The fourth stage of hiking
Bílý Kříž - Mezivodí
Basic information about the trail
A trail between Bílý Kříž and Mezivodí passes through popular ski resorts in the Beskydy Mountains. We start at Bílý Kříž, pass through Bílá with a beautiful wooden church and end in Mezivodí.
What's ahead of us?
Starting point: Bílý Kříž
Ending point: Mezivodí
Distance: 19,1 km
Estimated travel time: 5:24 hour
Difficulty: medium
Altitude: ascent 192 m, descent 489 m
Surface: asphalt road, mostly forest and field paths
Critical points: the trail runs partly along the busy road to Slovakia.
Our tip:
From Bílý Kříž to Bílá you can follow the red tourist trail leading along the border with Slovakia, which is more attractive but longer: mapy.cz
Chapel Bilý Kříž
- Bílý Kříž
- www.nabile.cz/ubytovani
- ic@nabile.cz
- +420 725 222 111
Chapel of Bílý Kříž
Mrs. Anežka Baronová, the wife of Josef Baron, who built the Baron Hotel in 1932, was very pious and so Baron later built a stone chapel for her above the Baron Hotel – Kysuca on the Slovak side. Pilgrimages and services are still held there on Cyril and Methodius Day. The municipality of Klokočov, where it belongs, wanted to make this chapel famous because the priest Karol Wojtyla used to worship there for about a week in the 1950s when he stayed under the Bílý Kříž (White Cross). He later became Archbishop of Krakow and Pope. There used to be a beautiful view from the chapel, but today the whole area has been changed by mature trees. But the view can be enjoyed a little lower down. The chapel is not actually part of Stary Hamry anymore, but is in the territory of the Slovak Republic. Still, people visit the area as a whole, so it would be a shame not to mention it. The chapel is dedicated to Cyril and Methodius and there is always an outdoor service on 6 July.
Church of St. Frederic
- Bílá, 739 15 Staré Hamry
- www.farnostostravice.cz
- farnostostravice@gmail.com
- +420 731 625 828
The wooden church of St. Frederic
The wooden church of St. Frederic in the Beskydy recreational mountain village of Bílá was built in the 1870s according to the plan of the builder Antonín Kybasta by the will of the Olomouc Cardinal Fridrich Landrat, after whom the dedication was chosen. The church is a nice wooden building in the style of folk architecture. The wooden church was built by the architect Antonín Kybasta, who sought inspiration for its construction in Sweden. The church is characterized by a tall, narrow tower and an interesting roof design. Inside the church we can admire fourteen columns, which are beautifully carved and light enters through fourteen windows decorated with stained glass windows depicting the different stages of the Stations of the Cross. The tall and slender tower is reminiscent of Nordic architecture. Also, the intricately articulated roof, including the wrap-around plan, demonstrates not only the boldness of the proposed design, but also the skill of the local craftsmen who were able to cope with it during construction. The parish of Bílá is administered from the parish of Ostravice.
Source: www.kudyznudy.cz
Information centre Bílá
- Bílá 155, 73915 Bílá
- nabile.cz/infocentrum
- ic@nabile.cz
- +420 725 222 111
Archbishop's hunting lodge
- 73915 Bílá
- nabile.cz/infocentrum
- ic@nabile.cz
- +420 725 222 111
Archbishop’s hunting lodge
The archbishop’s lodge was built in 1906 near the church of St. Frederick on the turn-off by the Velká Smradlavá stream. The shell of the chateau, protected by shingles, still retains its original appearance. It was built in 1906 by the Archbishop of Olomouc as a resting place with the possibility of hunting trips to the surrounding vast forests. Next to the lodge is a horse stable, which was an accessory of this building and still serves its purpose. Several sculptures of horses’ heads can be seen here. Since 2008, a wooden chapel of St. Hubert has been built next to the lodge, which was consecrated by Bishop Lobkowicz on the occasion of the Hubert Mass. Today it serves as an accommodation facility and can be booked through the Bishopric of Ostrava-Opava.
Where to eat and sleep?
Restaurants and accommodation along the trail.
Pension Ledovec
- Bílá 177, 73915 Bílá
- www.penzionledovec.cz
- skimezivodi@seznam.cz
- +420 737 526 511
Hotel Ondrášův dvůr
- Bílá 98, 73915 Bílá
- www.beskydy-resort.cz
- info@hotelondrasuvdvur.cz
- +420 607 066 772
Apartmány Mezivodí
- Bílá 99, 73915 Bílá
- www.apartmanyutrojice.cz
- ubytovani@doo.cz
- +420 731 625 715
Accommodation in Bílá
- Bílá 155, 73915 Bílá
- www.nabile.cz/ubytovani
- ic@nabile.cz
- +420 725 222 111
Hotel and restaurant Bauer
- Bílá 148, 73915 Bílá
- hotelbauer.cz
- info@hotelbauer.cz
- +420 725 222 111
Why walk the trails of the Cyril and Methodius Route?
The long-distance trails of the Cyril and Methodius Route invite you to pilgrimage sites and archaeological sites that have contributed significantly to the development of Slavic culture. They are signposted in both directions and encourage wandering without borders, not only state borders.
- Experience: you'll be surprised what you can do
- Great signposting: tourist signposting
- Incredible landscape: we wander through the countryside off the busy stretches
What can be obtained?
Perhaps everyone likes to bring back something from hiking, be it various tourist and souvenir items. If you will be hiking the Cyril and Methodius Route, we have prepared the following printed materials to motivate you to hike the trail:
- Pilgrimage passports: collecting stamps for a special passport
- Memorial letters: a souvenir letter at the end of the journey
- Maps: printed guide
Veľký vrch Hilffort, Divinka
Saint Clement Hillfort
Znojmo-Hradiště
Historie
trukciou. Osídlenie tu pokračovalo aj v rímskej fáze púchovskej kultúry. Na ploche sa našla typická laténska keramika, vrátane maľovaných nádob, železné spony, náradie. Z 19. storočia pochádzajú tri zlaté keltské statéry, nález bronzového ramienka na váhy naznačuje možnosť výroby mincí. Výnimočným nálezom je depot 40 železných predmetov datovaný do 4. storočia – do tzv. severokarpatskej skupiny neskorej doby rímskej, ktorý spolu s nálezmi keramiky dokazuje že na počiatku sťahovania národov tu jestvovalo menšie sídlisko Významné postavenie mala lokalita aj v slovanskom období, kedy tu vybudovali veľkomoravské hradisko. Železné ostrohy datujú toto osídlenie už do blatnicko-mikulčického horizontu, na prelom 8.-9. stor.
Molpír Hillfort, Smolenice – history
Hillfort Mesciská, Pružina
Majcichov
Hillfort Kostolec-Ducové
Open-Air Museum in Modrá – history
Administrative – entrance part
Archeopark Chotěbuz-Podobora
ZIMNÍ PUTOVÁNÍ PO CYRILOMETODĚJSKÉ STEZCE
Archeologický skanzen Modrá
Archeologický skanzen Modrá
Staré Město – historie
Výšina sv. Metoděje, Uherské Hradiště
Hradiště sv. Hypolita, Znojmo – historie
Hradisko Pohansko, Břeclav
Hradisko Pohansko, Břeclav
Kostol sv. Cyrila a Metoda, Terchová
Kostol sv. Kríža, Bratislava-Devín
Dom sv. Martina, Bratislava
Bazilika sv. Mikuláša, Trnava
Pútnické miesto Trstín – Hájiček
Bazilika Sedembolestnej Panny Marie Šaštín-Stráže
Slovanské hradiště Mikulčice – historie
Pútnické miesto Skalka u Trenčína – historia
Pútnické miesto Skalka u Trenčína
Rotunda sv. Juraja, Nitrianska Blatnica – historia
Rotunda sv. Juraja, Nitrianska Blatnica
Pútnické miesto Marianka – historia
Kostol sv. Juraja – historia
Kostol sv. Margity Antiochijskej, Kopčany
Church of St. Margaret of Antioch – history
Benediktínsky kláštor Hronský Beňadik – historie