Suitable for: adults
Length: 7.5 km
Duration:45 minutes
Difficulty: moderate to demanding
Surface: natural terrain, partly asphalt surface
How to get there: Get to the village of Brloh by public transport or by car (parking in the village square, it is also possible to park in Kuklov settlement and start the trail there).
Refreshment points: Brloh, Křemže
The recommended cross-country trail follows the pedestrian nature trail, but it is also a very pleasant place for cross-country runners in the untouched nature of the protected landscape area of Blanský les CHKO. The ring trail starts and ends in the village of Brloh (or in the Kuklov settlement). From Brloh, we set off from the bus stop at the bridge over the brook called Křemžský potok, direction upstream. After about 300 m we leave the red trail and along the stream we run around the swimming pool to the Brloh sawmill. We turn right and aft er some 2 km we leave the asphalt road and continue on the natural path. We run on the fi eld road located on the left of the asphalt road, through a meadow to the woods, in the woods then upwards a slight hill at the top of which the Slavic fortified settlement “U Ondřeje” is situated. But we run past it and follow the path via an oak tree alley to the forest and ascend to the ruins of Kuklov castle (Kuglveit). From here it is only a short distance to the ruins of the unfi nished monastery of Kuklov. From here, the trail leads us along a contour path with beautiful views again towards the Brloh village. Aft er the last slight ascent approximately 6 km away from the start, we reach a turn below the hill called Stržíšek with a Celtic settlement of the same name. We can make a visit here (extending the trail by about 0.5 km) and then return the same way, or just keep on running towards Brloh mostly downhills on the asphalt road. After about 1.5 km with views of the village of Brloh and the entire basin of Křemžská kotlina, you will get back to Brloh.
1. Brloh village
2. Church of St. apostles of Simon and Judah
3. “U Ondřeje” fortifi ed settlement
4. Kuglveit castle
5. Kuklov monastery