The first stage of hiking
Velehrad - Bukovany
Informazioni di base sul percorso
Recommended length of one-day stages including accommodation at the end destinations.
The Chřiby Mountains are a very interesting area in terms of both natural resources as well as history. We can find here very valuable landscape and natural history sites, romantic forest corners, rocks, wells, streams, deep valleys and places with a distant view and many archaeological sites.
Cosa ci aspetta?
- Starting point: Velehrad
- Ending point: Bukovany
- Distance: 29,8 km
- Estimated travel time: 9:31 hours
- Difficulty: high
- Altitude: ascent 1005 m, descent 909 m
- Superficie: strada asfaltata, per lo più sentieri forestali e campestri
- Critical points: take extra care at the Buchlov - bus signpost. This is a section with a high incidence of car and motorcycle accidents. However, the place is clear to cross.
Il nostro consiglio:
Portate con voi cibo e bevande in abbondanza, poiché in alcuni tratti del sentiero non è possibile acquistare cibo durante l'escursione.
Cosa si vede?
Monumenti archeologici, di pellegrinaggio, tecnici e naturali.

Velehrad Tourist Centre
- Salašská 328, 687 06 Velehrad
- www.velehrad.cz
- ticvelehrad@email.cz
- +420 723 984 080

Velehrad Information Centre
- U Lípy 302 , Velehrad 687 06
- www.velehradinfo.cz
- info@velehradinfo.cz
- +420 571 110 538

Velehrad - an important pilgrimage site
- Stojanovo nádvoří 687 06 Velehrad
- www.farnostvelehrad.cz
- info@velehradinfo.cz
- +420 571 110 538

Sequoia in Chabaně
- Chabaně, Břestek
- tic.buchlovice.cz
- tic@buchlovice.cz
- +420 572 595 996

Tourist Information Centre Buchlovice
- nám. Svobody 24, 687 08 Buchlovice
- tic.buchlovice.cz
- tic@buchlovice.cz
- +420 572 595 996

Brest Rock
- 687 08 Břestek
- tic.buchlovice.cz
- tic@buchlovice.cz
- +420 572 595 996

Chapel of St. Barbara
- Polesí 417, Buchlovice
- www.hrad-buchlov.cz
- hrad@hrad-buchlov.cz
- +420 572 595 161

Buchlov Castle
- Polesí 418, 687 08 Buchlovice, Česká rep.
- www.hrad-buchlov.cz
- buchlov@npu.cz
- +420 770 167 481

Rock formation Pulpit
- Koryčany, Česká republika
- korycany.cz
- mesto@korycany.cz
- +420 573 500 999

St. Clement Hillfort
- Osvětimany, Česká republika
- klimentek.cz
- sphk@klimentek.cz

Ruins of Cimburk Castle
- Koryčany, Česká republika
- cimburk.eu
- hrad@cimburk.eu
- +420 777 146 082

Chapel of St. John Paul II.
- 696 31 Bukovany
- www.obecbukovany.cz
- podatelna@obecbukovany.cz
- +420 518 618 022
Dove mangiare e dormire?
Ristoranti e alloggi lungo il percorso.

Hotel Buchlov ***
- Polesí 297, 687 08 Buchlovice
- www.hotelbuchlov.cz
- recepce@hotelbuchlov.cz
- +420 776 466 674

Pension Buchlovický dvůr
- Polesí 861 687 08 Buchlovice
- www.buchlovsky-dvur.cz
- info@buchlovsky-dvur.cz
- +420 766 66 948

Pub U Špalka
- Polesí 880, 687 08 Buchlovice
- www.hospodauspalka.wz.cz
- petr.buchlov@seznam.cz
- +420 603 530 448

Relaxx Recreation Centre
- Čeložnice, 69651 Čeložnice
- www.relaxx.cz
- rsrelaxx@gmail.com
- +420 776 613 959

Bukovany Mill
- Bukovany 70, 696 31 Bukovany
- www.bukovansky-mlyn.cz
- info@bukovansky-mlyn.cz
- +420 518 618 011
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