Hynčice: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

At the eastern edge of Hynčice lies Hynčický Quarry, a former quarry for building stone and crushed stone, approximately 200 metres northeast of the railway bridge over the Stěnava. Its quarry walls are more than 20 metres high and form a continuous exposure of ignimbrites across their entire height. Hynčický Quarry is presented as a place where visitors can discover the area’s distinctive volcanic rock.

Geology and Landscape

On the right bank of the Stěnava in Hynčice lies the Permská stěna, a rock exposure more than 200 metres long and up to 20 metres high. It exposes volcanodetrital rocks and reddish-brown fine-grained sediments of the upper Olivětín Beds. The Permská stěna is most easily reached via the bridge over the Stěnava in the centre of Hynčice and is considered a geotourism site.

Paths and Culture

Around Hynčice, there are walking trails through deep forests that can lead up to the ridges of the Javoří Mountains. The 19th-century Stations of the Cross running between Hynčice and Ruprechtice has been restored. It begins at a stone cross in Hynčice and ends at the church in Ruprechtice.

The short Stations of the Cross walk passes under a railway viaduct, through a small deciduous woodland and along a meadow on an old path to the church.

Cycling

Cycle Route 4002 through the Javoří Mountains begins in Hynčice and runs mainly along quiet forest roads on the mountain slopes. The “From the Javoří Mountains to Machov” cycle route is rated as moderately difficult and includes difficult sections in places. The cycle route offers views of the Broumov Basin, the Broumov Walls and the Javoří Mountains.

Location and Orientation

Hynčice lies in the western part of the Broumov Promontory on the Stěnava, along the railway line and on the road from Meziměstí to Broumov. Hynčice railway station is located on railway line 027 from Starkoč to Broumov; a public car park is located nearby.

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For the higher-level travel overview: Náchod District.