Vlkančice: Hiking, Cycling and Historical Traces

Hiking through Vlkančice

Vlkančice combines routes through woodland landscapes with readily comparable opportunities for hiking and cycling. Hiking route No. 1 is 18.5 kilometres long and has a moderate difficulty level. It runs mainly along paved forest paths and roads with light car traffic. The blue hiking route No. 1 passes through Vlkančice and has existed there since at least 1956. Its route characteristics and long history give it a clear profile for travel planning.

Marked Trails and Mountain Bike Sections

A second hiking option is hiking route No. 2. It combines blue-, yellow- and red-marked hiking trails. More than 90 percent of this route can also be ridden by mountain bike. This makes it possible to include hiking and mountain biking in the daily plan based on the same range of routes; the coloured markings remain an important difference from hiking route No. 1.

Cycling Routes with Different Distances

The two cycling routes also differ mainly in their distance ranges. Cycling route No. 1 is 18.5 to 55 kilometres long and has a moderate to higher difficulty level. Cycling route No. 2 offers 29- or 40-kilometre variants and has a moderate difficulty level. The first route, at up to 55 kilometres, extends significantly farther than the 29- or 40-kilometre variants of the second. For your daily planning, you can therefore compare the two routes by length and difficulty and adjust the scope of your cycling trip accordingly.

Historical Details at House No. 21

The historical details in Vlkančice include the cross by House No. 21 and a former building at the same house. The cross by House No. 21 in Vlkančice was erected in 1810, possibly in connection with the Napoleonic Wars. The former granary at House No. 21 in Vlkančice is a historic building. In the case of the cross, the connection with the Napoleonic Wars remains explicitly possible; the granary is described as a former historic building.

Posázavské bučiny and Mount Baba

An independent landscape feature is the Posázavské bučiny protected area. It extends along the elongated ridge of Mount Baba (439 m above sea level) above the right bank of the Nučický (Vlkančický) Brook near the Pyskočely holiday settlement and is accessible only via forest paths. The elongated ridge of Mount Baba and access via forest paths help with orientation on site. If you visit the protected area, take these terrain features into account when planning your route.

Stops and Further Destinations

For travel by public transport, PID line 660 stops at Vlkančice–Komorce, Vlkančice–U Zbořeného mlýna, Vlkančice, Vlkančice–U Králů and Vlkančice–Stará Hůra. For further research at the same level, Řež, Oplany, Senohraby, Škvorec, Káraný, Křenek, Zdiby and Mirosovice can also be found.

For the higher-level travel overview: Okres Praha-Východ.