Airports, observation flights, parachute jumps, parachute gliding

Airports, observation flights, parachute jumps, parachute gliding

Airports, observation flights, parachute jumps, parachute gliding
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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AIRPORTS
SEDMIHOŘÍ
PLACES Of fAR VIEwS
Rozsocha, coarse-grained granite, 3 to 6C+ (5C), 24 routes, boulders, blocks, fences
Apart from church and other towers, there are uncountable places of far views found
on tops of hills and other elevated points in the pleasantly varied countryside of
the Plzeň region. Enchanting are views of deep river valleys, or those of the wooded
mountain ranges from the peaks (most often not much higher than the adjoining
ridges) of the Šumava, Bohemian Forest, Brdy or Slavkovský Forest. In the Šumava
you should not miss the far views from the peak of Ostrý, from the rocks at the top
of Březník near Dobrá Voda, or the panoramic views of the border mountain ranges
from Zhůří over Rejštejn or the Hadí hill near Javorná. The highest peak of the Šumava
and the Bavarian Forest, Velký Javor with its four observation platforms, can be
reached by cableway. A very popular tourist destination is the Jindřich Šimon Baar
memorial at Výhledy, offering views of Chodsko, a district of rich historic and cultural
traditions. From the top of Vlčí hora near Planá u Mariánských Lázní you will see the
deep valley of the Kosí stream as well as the sturdy Dyleň and the border range of
the Bohemian Forest. The view from Radeč will show you the deep Křivoklát forests,
and from the observation summer house on Hradiště near Březina in the Rokycany
district you will admire the picturesque meanders of the Berounka river and the upland plateau around Radnice. The Horažďovice district is rich in places of dramatic
views of Boubín and the central Šumava. Unfortunately, some of the most beautiful
sceneries in the Šumava cannot be seen as they are parts of the local National
Nature Preserve (”Černé and Čertovo lakes”) and inaccessible to the public. Those
who once saw Čertovo from the observation gallery on the Jezerní mountain claim
that the view is unforgettable.
ROCKS IN THE ŠUMAVA
Dlouhá Ves, mica schist, 7 to 9/9+, 7 short overhanging routes,
Kalovy, mica schist, 8- to 9-/9, 49 short routes and boulders,
Špičák, mica schist 3 to 7a
Keitersberg, excellent climbing area 20km in Germany, 3 to 11-/11, 80 routes, endurance ledges, boulders
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – KLATOVY
ROCKS NEAR NEČTINY
Owner/operator: Pošumavský aeroklub Klatovy, letiště, 339 01 Klatovy,
: +420 376 310 355, www.lkkt.cz, GPS – 49°25‘5.99“N, 13°19‘18.991“E
Konstantinky, quarry of Okrouhlé Hradiště, tuff, 5+ to 8+ AF, 14 routes, rift climbing
Kozelka, tuff, 3 to 9, about 400 routes, vertical ledges and small holes
Polínka, gneiss, 4 to 8, 51 routes, rift climbing
PUBLIC DOMESTIC AIRPORT – PLASY
Location: 2 km south-west of Plasy
Operation times: 15 Apr to 15 Oct: Sat, Sun, public holidays 7-14 hours
ROCKS NEAR PLZEŇ
Owner/operator: Aeroklub Plasy o.s., letiště, 331 01 Plasy,
: +420 373 322 029, www.akplasy.cz, GPS – 49°55‘12.99“N, 13°22‘36.99“E
PUBLIC DOMESTIC AIRPORT – STAŇKOV
group of lakes near Bolevec
Location: 2.5 km north-west of Staňkov
Operation times: 15 Apr to 15 Oct: Sat, Sun, public holidays 7-14 hours
Owner/operator: Aeroklub Staňkov, letiště, 345 61 Staňkov, : +420 379 492 339, www.ak-stankov.
org, GPS – 49°33‘59.99“N, 13°2‘54.99“E
Location: 6 km south-east of Plzeň
Operation times: 01 Apr to 15 Oct: Sat, Sun, public holidays 7-15 hours
viewing towers
brick-and-stone
Owner/operator: Aeroklub Plzeň-Letkov, P.O. Box 5, 303 05 Plzeň,
: +420 377 456 020, www.akletkov.cz, GPS – 49°43‘27.908“N, 13°27‘19.5“E
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ski-jump
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airports
public domestic
private
private international
national park border
nature preserve border
Observation platform and restaurant at the top of the Hůrka hill located among the ruins
of St Anne’s church. The viewing tower is now closed due to poor technical condition.
The restaurant occasionally hosts social events.
ROCKS NEAR ŽIHLE
Nad Myslivnou, granite, 2 to 6B, 8 routes, blocks,
Sklárna, granite 5A to 6B+, 8 routes, smooth rocks,
V Průseku, granite, 4 to 6C+, 20 routes, blocks,
Viklany, smooth logan-stones, granite, 4 to 7A+, 15 routes, tall blocks, safe falls
PRIVATE AIRPORTS
International: Líně. Domestic: Erpužice, Tachov, Planá (Křiženec)
STARTINg RAMPS fOR PARA-gLIDINg AND ROgALO fLYINg
a view from Ostrý
Contact: Informační centrum města Klatovy, : +420 376 347 240, www.klatovy.cz
Baba, silicious schist, 4 to 8-, 10 routes, ledges, steps
Marianina skála, silicious schist, 4 to 7 (6-), 10 routes, sharp grips, small shelves
Vlčtejn, silicious schist, 4 to 7+/8-, 40 routes, vertical wall, ledges
Rokycany, Chotěšov, Plešnice
at Sedlo near Sušice
KLATOVY – HůRKA
ROCKS NEAR ZDEMYSLICE
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OTHER OBSERVATION TOwERS
Světovina, silicious schist, 3 to 7+, 12 routes, broken vertical wall
Žďár u Rokycan, silicious schist, 3 to 8, 52 routes, plates with overhanging parts
KRKAVEC
Contact: www.krkavec.cz. Height: 18 m
Stone observation tower at the top of the Krkavec hill north of Plzeň, built in 1900. View
of the whole Plzeň basin. The tower is currently used for telecommunication purposes,
but negotiations are in progress regarding re-opening the tower for tourists.
quarry near Polínka
Schematic drawings of climbing routes, route starting points, descriptions of access paths and other
information find at www.lezec.cz.
The only starting ramp for engineless flying equipment in the region can be found
near Koterov (the Plzeň-South district). However, just outside the Plzeň region there
are several others; e.g. on the Třebouňský hill near Toužim or below the peak of Ostrý
on the German side of the Šumava.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Kozelka – special climbing regulations; climbing not permitted in winter, on snow or ice
Žďár – climbing reserved to members of the Czech Mountaineering Federation, special
permit required. Unlimited access from 1 July to 30 November, in December from
8 to 17 hours to Vyhlídková skála, Malý and Velký Oltář only.
Come and take an aerial view of the Plzeň region.
If you do, you will find out that almost half of the region’s territory
is covered with woods and that the human dwellings and historic sights combine
very nicely with the natural background. You will see deep river valleys and
the natural border with Germany – the varied ranges of the Šumava mountains.
The green carpet of woods and fields is interspersed with the ribbons of streams
and rivers, and blue mirrors of numerous lakes including the large Hracholusky
river dam, a popular summer holiday resort. Climbers may test their skills on nearly
one thousand classified climbing routes, and the courageous ones try parachute
jumping in tandem with experienced instructors.
Photographs on the title page: Krašov and Radyně castle ruins,the centre of Plzeň, Čerchov
and Poledník, viewing towers
Published by the Plzeň region. Layout: the KLETR Plzeň Agency. Photographs: Alexandr Vacek, Jan
Kavale, Jiří Berger. Texts: Luděk Krčmář. Printed by: Typos, tiskařské závody, s. r. o. 2009.
Jezírko, sandstone, 4 to 8+/9-, 24 routes, ledges, holes,
Psovské údolí, gneiss, 3 to 10-/10, 30 routes, shelves, easy boulders,
Radyně, silicious schist, 3 to 9-, 43 routes, ledges, rifts,
Ostrá hůrka, silicious schist, 5 to 7, 7 routes,
Slovanský pilíř, granite blocks, 5 to 9-, 2 routes,
Škoda Sport Park, artificial (steel) climbing wall, 3 to 10 (6+), 70 routes
ROCKS NEAR ROKYCANY
PUBLIC DOMESTIC AIRPORT – LETKOV
climbing terrains
church
Observation points
At all public and most private airports, upon prior agreement, observation flights at day
time can be arranged. The minimum length of flight time is 15 minutes. Particular
airports may have special regulations, but generally the sightseeing-flight programme
is free for the customer to define. Tandem parachute jumps with instructor are also
available at most airports.
Location: 3.4 km north-east of Klatovy
Operation times: 1 Apr to 31 Oct: Mon-Fr 9-13 hours.
castle
Rock climbing
Horšovský Týn
Rabí
climbing terrains near Radyně
logan-stones near Žihle
Radeč
Černé jezero
Výhledy
Look-out points and viewing towers in Plzeň and surroundings
Look-out points and viewing towers in the Klatovy region
Look-out points and viewing towers in the Domažlice district
Look-out points and viewing towers in the Tachov district
PLZEŇ – TOwER Of ST BARTHOLOMEw’S CATHEDRAL
BOLfÁNEK, 584 m
ČERCHOV, 1041 m
BŘEZINKA, 576 m
Contakt: +420 377 236 753. Open: March-Oct, Tue-Sun 10-18 hours, at winter time depending on
weather. Total height/observation platform: 102/62 m. GPS – 49°44‘50.679“N, 13°22‘39.289“E
Contact: Obecní úřad Chudenice, : +420 376 398 211, www.chudenice.cz. Open: Apr: Sat, Sun
and public holidays 10-16, May, Sept: Tue-Sun 10-17, June-Aug: Tue-Sun 10-18 hours.
Height: 45 m. How to get there: 15 km from Klatovy, 1 km from Chudenice in direction to Lučice, right
turn to car-park and the American Garden; from there approx. half-an-hour walk.
GPS – 49°27‘34.509“N, 13°9‘45.54“E
Contact: : +420 379 795 325, www.klenci.cz. Open: May, June, Sept, Oct: Sat, Sun 10-17, July, Aug:
Mon-Sun 9-17 hours. Height: 25 m. How to get there: Blue-marked path from Pec pod Čerchovem
(5 m) or red path (4 km) from the car-park at Capartice. GPS – 49°22‘59.749“N, 12°47‘2.648“E
Open: All year round at all times. Total height/observation platform: 48/33 m
How to get there: From motorway Plzeň-Rozvadov, exit in direction to Bor and Bernartice, from there
blue-marked path to the tower (also accessible by car). GPS – 49°37‘36.448“N, 12°48‘1.992“E
Stone viewing tower at the top of the highest peak of the Bohemian Forest, built in 1904.
Enchanting views of endless forests and the Czech and German borderlands including
the German town of Furth im Wald, the Chodsko district with its administrative centre
Domažlice, the Slavkovský forest, the spa town of Mariánské Lázně, and various hills
and mountains both near and far away, such as Dyleň, Havran, Přimda, Zvon or Koráb.
The telecommunication tower on the Březinka hill includes an observation platform
open to the public and offering views of the conical-shaped hill of Přimda, the Valcha
and Sedmihoří scenic parks, the Bohemian Forest range with the prominent hill
of Čerchov, the German Ebene with a viewing tower and Zvon with radio and television
transmitters.
St Bartholomew’s cathedral from the 14th century, with the tallest church tower in Bohemia.
Unforgettable views of the historic city centre and surrounding countryside.
STARÝ PLZENEC – RADYNĚ, 567 m
Romantic viewing tower, originally the tower of St Wolfgang’s Baroque church near the
Lázeň chateau. Views of the Chudenice highlands, the Šumava mountain ranges with
the dominating peak of Ostrý, Čerchov in the Bohemian Forest, the Radyně castle near
Plzeň and the Brdy.
Contact: K-centrum, Smetanova 932, 332 02 Starý Plzenec, : +420 377 183 662., www.plzenec.cz
Open: Apr, May: Sat, Sun 10-18, June-Aug: Tue-Sun 10-18, Sept, Oct: Sat, Sun 10-17 hours
Total height/observation platform: 23/22 m. How to get there: Yellow-marked path from Černice
(5 km) or from Starý Plzenec (2 km). Car-park: 100 m from the castle, arrival from Starý Plzenec or
Šťáhlavy, or left turn after Losiná on the main road connecting Plzeň and Nepomuk.
GPS – 49°40‘51.779“N, 13°27‘54.038 “E
PANCÍŘ, 1214 m
Contact:  +420 376 397 227, www.pancir.wz.cz. Open: daily 9-20 hours (IV, XI, XII closed).
Height: 18 m
How to get there: 40 km south of Klatovy, marked tourist paths from Špičák (4 km), Železná Ruda
(6 km) or by cableway (the bottom station is 300 m from the Špičák railway station).
GPS – 49°10‘40.371“N, 13°15‘13.91“E
The ruins of the former Royal castle from 1356 at the top of a wooded hill. Panoramic
view of Plzeň, Starý Plzenec with the Hůrka hill and St Peter and Paul’s Romanesque
chapel, the Kozel hunting lodge, and, on days of far views, of Svatobor and the distant
mountain ranges of the Šumava and the Bohemian Forest.
Contact: : +420 725 538 847, Mr. Kokeš, www.vplzni.cz. GPS – 49°46‘2.52“N, 13°25‘49.749“E
Open: IV.-X.: Sat, Sun 10-16 hours. Total height/observation platform: 25/22 m.
How to get there: Tourist paths from Doubravka or Bukovec, green path from Újezd; also accessible by car
POLEDNÍK, 1315 m
Contact:  +420 376 599 009. Open: May: Mon-Sun 10-16, June, July, Aug, Sept: Mon-Sun 10-18,
Oct: as weather allows. Height: 37 m. GPS – 49°3‘50.9“N, 13°23‘42.499“E
How to get there: Marked tourist paths from Prášily (7 km) or Srní (10 km), car-parks in nearby villages
or next to the ”na Slunečné” timber chalet, 1 km beyond Prášily in direction to Srní
Now stand-alone (until recently there used to be a tourist chalet next to it) viewing tower
on the Chlum hill, located south-west of the city centre, built in 1926-1929. Attractive goal
for tourists seeking unusual close views of the city and its surroundings.
The highest located and newest concrete viewing tower in the Šumava, open in 1998.
Popular tourist destination offering views of the Šumava mountain ranges with the peaks
of Velký Javor on the one and Boubín on the other side.
PLZEŇ – SYLVÁNSKÝ HILL
Contact: www.gfk-plzen.cz,: +420 377 925 711. Open: April-Sept: Fri 15-18, Sat, Sun 10-18 hours; visits
at other times need be arranged individually. Total height/observation platform: 68/23 m.
How to get there: 1 km from Košutka by the narrow road to Radčice, passing above the new Sylván
housing-construction zone; car-park next to the viewing tower. GPS – 49°46‘10.689“N, 13°20‘51.199“E
ŽELEZNÝ ÚJEZD – ”NA SKÁLE” VIEwINg TOwER, 672 m
Svatobor
THE ”KŘÍŽOVÝ” HILL NEAR STOD, 487 m
Contact: www.stod.eu,: +420 379 209 481. Open: Apr-Oct: Sat, Sun 10-17 hours. Height: 15 m
How to get there: 20 km south of Plzeň, marked tourist paths from Mantov, Stod or Líšina (approx. 5 km).
GPS – 49°37‘311“N, 13°12‘772“E
PLANÁ – BOHUŠůV (ŠIBENIČNÍ) HILL, 571 m
Open: all year round at all times. Total height/observation platform: 16/14 m.
How to get there: Field path branching off the road connecting Planá and Otín 300 m from Planá.
GPS – 49°51‘996“N, 12°45‘174“E
Recently renovated elegant brick structure at the top of a hill overlooking the town
of Planá. Views to south, west and north; of Planá and its picturesque lake, the Tepelská highlands, the border mountain range including Dyleň, the Přimda castle,
the Bohemian Forest range and the Podhorní hill near Mariánské Lázně.
Contact:  +420 379 732 530, 603 158 092. Open: June: Tue-Sun 10-17, July-Aug: Mo-Tue
10-17 hours. Height: 18 m. GPS – 49°24‘24.998“N, 13°1‘50.778“E
How to get there: Marked tourist paths from Kdyně or Kout; by car to Podzámčí, from there 1km’s walk
PLANÁ – CHURCH TOwER
Old viewing tower built among the ruins of a medieval castle within the castle restoration project in the Romanticism period (1847–1848). Refreshments available. Views
of the border mountain ranges similar to those from the nearby Koráb hill.
Poledník
Contact:  +420 374 794 223, 603/788 954. Open: May-Sept: Tue-Fri 14-16 hours; Sat,
Sun: 15 18 hours. Total height/observation platform: 49/30 m. GPS – 49°51‘41.657“N,
12°44‘41.137“E
DOMAŽLICE – wATCH-TOwER
Bulky church tower from 1902 including observation gallery, attached to Virgin Mary’s
Assumption church originating from the 13th century. Views of the town and its surroundings, and of the mountain ranges along the border with Germany.
Contact:  +420 379 725 852. Open: May-Sept: 10-17 hours (Sun 13-17 hours). Height: 56 m.
GPS – 49°26‘25.774“N, 12°55‘47.139“E
The tower in the square next to the church is a former watch-tower of the town. The observation platform on the slightly inclining tower offers fine views of the town and its
surroundings. Another opportunity to observe the town from a high-up place is found
on the tower of the Chodský castle that can be visited while seeing the collections of the
local museum of the Chodsko district.
Slim stone viewing tower at the top of Svatobor overlooking the town of Sušice.
The original tower collapsed in 1934, but a new one was erected at the same place
within a year; this tower together with the adjoining chalet and restaurant are there
to welcome visitors desirous of fine views of the vast forests of the Šumava.
Telecommunication tower with observation platform. Interesting views of the pleasantly
undulating countryside around Nepomuk, the bulky Třemšín, the Radyně castle, as well
as the far-away Šumava or the cooling towers of the Temelin nuclear power plant.
A well-known location in the Chotěšov region, formerly pilgrimage place with a church.
A church tower with viewing platform was added in 1931. After a period of use by
the local army garrison, the tower was renovated (in 2004) and open to the public.
Klatovy
SVATOBOR, 845 m
Open: Apr-Oct: Mon-Sun 9-20 hours. Total height/observation platform: 41/25 m. How to get there:
Yellow-marked path from Železný Újezd; 10 km north of Nepomuk and 3 km south of Nové Mitrovice.
GPS – V49°34‘22.3“N, 13°41‘51.174“E
Telecommunication tower, near the border crossing to Germany (Rozvadov).
Views of the Přimda, Zvon and Havran hills, and of the countryside in the neighbouring Bavaria.
RÝZMBERK
Contact:  +420 723 711 888, www.svatobor.cz. Open: May, June, Sept: Tue-Sun 10-17; July, Aug:
daily 10-22, IV, X: Sat, Sun 11-18 hours; on week days, ring the bell at tower gate to have it open.
Height: 32 m. GPS – 49°14‘7.849“N, 13°29‘15.11“E
How to get there: Red-marked tourist path from Sušice, or by car: leave Sušice in direction to Hrádek,
left turn off the main road 200 m before the level railway crossing, from there 3 km to the tower
Observation platform incorporated into the telecommunication tower located north
of the city centre.
MILÍŘE, 580 m
Contact: www.rozvadov.cz. Open: all year round at all times except in winter or under adverse climatic
conditions. How to get there: From motorway Plzeň-Rozvadov, exit in direction to Svatá Kateřina
and Milíře, from there 1 km along blue-marked tourist path. GPS – 49°39‘55.082“N, 12°37‘20.849“E
The original viewing tower at the highest point of the Chudenická highlands used to stand
next to a tourist chalet and restaurant. In 1990–1992 it was replaced by a stand-alone
steel structure of untraditional design with a viewing nacelle offering panoramic views
including the nearby town of Kdyně and the Nový Herštejn and Rýzmberk castle ruins.
Also seen on the horizon are the Šumava ranges with the peaks of Ostrý and Velký Javor,
the Bohemian Forest with Čerchov and the Hoher Bogen mountain range in Germany
with well-visible army communication towers.
Mountain chalet and viewing tower, built in 1923, at the top of Pancíř. Views of Jezerní
hora above Čertovo lake, the Šumava ranges in the west including the peak of Velký Javor
and, on clear days, the Alps in the south. Views in some directions blocked by treetops.
PLZEŇ – CHLUM, 416 m
KORÁB, 772 m
Contact: restaurant : +420 721 236 992, 379 732 859. Open: all year round, Mon-Thu 10-19.30,
Fri, Sat 10-22, Sun 10-18.30 hours. Height/platform: 50/30 m. How to get there: Marked paths from
Kdyně, or by car – turn off the main road connecting Kdyně and Mezholesy.
GPS – 49°23‘43.27“N, 13°4‘30.968“E
KLATOVY – BLACK TOwER
HORŠOVSKÝ TÝN – SUMMER HOUSE, CHURCH TOwER
Contact:  376 370 911, www.klatovy.cz, www.mksklatovy.cz,
GPS – 49°23‘40.997“N, 13°17‘33.902“E.
Open: May-Sept: Tue-Sun 9-12 and 13-17, Apr, Oct: Sat, Sun So, Ne 9-16 hours. Height: 81 m.
Contact: Town information centre, : +420 377 415 151, www.horsovskytyn.cz. Open: Summer house
at all times, church tower July, Aug: Tue-Sun 9-16 hours.
Total height/observation platform: 38/30 m. GPS – 49°31‘46.732“N, 12°56‘38.576“E
The tower on the town hall was built in 1547 as a watch-tower to help defend the town
and give early warning of fires. Panoramic views of the town and the Šumava mountain ranges.
The eight-storey tower built in 1876 is part of St Peter and Paul’s church from the 13th century. It offers views of the town and surroundings; on clear days of Čerchov. The summer
house in the chateau park is currently in reconstruction.
BOR U TACHOVA – CHATEAU TOwER
Contact:  +420 374 789 198, 604 203 720, www.mubor.cz,
GPS – 49°42‘35.498“N, 12°46‘38.149“E
Open: Apr, Oct: Tue-Fri 10-17, May-Sept: Tue-Sun 10-17, midday break 12-13 hours
The tower originally belonged to an early-Gothic water castle from the 13th century,
and acquired its current form through a Neo-Gothic modification in the 19th century. View
of the flat surroundings of Bor with the dominant hill of Přimda in the distance.
VIEwINg TOwERS TO BE BUILT IN THE NEAR fUTURE
Wooden viewing towers are planned to be erected on Sedlo near Sušice and Kotel near
Rokycany; viewing gallery is to be built on the Přimda castle ruin.
Čerchov
St Bartholomew’s
Bohušův hill
Železný Újezd
Radyně
Chlum
Křížový vrch
Pancíř
Bolfánek
Kašperk
Rýzmberk
Domažlice
Koráb
Horšovský Týn
Bor u Tachova
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