Hiking There are over 40,000 kilometres of marked trails in the Czech Republic. This number is unique when you consider the size of the country. It is the circumference of Earth. The Czechs even export their tourist marking system: you can find Czech marks in Georgia or Brazil. The Czech Tourist Club takes care of the trails and one of the conditions for marking is safety. That is why tourist marking in the Czech Republic is one of the most reliable and sophisticated in the world. There are also several European long-distance trails going through the Czech Republic, connecting, for example, the Atlantic with the Black Sea, or Lapland with the Alps. If any movement in nature has a truly long and solid tradition in the Czech Republic, it is most certainly hiking. The first Czech Tourist Club was founded as early as in 1884, when the first tourist route was marked. To this day, you can meet a mark-maker anywhere in the Czech Republic, restoring and adding to the unique tourist marking, which is by far the densest and clearest in the world. You can find tourists markers almost anywhere in the Czech Republic – in the mountains, lowlands, forests, and cities. In addition, the fact that a path is marked means that it is truly worth passing through. Wherever you are in the Czech Republic, a signpost of marked paths will not be far away. Gorgeous routes literally crammed with sights can be found mainly in the Czech mountains. In the Šumava Mountains, Jizera Mountains, Krkonoše Mountains, Jeseníky, as well as the Beskids, there is always a combination of stunning views of the countryside, climbs to mountaintops, wandering along the ridges and gorges, along rivers and through deep forests – and it will always be unforgettable. Tourist paths through sandstone rock towns are particularly attractive – in Bohemian Switzerland, Czech Paradise, or the AdršpachTeplice Rocks. ▪ www.czechtourism.com/a/active-summer-walk/ ▪ trasy.kct.cz

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Types of designations hiking blazes: coloured stripes on a white field bike path markings: coloured stripes on a yellow field yellow mark for a cycle path wheelchair-accessible trails: wheelchair pictogram on signpost nature trails: green stripe on a white field

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