Depoltice: Culture, Hiking Trails and Landscape in Šumava

Depoltice combines traces of history with marked hiking trails and the landscape of Šumava. If you would like to bring culture, activity and regional destinations together in your travel plans, you will find several clearly distinguishable starting points for planning here.

St. Isidore Church and local history

A defining cultural monument is St. Isidore Church in Děpoltice. It has been protected as an immovable cultural monument since 1958. Its history goes back further: the present church building was erected in 1805 on the site of an earlier chapel that had already been dedicated to St. Isidore in 1751. Děpoltice therefore offers a specific historical connection that is distinct from the landscape experiences in the surrounding area.

Educational Trail, Golden Trail and Circular Hiking Route

The “Po stopách formanů” educational trail comprises seven stations and includes St. Isidore Church in Děpoltice as one of them. The church is also part of Stage 9 of the Golden Trail from Javorná to Nýrsko. In Děpoltice, this stage passes St. Isidore and then continues along the “Po stopách formanů” educational trail. This makes it possible to include historical points of orientation and a signposted themed trail in the same travel plan.

For a longer hike, the marked “Okolo Nýrska přes Děpoltice” circular hiking route is available. It is 19.3 km long and of moderate difficulty. The route leads from Děpoltice along a green-marked hiking trail around Želivský vrch to the settlement of Blata. The educational trail’s seven stations and the circular route’s 19.3 kilometres therefore offer different ways to explore the surroundings without equating the routes with one another.

The two hiking options focus on different aspects. The educational trail connects seven stations with a specific cultural monument and can be understood as a thematic sequence of stopping points. At 19.3 km and rated as moderate, the circular route provides the framework for an extended hike; its course around Želivský vrch to the settlement of Blata gives the hiking day a clear spatial structure. This allows you to distinguish between a culture-oriented sequence of stops and a longer loop through the regional surroundings without equating the routes in terms of theme or length. This allows you to choose between a thematic exploration and an extended loop with more time to spend on the trail.

Protected Landscape Area and mountains in the surrounding region

Děpoltice is located in the Šumava Protected Landscape Area. In the wider surrounding region are the mountains Můstek, Úliště [Javor - Loučany], Lovečná and Jägerhübel. The mountainous landscape of the surrounding region thus includes protected countryside and several individual elevations.

More destinations for varied days

Different types of excursions can also be found beyond the immediate vicinity of the village. Neunussberg Castle Ruins are located in the wider surrounding region of Děpoltice. The Bayerwald-Tierpark Lohberg zoo is also located in the vicinity of Děpoltice. For cyclists, Cycle Route 2047 connects Děpoltice, Dešenice and Nýrsko.

Nearby places

As another point of orientation within the same hierarchy, you can also view Městiště.

For the higher-level travel overview: Dešenice.