Chotěšov: Hiking and Historical Traces

Chotěšov is a place for you if you would like to combine hiking with cultural and historical discoveries. Clear trail routes and individual historical traces offer several options for planning a stay. Particularly helpful is the combination of a trail through the village and a hike starting directly in Chotěšov.

Hiking Trails with Clear Starting Points

A green-marked hiking trail leads from Petrohrad via Chotěšov to Bílenec. Chotěšov is thus located on a clearly described connection between Petrohrad and Bílenec. If you would like to plan a hike along a fixed route, this sequence helps you understand the village as part of a longer hiking connection.

The hike from Chotěšov to Vlčí hora begins in the village square in Chotěšov. This specific starting point provides clear orientation for your planning. In the vicinity of Rudolfova myslivna, the hike also passes modest remains of prehistoric burial mounds. For those interested in the landscape and the past, the route therefore combines two different impressions.

Historical Traces Along the Way

The remains of Šprymberk Castle are best reached via a forest path that begins at the crossroads in front of the red barrier. Two deep ditches mark the castle site. Those who also perceive historical places through their terrain will find here, alongside the remains, a concrete feature of the site. The starting point at the crossroads provides clear orientation for this purpose.

The Boží muka u Chotěšova are a late Baroque example of the rarer triangular wayside shrines. Their ground-plan shape presumably refers, in the spirit of 18th-century Baroque mysticism, to the mystery of the Holy Trinity. This makes the structure interesting if you would also like to notice smaller cultural and historical features during your stay.

Practical Orientation for 2026

For journeys on bus route 766, an important time-limited notice applies: Due to the complete closure of road III/2243 in Petrohrad, most services will be diverted from June 15 to November 15, 2026, and will not serve the “Jesenice, Chotěšov” stop. Services 106 and 113 are excluded. If you are travelling by bus during this period, you should check the specific service based on this distinction.

When choosing accommodation in Chotěšov, you can first decide which daily itinerary should be the focus: a hiking connection through the village, a start from the village square to Vlčí hora, or the search for historical traces. The clear starting points give your choice of location a specific direction, allowing you to align your stay with the desired combination of activity and history.

Discover More Places

If you would like to extend your search to other places, you can also take a look at Krupá, Drahouš, Srbeč, Lhotka-Ostrovec, Panoší Újezd, Lubná, Lišany and Velká Chmelištná .

To the higher-level travel overview: Rakovník District.