A New Way Up Lovoš

A 21.8 km unusual approach to Lovoš. From Nové Kopisty past the Windsor windmill ruin, through Sulejovice and Vchynice to the summit hut, down to Lovosice.

Everyone climbs Lovoš from Lovosice or Oparno. This route exists because we wanted an approach we hadn’t done. The start at the tiny Nové Kopisty stop puts the mountain a whole half-day away across the plain. That turns a short summit walk into an actual hike, and it adds a few odd sights along the way.

The first of them comes early. Windsor is the round shell of a windmill made to look like a neo-gothic hunting lodge, and it stands in the fields by the D8. From there the route goes west through Siřejovice and Sulejovice into Vchynice and Bílinka. The kilometres are flat, but you watch the mountain come closer the whole way.

All the climbing comes in the final third. The ascent from Bílinka is steep and direct. At the top there is the summit hut, with beer and basic food at weekends, and the full circle of views over the Labe valley. The descent drops straight into Lovosice for the train back to Prague.