The most interesting quarries in the Bohemian Paradise

A region of interesting quarries

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Inserted: 10.07.2017

Most travelers will find beautiful rock towns under the Bohemian Paradise, but you will also find a number of interesting quarries where you can make a fire and often sleep under a canopy. Come take a look at the most interesting ones.

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Hřídelecká hůrka quarry

A quarry drilled volcano

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| Altitude: 368 m / 1 207 ft

One of the most interesting quarries in the entire Bohemian Paradise can be found in the Tertiary volcano Hřídelecká hůrka. Caves, manholes and steep walls, all this will surely entertain you more than the view from the top of this hill continue reading

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Zebín Quarry

Quarry with a great atmosphere

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| Altitude: 353 m / 1 158 ft

Thanks to its shape and chapel on the top, Zebín is one of the most beautiful landmarks of the Bohemian Paradise. However, it also contains an interesting quarry. But the best place is a patch in front of the quarry – ideal for summer fire and wide during summer hiking trips. continue reading

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Dubolka Quarry

Little known quarry in the Bohemian Paradise

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| Altitude: 366 m / 1 201 ft

The quarry on the Dubolka hill is interesting for its glass windows, which you can climb through. The natural monument Dubolka contains three peaks, but the interesting quarry is only in the highest of them. An ideal place for those who prefer completely deserted places, even if it is only a few hundred meters from civilization. continue reading

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Lom Houser

Lost quarry in the woods

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| Altitude: 388 m / 1 273 ft

Basically, directly opposite the overcrowded Prachovské rocks, you will find a huge quarry in the Houser hill (388 m above sea level) in the woods. Due to the fact that it is not easy to get here, only a few people really visited it. You will find really high rock walls and small caves. continue reading

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Quarry Čeřovka

Quarry with a lookout tower

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| Altitude: 309 m / 1 014 ft

One of the attractions of the town of Jičín is the quarry on the hill Čeřovka. Directly above it rises the Milohlídka lookout tower – the oldest in the Bohemian Paradise. During the First Republic, there was an open-air theater in the quarry. Today, cultural events are sometimes held here. continue reading

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Lom Loreta

Quarry with a chapel

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| Altitude: 384 m / 1 260 ft

From the beautiful view from the top of the Veliš hill, a yellow hiking trail leads to Ostružno. The most interesting place on this route is the Loreta hill with a baroque chapel and a quarry directly below it. continue reading

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Quarry Veliš

A huge quarry under the famous viewpoint

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| Altitude: 402 m / 1 319 ft

Veliš is one of the most beautiful views in the Bohemian Paradise. Apart from the viewpoints, there is also a huge quarry, which is worth a visit. The descent to it is a bit more steep and you won't take much pictures here due to the mature trees, but the atmosphere is good. continue reading

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Quarry Střelečská hůra

Huge quarry above Střelč

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| Altitude: 456 m / 1 496 ft

Střelečská hůra (456 m above sea level), sometimes marked on the map as Velká hora, belongs to the highest peaks of the Bohemian Paradise. Despite the fact that just a short distance from the top there is a red hiking trail connecting Prachovské skály with Trosky, few people climbed to the top of this hill or went to see the huge quarry here. In the middle of this quarry is a large grassy plot ideal for wide. continue reading