Dvořák's Trail follows the left bank of the Vltava River, retracing the steps a young Antonín Dvořák once took from his native Nelahozeves to visit relatives in Kralupy. It's a gentle, atmospheric walk that blends nature, local history and riverside scenery.
The route runs between Kralupy nad Vltavou and Nelahozeves, squeezed into a narrow corridor between the riverbank on one side and the railway line (part of the I. transit corridor) and the sandstone Lobeč Rock with its famous Nelahozeves railway tunnels on the other. The trail is marked in red and forms part of KČT route No. 0018, which continues onward toward Říp hill as part of the European long-distance route E10. Along the way, information panels introduce local wildlife (freshwater mussels, kingfishers, ducks), plants (purple loosestrife, orange balsam) and the geology of the Lobeč Rock and Hostibejk hill.
Difficulty and terrainThe trail was established in 2009, later vandalized, and restored in 2012 - a fitting reminder that even quiet riverside paths can have their own dramatic history.