Očelice: Cycle Routes and Chapel

Očelice is a starting point for several marked cycle routes. The routes have different endpoints and lengths, so when looking for accommodation, you should start with your planned route.

Cycle Routes

Marked cycle route No. 222 runs via Dobruška, Opočno, Očelice, Ledce, Třebechovice pod Orebem, Krňovice and Běleč nad Orlicí to Hradec Králové and is about 30 km long. Marked cycle route No. 4350 starts in Očelice and runs via Přepychy, Záhornice, Zádolí, Trnov and Podbřezí to Lhota Netřeba; it is about 14 km long. Marked cycle route No. 4167 runs from Vysoký Újezd via Městec nad Dědinou, Očelice, Bolehošť, Křivice and Lično to Třebešov and is about 22 km long. Each length applies to the entire route described, not to a loop within the village.

Chapel and Earlier History

The Chapel of St. Peter and Paul in Očelice was built in 1872 at the expense of the municipality’s residents, in honour of God and the holy apostles Peter and Paul, with an Ave Maria bell. The Calvary group in front of the Chapel of St. Peter and Paul in Očelice dates from 1873. A report about the expansion of the ditches in 1378 is considered indirect confirmation of the existence of Očelice Fortress. Očelice Fortress probably fell during the Hussite campaign against the monastery in 1420. Information about Očelice Fortress is historical and in some cases dated with caution; there is no evidence of visible ruins or present-day access.

Compare the exact accommodation address with your chosen starting point, and check current route conditions and transport connections.

For the broader travel overview: Okres Rychnov Nad Kněžnou.