Vřesník: Hotels and Accommodation

The educational trail “In the Footsteps of K. V. Rais” passes through Vřesník. It is used year-round by hikers and cyclists; in winter, cross-country skiers also use it.

Culture and History

Valy is located on the green-marked hiking trail between Kal and Vřesník at an elevation of 489 metres. There are a hillfort and a burial mound field there. The Valy archaeological monument provides evidence of the early settlement of this site. Hrádek is the remains of a medieval fortification. The Lázně church is also located in the wider regional surroundings of Vřesník.

Nature and Surroundings

The Kalské údolí features wet meadows with abundant populations of spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum) and oxlip (Primula elatior). Grey wagtails (Motacilla cinerea), white-throated dippers (Cinclus cinclus), and wrens (Troglodytes troglodytes) breed there along the Bystřice.

In the immediate surroundings of Vřesník lies the Čihadlo hill [Pecka-Bukovina]. Mount Maxinec (MLázovický chlum) and the Perna hill [Třebihošť] are located in the surroundings of Vřesník; Mount Tábor lies in the wider regional surroundings. The Byšičky 2 natural monument encompasses areas in the cadastral territory of Vřesník u Tetína.

Cycling Route

In the route description of the road cycling route “For Unforgettable Views Around Pecka”, Vřesník is listed at 17.7 kilometres of a circular route that is 29.5 kilometres long in total.

More local pages: Choteč, Úlibice, Hubálov, Svatojanský Újezd, Butoves, Dětenice, Žlunice, Březina U Jičína.

To the overarching travel overview: Jičín District.