Rybničná Shelter – Beaver Castle loop from Železná

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Plzeňský kraj

Rybničná Shelter – Beaver Castle loop from Železná

Moderate

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Rybničná Shelter – Beaver Castle loop from Železná

03:46

14.3km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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184 m

Gravestones from the Former Church of Eisendorf

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The cemetery of the Bohemian village of Eisendorf (Železná) was destroyed after the Second World War and fell into oblivion. In cooperation with the town of Bělá nad Radbuzou, the …

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4.90 km

Katerinský Potok (Katharinabach)

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The Kateřinský potok (German: Katharinabach), which originates in the Bohemian Forest about one and a half kilometers southeast of the village of Lesná at an altitude of 679 meters, forms …

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5.82 km

Rybničná Shelter

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This covered resting place by the Jelení potok stream near the former border troops accommodation at Rybničná offers shelter from bad weather and an opportunity to rest. However, ants have …

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7.81 km

Wooden Chapel of Our Lady and St. Sophie

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In the family-owned woodworking businesses, Count Jindřich Kolowrat-Krakowský commissioned this chapel in 1939. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Sophia and was built as a memorial to …

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7.98 km

Memorial to Count Leopold Kolowrat-Krakowsky

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The memorial stone with a bronze portrait relief commemorates Leopold Philipp Graf Kolowrat-Krakowsky (Czech: Leopold Filip Krakovský z Kolovrat). The Austro-Hungarian large landowner and politician was born in 1852 in …

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8.04 km

Diana Hunting Lodge

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The area around Diana Castle belonged in the 18th century to the Velkódvorec estate of the Kolovrat family. The first documented mention of the castle dates from 1742. The castle …

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8.06 km

Obelisk by the Diana Hunting Lodge

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The obelisk, dating from 1647, was erected by the noble Kolowrat family southwest of Diana Hunting Lodge in the park.

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12.3 km

Beaver Castle

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14.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

1.40 km

387 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

2.10 km

377 m

326 m

105 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Thursday 22 October

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Comments

June 1, 2026,Zum bröckelnden Jagdschloss Diana

Even from a distance, you can see the monumental construction of the castle in the Czech Dianaberg, which the builders modestly called a "hunting lodge". The old driveway through a long avenue lends the estate additional grandeur. But as you get closer, you see that the plaster is peeling off in all the corners. Wall arches are supported by wooden …

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June 26, 2023,Tillyschanz zum Schloß Diana und zurück

A beautiful hike through almost untouched nature on good forest roads. Unfortunately, the area seems to be unknown to hikers because there was only one bench along the entire route. I had it to myself because there was no one else on the track. If you want to see the castle, you will find it where the picture with the …

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