Stožec: Holiday Apartments and Houses

The Puštíkova Trail features interactive educational stations about forest life, forest regeneration, and the importance of deadwood. It begins about 1 km from the information centre, is 1.6 km long, and forms part of a 4.5 km circular route that leads back to Stožec. Along the trail, visitors learn about forest animals and plants, play at tracking animals, explore tree bark, and try an activity focusing on woodpeckers.

Nature and Forest

The Stožec Information Centre presents the forest communities of Šumava National Park, its ecosystems and typical representatives of its animal and plant life, as well as the development of the forests, in its exhibition. The Lesní dílna at SEV Stožec has an accessible indoor area for craft activities, discussions, and lectures. Outside, there is a terrace and a wooden footbridge overlooking the Studená Vltava and its surroundings.

Trails

A hiking route reaches Stožecká skála via Stožecká kaple. The chapel is situated at an altitude of 950 metres, while the rock is at 974 metres; the rock is reached at the sixth kilometre. On the cycle route, 1.5 km after the junction, a detour leads to Stožecká kaple and Stožecká skála. The ascent is too steep for cycling, so bicycles must be left behind.

One route turns onto Medvědí cesta near the tunnel and returns to Stožec via Rudolfova cesta, Hučice, the Krejčová Trail, and the U jelena junction on Tovární cesta. A very demanding route from Stožec leads via Bonarova cesta to the Schwarzenberg Navigation Canal and onwards towards Jelení Vrchy. An 11.5 km circular hike leads back to the TIM Stožec signpost at Stožec railway station.

Water and Trails

The so-called Vltava Path initially follows the course of the Studená Vltava and, from Smolná Pec, follows the Vltava to its confluence with the Teplá Vltava in Nová Pec at the beginning of the Lipno Reservoir, the so-called “Czech Sea”. At 16 km, it is the longest inline skating trail in Bohemia.

Wild swimming is possible in the Studená Vltava in Stožec. The weir that dams the water for the waterworks is described as the best place for cooling off and swimming.

History

Stožec was founded in the 18th century as a logging settlement on the western slope above the right bank of the Studená Vltava. A wooden chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary was built in 1791 above a mineral spring at an altitude of 950 metres.

Other places: Dvory U Lažišť, Micovice, Lhenice, Lažiště, Ktis, Strunkovice Nad Blanicí, Vrbice, Netolice.

To the higher-level travel overview: Prachatice District.