Veselice-observation Tower
My first
solitary trip that I am very proud of. I actually spent a quality time with
...myself, wandering through forest, listening to squeaking trees and sounds of
the nature. I had time to dwell on the past, think about present and plan the
future. I’m definitely going to repeat that sometime in the near future.
The place I
planned to visit is an observation tower, this time in Veselice, on so called
Podvrsi hill. I decided to get to Blansko by train and then follow on foot
several kilometres on a blue trail. If you don’t feel like walking you can get
into one of the buses in Blansko(number 223 and 233) get as far as to
Oburka, then just follow 2 or 3 kilometres. As always the easiest possible
way is to get there by car, head to Blansko, pass the main bus station and at
the roundabout direct at Sloup and then go around 9 km to Blansko-Techov and
Vavrinec , Veselice is a part of Vavrinec. If you take a careful look at the
neighbourhood you’ll notice the tower from your car. The parking spot is
situated just several hundred metres from the tower.
My little adventure
started in Blansko, where I was standing in front of main station looking for a
blue trail, which actually should be there as it was suggested on the Observation
tower’s webpage. But here I was standing with no map and no signs of a blue
trail. Here comes my advice, always have a map with yourself, no matter how well
you know the city. I’ve been to Blansko several times and I’ve never noticed that
there’re only green trials directing to places like Sloup or different caves. But
because I’ve already been to Veselice observation tower before, I knew I had to
move toward the city centre until I reach the chateaux. The blue trail was
visible as soon as I reached Dvorska
street, then I followed it all the way to the small lake at the outskirts of
the city and moved straight to forest. The whole area of Moravian Karst is
gorgeous with its rock formations and the greenest forests I’ve ever seen, and
this path was nothing different. I walked along the brook, passed charming
places, where one could seek inspiration, stopped for a while just to take a breath
and take a photo. It took me a while, because there were many lovely and
marvellous spots I wanted to show you.
Comparing
to trails around Skalny Mlyn and caves, this path wasn’t very popular, only few
people passed me by. So if you’re fond of let’s say desolated places, that's a
perfect match. The tour took me about 2-3 hours in one way. It’s about 7 km’s.
It seemed as if it was all the way up
from Blansko. I kept to the blue trail until the very end of my trip. Bear in
mind that blue trail directs to Oburka at the beginning, not Veselice. But
once you reach village, you’ll see sign directing to Veselice observation
tower (rozhledna in Czech language). There’re few restaurants you can visit on your
way. One is at the observation tower, actually the restaurant in behind the tower
if you go from Blansko city. The other is 1,5 km from the tower, there’re also
some pubs at the lake and of course some in the city.
Honestly, I
didn’t feel like I was absolutely delighted with the view from the tower, it
was nice but definitely didn’t swept off feet. I was more pleased with beautiful
landscapes on the way. It was quite interesting though that from 621 meters
above sea level with good visibility it’s possible to see a mountain Kralicky
Sneznik in Eastern Sudetes or observation tower Babi Lom in Lelekovice. And everything
that if you climb 168 steep stairs.
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