Stožec: Hotels and Accommodation

The Puštíkova Trail features interactive educational stations about forest life, forest regeneration and the importance of deadwood.

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Nature

The Puštíkova Trail begins about 1 km from the Information Centre, is 1.6 km long and forms part of a 4.5 km circular route that leads back to Stožec. On the Puštíkova Trail, visitors learn about forest animals and plants, play wildlife-tracking games, explore tree bark and try an activity about woodpeckers.

The Stožec Information Centre presents the forest communities of Šumava National Park, its ecosystems and typical representatives of its fauna and flora, as well as the development of the forests, in its exhibition.

History

Stožec was founded in the 18th century as a logging settlement on the western slope above the right bank of the Studená Vltava.

A wooden chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary was built in 1791 above a healing-water spring at an altitude of 950 metres.

Trails and Landscape

Via Stožecká kaple, the hiking route reaches Stožecká skála; the chapel is situated at 950 metres and the rock at an altitude of 974 metres, with the rock reached at the sixth kilometre.

On the cycling route, 1.5 km beyond the junction, a detour leads to Stožecká kaple and Stožecká skála. The climb is too steep for cycling, so bicycles must be left behind.

A described circular hike covering 11.5 km leads back to the TIM Stožec signpost at Stožec railway station.

Near the tunnel, the route turns onto Medvědí cesta and returns to Stožec via Rudolfova cesta, Hučice, the Krejčová Trail and the U jelena junction on Tovární cesta.

A route described as very strenuous leads from Stožec via Bonarova cesta to the Schwarzenberg Floating Canal and onwards towards Jelení Vrchy.

Water and Trails

The so-called Vltava Path initially follows the course of the Studená Vltava and, from Smolná Pec onwards, the course of the Vltava to its confluence with the Teplá Vltava in Nová Pec at the beginning of the Lipno Reservoir, the so-called “Czech Sea”. At 16 km, it is the longest inline-skating trail in Bohemia.

Swimming in the open air is possible in the Studená Vltava in Stožec; the weir that dams the water for the waterworks is described as the best place for cooling off and swimming.

The Lesní dílna at SEV Stožec has an indoor, accessible area for craft activities, discussions and lectures. The outdoor area offers a terrace and a wooden footbridge overlooking the Studená Vltava and its surroundings.

Other Places

Other local pages: Buk Pod Boubínem, Žernovice, Těšovice, Micovice, Vrbice, Vimperk, Lenóra, Stachy.

To the main travel overview: Prachatice District.