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Karlštejn Castle – Karlštejn Castle loop from CHKO Český kras

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Karlštejn Castle – Karlštejn Castle loop from CHKO Český kras

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Karlštejn Castle – Karlštejn Castle loop from CHKO Český kras

01:01

3.54km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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NPP Karlštejn

CHKO Český kras

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422 m

Karlštejn Castle

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At the parking lot below, you can also take a horse-drawn carriage to the castle. The ride takes about 20 minutes, and the driver will tell you a bit about …

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Bistro 34 Karlštejn

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Bistro/Restaurant with delicious original home-made food and with nice atmosphere. I would recommend a mushroom soup, but you can't make a bad choice with anything really. And the coffee is good too!

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1.56 km

EisenbahnGrill at Karlštejn Castle

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You can sit here for a moment 🍺🌭😁

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1.70 km

Castle Gates of Karlštejn

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Great gate system at the really imposing castle, which is really worth visiting. In order to visit the castle behind the wall to the inner castle, however, a guided tour …

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1.81 km

You can read about the different tours and the guide times in the different languages here...

hrad-karlstejn.cz/en/plan-your-visit/tours

(The link doesn't work in German at the moment, only in English or Czech, maybe the error will be fixed)

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2.17 km

Path to Karlštejn Castle

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it goes steeper uphill. only on foot. cycling not allowed or no parking possibility. there are cafes at the top

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3.54 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.61 km

642 m

586 m

417 m

270 m

Surfaces

2.36 km

744 m

265 m

153 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Friday 28 August

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Comments

August 8, 2024,Karlstejn 2. dag

We took regional train S7 towards Karlstejn to see the impressive large castle high on a cliff in the middle of the forest. We had good traditional Czech food in the town of Karlstejn. It was cheap despite the many tourists there.

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October 29, 2021,Burg Karlstein

Visited the last castle, eaten the last Trdelnik and now it's back home happily🙂

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September 21, 2024,Besuch von Burg Karlstein

The path from the car park to Karlstein Castle is a bit of a hike, which is why it is recorded here. This castle is something special. It sits beautifully and majestically on the rock.
The Bohemian King Wenceslas was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation as Charles IV in 1355. The castle was built …

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Karlštejn Castle – Karlštejn Castle loop from CHKO Český kras

ŘOP Pre-WW2 Bunker

Karlštejn Castle

Bistro 34 Karlštejn

EisenbahnGrill at Karlštejn Castle

Castle Gates of Karlštejn

Karlštejn Castle

Path to Karlštejn Castle

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