Lesní Hluboké: Castle, Chapel and Hiking Route

Lesní Hluboké is a destination for a trip in which architecture, memory and landscape each set a different tone. Lesní Hluboké Castle with the Chapel of St. Anne.

A castle, chapel and rural ensemble

Lesní Hluboké Castle is a late Baroque residence of Rajhrad Monastery. It was built in 1770 as a hunting lodge and thus represents a clearly identifiable historical period in the history of the place. Together with the Chapel of St. Anne and an enclosed garden, the castle forms a rural aristocratic ensemble with recreational use. This combination of residence, religious building and garden gives the site its own spatial and historical character.

The Chapel of St. Anne is a listed monument dating from 1776. Its form clearly distinguishes it from an ordinary rectangular religious building: it has a circular floor plan with a cylindrical nave, a set-back presbytery and an entrance vestibule. Those interested in architecture will therefore find here not only a date of construction, but also an unusual floor plan as a specific point of reference when exploring the site.

At the castle entrance, there is also the torso of an old linden tree. Its age is estimated at 300 to 400 years. This detail adds a visible connection to the long history of the castle grounds alongside the architecture, without requiring an extensive excursion programme.

Hiking the Údolím Bílého potoka route

The Údolím Bílého potoka hiking route begins in Lesní Hluboké. It follows the yellow trail via Radoškov to Pavlovcovův mlýn. It then continues along the blue trail to Šmelcovna.

Transport connections and public transit

Lesní Hluboké is located at exit 9 Křížů of the motorway, at exit 168, less than 25 kilometres from Brno in the direction of the D1 motorway from Brno to Prague. This location provides a specific reference point when comparing your travel arrangements and the location of your accommodation. It allows you to identify the place unambiguously by the interchange and the direction on the D1.

Lesní Hluboké is served by the Integrated Transport System. For rail connections, Rosice and Brno, as well as Vlkov railway station in the neighbouring Vysočina Region, are relevant points of reference. There is no railway station directly in the village.

A historic memorial site

Devět Křížů consists of nine wooden crosses and commemorates a tragic massacre of wedding guests in 1540. The specific number of crosses and the fully documented year give this memorial site a particularly striking historical character. It complements the history of the Baroque castle and chapel with another chapter in the region’s culture of remembrance.

Choose accommodation to suit your travel plan

If you are looking for a hotel or other accommodation in Lesní Hluboké, you can base your decision on the documented highlights of the place. For culture-focused days, the castle, Chapel of St. Anne and enclosed garden take centre stage as a unified ensemble. For a more active day plan, Lesní Hluboké is the described starting point of the Údolím Bílého potoka route. Exit 9 Křížů and the Integrated Transport System also provide the key travel connections.

More local pages: Vysoké Popovice, Loděnice, Kaly, Borovník, Střelice, Rebešovice, Pernštejnské Jestřabí, Brumov.

To the higher-level travel overview: Brno-Country District.