Javořice Country to Telč

A 39.1 km walk across the Javořice highlands from Horní Cerekev to UNESCO-listed Telč, with a night in Počátky on the way.

The walk starts at the Horní Cerekev railway station. From Prague that means a change in Veselí nad Lužnicí.

To Počátky

The route eases in gently. It crosses rolling highland fields and woods through Horní Ves and Lísek, then the forest around Svatá Kateřina, a small woodland spa by a chapel spring. At about km 12 the route drops into Počátky. Stop there for a while. The square is small and tidy and there is not much to do, and it does not need more. U Karásků on the square is a good pub, and there is B&B accommodation for the night. I stayed there and it did the job.

Over the hills to Telč

From Počátky the route climbs into the Javořice highlands. The Kališťská alej, a long avenue of old trees, leads out towards Horní Dubenky. The French bistro there is a good lunch stop, rare for a village this size. Past the glassmaking village of Janštejn the woods thicken and the granite starts showing through. The twin towers of Míchova skála are the viewpoint of the whole route, and the scramble to the top is easy. A 1.7 km green link connects them with Javořice. The summit is wooded, with a mast on top and no view, so you climb it just to say you did. The descent runs through Řásná and Vanov. Then Telč appears across its ponds, and the walk ends on its square. The rail station is a short walk beyond it.