Stožecká skála Viewpoint
Stožecká skála is a 974-meter-high peak in the Šumava mountains, featuring a rocky ridge. In ancient times, a watchtower stood here to protect merchants on the Golden Trail. Today, a 5-meter-high cross stands on the summit, offering a breathtaking panoramic view of the Stožec region.
Accessibility
August – February
Closed from March to mid-July due to peregrine falcon nesting.
How to get there
The summit is best accessed via the blue hiking trail from Stožec. The 4-kilometer hike passes through the Stožec primeval forest and by the Stožecká Chapel, located just below the rock formation.
Additional information
The Chapel of the Virgin Mary (Stožecká kaple) is a wooden pilgrimage chapel built at an altitude of 950 meters in 1791 by Jakoubek Klauser, a blacksmith from Volary, as gratitude for his miraculous healing of eyesight.
The chapel stands over a spring of healing water, believed to have miraculous powers. Due to these healing properties, the chapel became a popular pilgrimage site for people from Bohemia and Bavaria. On August 15, 1920, during the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, more than 5,600 pilgrims from both sides of the border attended religious services.
The main pilgrimage takes place every year on the first Sunday after August 14.
Do you know that...
a nearby spring is said to have miraculous healing powers?
