Downhill to the Mělník Vineyards

An easy 21.2 km downhill drift from Mšeno through the southern Kokořínsko. Beer at U Grobiána, the Harasov pond, and vineyards on the way into Mělník.

From Mšeno the whole way goes gently downhill toward the Labe, with almost no climbing at all. That makes it a relaxed spring-afternoon walk. The first half runs on sandstone lanes through rock country, the second through open fields and vineyards.

The green waymark leaves Mšeno westward to Sedlec, where the U Grobiána pub is the traditional early beer stop. It continues past Kanina to the plateau rim at Hradsko, the old hillfort site above the valley junction. The descent into the lower Kokořínský důl passes Harasov, where the pond sits under its sandstone cliff. The ruin above it was once a fashionable interwar hotel.

From Harasov the way runs down the valley to Lhotka u Mělníka and out of the sandstone country. The last kilometres cross open fields and drop through the vineyards into Mělník. The view of the confluence from the château terrace is a good way to finish, and the station is ten minutes further.