This blue-marked trail winds through the quiet countryside of northern Bohemia, linking a glassmaking town with striking basalt rock formations and peaceful villages. It's a great pick for hikers who enjoy geology, local history, and a relaxed pace away from crowded tourist routes.
The trail begins in Nový Bor at the main square (náměstí Míru), running alongside the international red-marked E10 trail through Arnultovice before climbing steeply toward the village of Polevsko. Along the way it passes the Klučky basalt quarry, a protected natural monument, then follows a ridge to Prácheň, home to the famous Panská skála (Varhany) rock formation resembling organ pipes. From there the path heads south through Slunečná village, past a church and the Farská louka nature reserve, near the cemetery where actor Vlastimil Brodský is buried, continuing through forest to Manušice and finally ending at Střelnice, a district of Česká Lípa.
Difficulty and terrainThe route was rerouted from an older trail to Kamenický Šenov after a water protection zone was established along the ridge near Prácheň — a small piece of local trail history still visible today.