Around Libín
The beauty of the Šumava foothills unfolds before you
Total length
35 km
Duration
3-4 hours
Terrain
Paved/unpaved roads
Recommended period for visiting
All year round, weather permitting
Difficulty level
Medium
Marking
Yes
How do you get to the start
By car or public transport to Prachatice, the route is a loop.
Route description
Prachatice (parking lot at the former barracks) – turn right from the barracks area onto the green-marked tourist trail (past the garden colony) – turn left onto the tank road along cycle route 1055 towards Fefrov Ponds (geological educational trail, wildlife enclosure) – continue to Libínské Sedlo settlement and cross road II/141 near St. Anne's Church – follow the green and then yellow tourist trail and cycle route 1055 to Sedýlko parking lot – turn right and after about 2 km, reach a tourist rest stop – continue and after 300 m, turn left around Rohanov Rocks – at the junction with an asphalt road, turn left – continue along the road to Jelení hora crossroads – turn left into Chroboly village – cross road II/143 and follow cycle route 1139 to a wooden cabin in the former Lažíšťko settlement – after 200 m, turn right onto a meadow and after 1.0 km, exit onto an asphalt road – turn right into Jelemek settlement – after 300 m, turn left into Zdenice settlement – continue straight to Žernovice village and follow cycle route 1088 – cross a busy road (be cautious!) – continue towards Dubovice settlement and then Bělečská Lhota settlement – turn left into Městská Lhotka settlement – continue through Ostrov settlement and Staré Prachatice – cross busy road II/141 – turn left along the sidewalk – after 200 m, turn right – pass under the viaduct onto cycle route 121 – after 600 m, turn left off the road – at the wayside cross, cross the road back into Prachatice, returning to the starting point.
