siding cycle path
The Přibyslav – Sázava line functioned as a military siding, which disappeared in the 1980s. The track gradually fell into disrepair and overgrown. After 2010, the investor came up with the idea of building a cycle path here, which has become popular in the country, and from the defunct tracks, cycle paths are gradually growing, which have year-round use. continue reading
