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Liberecký kraj

Na Kapelu Viewpoint – View of Hrubá Skála Castle loop from Kacanovy

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Czech Republic

Northeast

Liberecký kraj

Na Kapelu Viewpoint – View of Hrubá Skála Castle loop from Kacanovy

Hard

4.9

(230)

1,220

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Na Kapelu Viewpoint – View of Hrubá Skála Castle loop from Kacanovy

03:52

13.8km

270m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 6.13 km for 28 m

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3.61 km

Na Kapelu Viewpoint

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One of the two most beautiful viewpoints, showing the perfect stone beauty of the sandstone towers of the rock town of Hruboskalsk, is definitely the Na Kapela viewpoint. The viewpoint can be reached by a short detour from the popular and busy ridge trail connecting Valdštejn Castle and Hrubá Skála Castle, marked by a red tourist sign.

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5.29 km

Rock Formations in Český Ráj

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Český ráj (German Böhmisches Paradies) is the name for an area in the central Pojizeří region, which is distinguished by a high concentration of natural and historical monuments. Geographically, the region is defined by the line connecting Mladá Boleslav, Mnichovo Hradiště, Hodkovice nad Mohelkou, the peak Kopanina, Železný Brod, Semily, Nová Paka, Jičín, Kopidlno, Sobotka, and Dolní Bousov.

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5.57 km

Hrubá Skála Castle

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Hrubá Skála chateau was built on the site of a castle first mentioned in 1353 when it was owned by Hynek of Wallenstein and was considered impregnable. It was the seat of the lordship of the same name with changing owners, including the Lords of Hasenburg, von Pernstein and, at the beginning of the 16th century, the Lords of Boskowitz. In 1515 it came to the Smiřický family of Smiřice, who had the castle rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau in the second half of the 16th century. In 1630 the Hrubá Skála manor and manor fell to the von Wallenstein family. Franz Adam von Waldstein sold both in 1821 to Johann Anton Lexa von Aehrenthal, whose grandson Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal was born at Groß-Skal Castle. During his rule, the castle was rebuilt in 1859 by Bernhard Grueber in the neo-Gothic style. It remained in the possession of Lexa-Aehrenthal until it was expropriated after the end of World War II in 1945. It was then used as a convalescent home.

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6.58 km

View of Hrubá Skála Castle

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From the Marian lookout you have a wonderful view of the Hruba Skala Castle.

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6.87 km

Marian Viewpoint

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The View of the Virgin Mary is one of the most beautiful viewpoints in the rock town, not far from the Hrubá Skála chateau. Its location allows a view of Ještěd, Turnovsko, Kozákov, Dračí skály, Lebka, Dračí věž, as well as the Hrubá Skála and Trosky castles. Nearby is the symbolic Cemetery of Mountaineers. Together with the castle viewpoint, it lies on the yellow-marked hiking trail from the springs near Lázní Sedmihorka to the Hrubá Skála castle.

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6.95 km

View of the rock formations in the Bohemian Paradise (Český ráj)

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For most hikers, an unsecured rock is not an option to take a nice photo. But there are plenty of opportunities to take great pictures at the numerous vantage points. The railings don't bother you.

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7.22 km

Rock formation in Český ráj (Bohemian Paradise)

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In the Bohemian Paradise there are many beautiful sandstone rock formations, each more beautiful than the next.

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8.30 km

přírodní rezervace Hruboskalsko

Nature Reserve

12.5 km

Kopic Rock Carvings Gallery

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Kopicův statek is a unique half-timbered farm near the village of Kacanovy. A marked circular path leads from the farm through a sandstone valley with rock reliefs that were created between 1940 and 1978. In the open air, figures from Czech history and verses are carved into the rocks.

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13.8 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.21 km

4.38 km

1.98 km

215 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.93 km

3.17 km

2.31 km

1.04 km

309 m

< 100 m

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Na Kapelu Viewpoint

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Hrubá Skála Castle

View of Hrubá Skála Castle

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Rock formation in Český ráj (Bohemian Paradise)

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