the ninth stage of hiking
Rajnochovice - Hostýn
Basic information about the trail
Recommended length of one-day stages including accommodation at the end destinations.
A very popular but physically challenging tourist trail with an ascent to Kelčský Javorník with a lookout tower and the important Marian pilgrimage site of Svatý Hostýn.
Cosa ci aspetta?
- Starting point: Rajnochovice
- Ending point: Svatý Hostýn
- Distance: 15,3 km
- Estimated travel time: 5:47 hour
- Difficulty: high
- Altitude: ascent 868 m, descent 577 m
- Surface: mainly forest paved and unpaved paths
Il nostro consiglio:
Make sure you have plenty of food and drink for this stage, as there is no restaurant on the trail where you can refresh yourself, except at Svatý Hostýn.
What can be seen?
Archaeological, pilgrimage, technical and natural monuments.

Church of St. Anna
- Rajnochovice 12, 768 71 Rajnochovice
- www.farnost-rajnochovice.cz
- farajnochovice@ado.cz
- +420 573 391 156

Rajnochovice Forest Railway
- Rajnochovice 126, 768 71 Rajnochovice
- www.rajnochovicka.cz
- tomas.hegar@seznam.cz
- +420 725 039 237

Lookout tower Kelčský Javorník
- Rajnochovice, 768 71 Rajnochovice
- www.podhostynsko.cz
- mikroregion@podhostynsko.cz
- +420 573 390 227

Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
- Svatý Hostýn 115, 76861 Chvalčov
- www.hostyn.cz
- matice@hostyn.cz
- +420 573 381 693

Jurkovič's Way of the Cross
- Svatý Hostýn 115, 76861 Chvalčov
- www.hostyn.cz
- matice@hostyn.cz
- +420 573 381 693

Lookout tower, Svatý Hostýn
- Svatý Hostýn 115, 76861 Chvalčov
- www.hostyn.cz
- matice@hostyn.cz
- +420 573 381 693
Where to eat and sleep?
Restaurants and accommodation along the trail.

Pilgrim Houses
- Svatý Hostýn 115, 76861 Chvalčov
- www.hostyn.cz
- matice@hostyn.cz
- +420 573 381 693

Restaurant Pilgrim House No. 2
- Svatý Hostýn 115, 76872 Chvalčov
- www.sanitraklm.cz
- sanitrak.lm@centrum.cz
- +420 608 381 134

Restaurant Pilgrim House No. 3
- Svatý Hostýn 115, Bystřice pod Hostýnem
- svaty-hostyn-115-poutni-dum-c3.business.site
- +420 732 199 518

Pension Ovčárna
- Svatý Hostýn 111 768 72 Chvalčov
- hostyn-ovcarna.cz
- penzion@hostyn-ovcarna.cz
- +420 730 964 173
Why walk the trails of the Cyril and Methodius Route?
The long-distance trails of the Cyril and Methodius Route invite you to pilgrimage sites and archaeological sites that have contributed significantly to the development of Slavic culture. They are signposted in both directions and encourage wandering without borders, not only state borders.
- Experience: you'll be surprised what you can do
- Great signposting: tourist signposting
- Incredible landscape: we wander through the countryside off the busy stretches
What can be obtained?
Perhaps everyone likes to bring back something from hiking, be it various tourist and souvenir items. If you will be hiking the Cyril and Methodius Route, we have prepared the following printed materials to motivate you to hike the trail:
- Pilgrimage passports: collecting stamps for a special passport
- Memorial letters: a souvenir letter at the end of the journey
- Maps: printed guide