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1. Rock Chapel of Sloup – Samuelova Cave loop from Radvanec

11.5km

03:20

300m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Samuelova Cave – View of Sloup Castle loop from Sloup v Čechách

3.90km

01:10

110m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Samuelova Cave – View of Sloup Castle loop from Sloup v Čechách

3.75km

01:08

120m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Hänsel 💚〽️

May 2, 2025

This cave was built at the beginning of the 18th century by Samuel Görner, a native of Sloup, from the old Görner glassmaking family, which had a long tradition of manufacturing optical aids. Although he was a trained ornamental gardener, he also worked as a glass lens grinder. He lived in the cave from 1718 until April 27, 1735, when he moved to the Einseidlerstein (skalní poustevna). There, he devoted himself primarily to gardening and continued his work on the manufacture of spectacles and binoculars. In 1742, he fled to Prague, allegedly for fear of being recruited by the Prussians, and after his return, he made a living for a time from the manufacture of burning glasses. In 1756, he made a pilgrimage to Rome and, after his return around 1760, lived again as a hermit on Skalický vrch (Langenauer Berg). Later, he moved to an unoccupied hermit's hut on the Holy Mountain near Příbram, where he was robbed of the money that pilgrims had saved from him and murdered. His statue, with a telescope pointing towards the horizon, still symbolizes the Hermit's Stone on the southern edge of Sloup.

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Elevation 340 m

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Location: Liberecký kraj, Northeast, Czech Republic

Samuel Cave

1. Rock Chapel of Sloup – Samuelova Cave loop from Radvanec

2. Samuelova Cave – View of Sloup Castle loop from Sloup v Čechách

3. Samuelova Cave – View of Sloup Castle loop from Sloup v Čechách

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