The third stage of hiking
Vyšní Kamenitý - Bílý Kříž
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Basic information about the trail
Nature lovers will enjoy this trail from Vyšní Kamenitý to Bílý Kříž. A beautiful walk through the Beskydy Mountains partly on the border between the Czech and Slovak borders. You can also look forward to a real kingdom of wilderness with deep forests, rocks, wetlands, but also charming corners.
What's ahead of us?
Starting point: Vyšní Kamenitý
Ending point: Bílý Kříž
Distance: 13,4 km
Estimated travel time: 4:52 hour
Difficulty: medium
Altitude: ascent 808 m, descent 988 m
Surface: asphalt road, mostly forest and field paths
Critical points: none
Our tip:
Take plenty of food and drink with you, as there are sections of the trail with no food available for purchase during the hike.
What can be seen?
Archaeological, pilgrimage, technical and natural monuments.
Chapel of Bílý 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.
Bell tower Bilý Kříž
- Bílý Kříž
- www.nabile.cz/ubytovani
- ic@nabile.cz
- +420 725 222 111
Bell tower Bilý Kříž
The wooden bell tower on the Beskydy Bílý Kříž (White Cross), below the peak of Súlov, originally stood next to an old wooden tavern that provided simple hospitality in this part of the mountains in the second third of the 19th century. With the development of tourism in the late 19th century, the bell tower became a welcome tourist attraction, and for 20 krejcars, anyone could ring its bell at any time. However, with the construction of the new Bílý Kříž Hotel in 1924, the bell tower took its own life. A new wooden bell tower was built near the hotel, but not a copy of the old one. Unfortunately, it is now a dilapidated structure.
Where to eat and sleep?
Restaurants and accommodation along the trail.
Kolář's cottage Slavíč
- Horní Lomná 72, 73991 Horní Lomná
- www.kolarovachata.cz
- info@kolarovachata.cz
- +420 797 856 822
Apartments Bílý Kříž
- Staré Hamry 84, 73915 Staré Hamry
- www.apartmany-bily-kriz.webnode.cz
- apartman.bk@seznam.cz
- +420 608 708 901
Mountain hut and refreshment Sulov
- Staré Hamry 82, 73915 Staré Hamry
- chata-sulov.cz
- info@chata-sulov.cz
- +420 774 595 111
Apartment house Bílý Kříž
- Staré Hamry 87, 73915
- www.ubytovani-beskydy-bily-kriz.cz
- info@bily-kriz.eu
- +420 608 111 158
Photogallery
Photos from hiking.
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