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The settlement of Svatý Tomáš is located below the ruins of Vítkův kámen (Vítek’s Stone), approximately 4 kilometres southwest of Frymburk. Since 1992, the adjacent mixed screen woods in the mountains with a rich understory have been protected by the government. And how does one get here from Frymburk? First, you have to take a ferry to Předmostí; then, from the crossing of three roads, follow the one that leads steeply upwards to the left, into the southern hills of Zámecký les (Chateau Forest).

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Ruins of the guard castle lie in the elevation of 1035 meters above sea level ranking second in this respect in the Czech Republic. In the 13th century, the House of Vítek had the castle built. A century later, its ownership went over to the noblemen of Český Krumlov. In the 17th century, however, it was abandoned and since then it has been decaying. Nowadays, only a part of the three-floor prismatic tower on the cliff, the circumferential masonry of some of the buildings, and a part of the fortification remain of the castle. Vítkův kámen offers you a beautiful view of the area landscape. You will see Lipno and, when the visibility distance is good, also the Alps.

Even A. Stifter wrote about Vítkův kámen in his novels Hvozd (Der Hochwald) and Vítek (Witiko).

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Čertova stěna is a granite rock formation with a typical bank rock breaking which has been protected ever since 1956. Čertova stěna and its surroundings have not been a national nature reserve until 1992. It lies 3 km southwest of Vyšší brod and approximately 16 km away from Frymburk.

Part of the reserve is, besides the rock massif, a segment of the river bed of the Vltava and both opposite banks above the river that consist of granite stone runs and solifluxion detritus. In the river bed of the Vltava, there are big granite boulders with perfectly conserved “kettle holes” which were caused by water and sand erosion in the cavities of the boulders. The kettles developed because of the softer parts granite contains which washed out due to whirlpools. On the surrounding cliffs, remains of relict pine trees with understory of winter heath (an evergreen bush similar to heath) have preserved. Numerous kinds of lichens occur here.

The granite cobble detritus occurs in various stages of ingrowth, ranging from beeches to spruce and fir underbrush. Detritus rarely grows even into birch trees, rowan trees, willow trees, great sallows and fir trees.

The wild romance of this place gave rise to many tales and inspired even Eliška Krásnohorská to write the libretto of Bedřich Smetana’s opera called Čertova stěna (The Devil’s Wall). An imp raged and built the Devil’s Wall to thwart Vok’s intention

The wall can be accessed by following a green mark from Loučovice for approximately 2 kilometres down to Čertovy proudy (Devil’s Streams). Here, one has to wade across the river bed of the Vltava and climb up the hillsides. It is also possible to leave the upper road directly where it bends and follow the red marks for about 400 meters.

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The channel was built between the years 1789 and 1822. The project was worked up by Schwarzenberg’s forest engineer, Josef Fosenauer. It was built in two phases. The first one, the so called “Old Channel”, was approximately 31.5 km long, and the second stage, the so called “New Channel”, consisted in building additional 429 meters. The entire channel including the associated flumes has almost 60 kilometres. Its gradient is 0.5%.

This floating ditch connects the drainage basin of the Vltava with that of Danube. At the time of its creation, it was a technical marvel. In the past, it was used for lumber transportation from places in the woods of Šumava that were hard to reach. The channel was originally designed for the transport of wood logs to Vienna. The channel was able to convey trunks of up to 24 meters of length. A regular transportation of lumber to Austria was halted in 1891 and it was completely terminated in the year 1932.

The Schwarzenberg’s Floating Channel is a significant national technical landmark. A part of it had still served its original purpose until 1962; its operation, however, was completely abandoned in the year 1966. Nowadays, some shorter sections of the channel are being restored by the work of volunteers.

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The trail leading through the wooded hillsides of Perník was set up by nature conservationists from Prachatice. It was the first instructional hiking trail of its kind in South Bohemia and second in the entire Czech Republic.

If you want to see Medvědí stezka, you first have to go by bus or car from Frymburk to Černá v Pošumaví and then continue by train to the station of Ovesná. Here, the trail starts. The trail follows the yellow tourist marks. .

In the first part of the trail, you will climb up around bizarre rock formations , which emerged as early as in the Pleistocene by weathering of coarse-grained granite minerals. Variously shaped rocks and boulders received peculiar names from the local folks:

In the second part of the trail, you will climb to the very top of Mount Perník (1049 meters above sea level). The trail leads on through a forest, along a levee of Jelení pond, around the village of Jelení Vrchy and all the way to the Schwarzenberg’s Floating Channel. Here, it is possible to change the trail and follow the blue marks back to Nová Pec, or carry on with the yellow trail around „Medvědí kamen“ (the Bear Stone), where the last bear living in Šumava was shot dead in 1856, all the way to the train station of Černý Kříž.

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In the reserve that covers 386.57 hectares, you will find the highest peak of the Czech part of Šumava, Mount Plechý (1378 meters above sea level), Lake Plešné, a glacier cirque, and a stone run formed by granite boulders.

The lake is an exemplary illustration of glacier activity. The glacier hollowed out the glacier cirque and piled up a stone mound to the height of 30 to 40 meters. In the elevation of 1090 meters above sea level, a glacier lake that covers the area of 7.8 hectares and is around 18 meters deep was thus created. In the rear part of the lake, rare kinds of plants occur, i.e. spring quillwort and small blue-reed. Above the lake, there is a cliff with remains of the original mountain pine stand. It belongs among the few places in Šumava where mountain pine occurs.

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The nature reserve of Mrtvý luh with valley moorland covers the area of 283.21 hectares. It is situated about 6 kilometres southeast of Volary, not far away from the confluence of the Teplá (Warm) and Studená (Cold) Vltava The nature reserve Mrtvý luh is accessible to the public; however, it is strictly forbidden to enter its central part.

In the reserve, you will find stands of Pinus rotundata (a type of pine tree) which, along the way to the centre of the moorland, verges into ascending forms. On the fringes of the reserve, spruces and white birches occur in a sporadic manner. In damper parts, among the stands of Pinus rotundata, some protected species of plants grow: hare's-tail cottongrass, northern bilberry, northern cranberry, bog-rosemary, common sundew, and western marsh orchid. In drier places, common matgrass and heath prevail.

Mrtvý luh is also a significant place for entomological research. The butterfly Prossolania eunomia, which is very rare in the Czech Republic, ranks among the most important entomological discoveries of the area. It commonly occurs only in the region of the Alps.

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