Velký Blaník
lookout tower · 638 m · Podblanicko
The legendary hill of the sleeping knights, topped with a wooden lookout tower above the treeline of a beech forest.
According to the legend, an army of knights led by St. Wenceslas sleeps inside the hill, ready to ride out when the Czech lands are at their darkest hour.
The summit carries a very nice wooden lookout tower rising above the beech canopy — and, unusually for a Czech summit, a small pub, so the climb ends with a view and a drink.
Lookout tower with a small pub — refreshments available at the top. TODO: verify current hours/fee.
Hikes passing here
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The Two Blaníks
A train-to-train day over both Blaník hills: red waymarks from Domašín to Louňovice, the chapel ruin on Malý Blaník, the lookout tower on Velký, and a walk down through Kondrac to Vlašim.