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Jihomoravský kraj

Čertova Branka (Devil's Gate) – Macocha Abyss loop from Sloup

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Czech Republic

Southeast

Jihomoravský kraj

Čertova Branka (Devil's Gate) – Macocha Abyss loop from Sloup

Moderate

4.8

(16)

106

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Čertova Branka (Devil's Gate) – Macocha Abyss loop from Sloup

04:01

14.9km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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národní přírodní rezervace Vývěry Punkvy

CHKO Moravský kras

Waypoints

Start point

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717 m

Cave-lined trail in the Vývěry Punkvy National Nature Reserve

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Although asphalt, but an idyllic hiking section in the sink with many small caves on both sides

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7.06 km

Punkva Cave Cable Car

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With the cable car you can save yourself some altitude 😉

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7.27 km

Punkva Cave (Punkevní Jeskyně)

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Absolutely worth seeing Punkva cave, very nice tour.
Stalactites worth seeing and a view of the stepmother's gorge (Propast Macocha).
With a small boat trip at the end.
More information: visit.caves.cz/de/cave/punkevni-jeskyne

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7.66 km

Čertova Branka (Devil's Gate)

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8.80 km

Punkva Cave Gorge

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Breathtaking! 🤩

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9.13 km

Macocha Abyss

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You can reach Macoch from two sides, go up to the parking lot and walk about 1 km, or go down to the parking lot, walk about 2 km and …

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10.1 km

View of the Valley Above Amatérská Cave

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Great view of the valley!

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14.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

1.88 km

836 m

677 m

583 m

404 m

Surfaces

7.20 km

2.92 km

1.85 km

1.59 km

808 m

572 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

27°C

14°C

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Comments

July 31, 2022,Mährischer Karst: zur Macocha-Schlucht

After all the cities, palaces and castles, we longed for greenery, for unpaved paths, for forest, for nature. We are in the Moravian Karst, a comparatively small karst area (large by Czech standards, of course: 92km2 and more than 1000 caves). Our goal was a huge sinkhole that had become a gorge, the Macocha Gorge with the associated Punkva Cave. …

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Čertova Branka (Devil's Gate) – Macocha Abyss loop from Sloup

Hřebenáč Rock Formation

Cave-lined trail in the Vývěry Punkvy National Nature Reserve

Punkva Cave Cable Car

Punkva Cave (Punkevní Jeskyně)

Čertova Branka (Devil's Gate)

Punkva Cave Gorge

Macocha Abyss

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