Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area

城市概覽

Kokořínsko is listed as landscape protected area (CHKO) which is a landscape protection level similar to national park in Czech law. It does not feature just beautiful nature, but also cultural monuments, such as Kokořín castle, historical villages and numerous castle ruins.

History The area of today's Kokořínsko was inhabited by ethic Germans until they were expelled from Czechoslovakia in 1945. Before the Germans were expelled, there were many German tourist clubs, which were looking for interesting places and building tourist infrastructure at such places. Kokořínsko, with its castle from the 14th century and numerous canyons, was one of such places.

Landscape

The landscape in Kokořínsko is hilly, with steep sandstone formations and canyons. There are also many caves and rock overhangs, which are popular for wild camping. Most of these are in the southern part of Kokořínsko, in Pšovka river valley. As sandstone is relatively easy to carve into, you will find many carved caves and sculptures here.

Flora and fauna There have been sightings of wolves in Kokořínsko, but you are unlikely to encounter them. There are some other interesting animals living here, such as Eurasian eagle-owl and common raven.

Climate The climate is the same as in the rest of the Czech Republic. An interesting feature of Kokořínsko area is that the higher you are, the warmer it is, i.e., temperature inversion.

如何抵達

There are numerous towns with good accessibility at the edge of Kokořínsko. Most useful of them are Mšeno and Blíževedly.

By train You can use different railways to get to Kokořínsko. For the southern part, you can take a train to Mšeno. If coming from Prague, you will have to change trains in Mladá Boleslav. The railway from Mladá Boleslav to Mšeno is being repaired in 2018, so the train might be replaced by a bus—follow other train passengers. For the northern part of Kokořínsko, the most useful stop is in Blíževedly. If coming from Prague, you will have to change trains in Lovosice. In both cases, use IDOS to find a suitable train.

By bus There is a bus going to every village in Kokořínsko several times a day, but you will have to change buses in Mělník if going from further away. Again, use IDOS to find the right bus.

By car With your own car, you can easily get to the central towns of Kokořínsko, such as Kokořín and Dobřeň. It is permitted to use every paved road in the area and it is also easy to park thanks to the area's size. It takes about one hour to get here from Prague by car.

當地交通

On foot The area is an ideal opportunity to hike. When hiking, you can use the dense network of marked tourist trails (three stripes on trees). The area is quite large, so you can plan long trips for many days, if this is your thing. Use OsmAnd or Mapy.cz in outdoor mode to see all the marked trails.

By car You can go anywhere where a paved road go. Be careful, as some roads are very narrow, and there are hikers on them during day and animals during night.

By bus There is a bus network between towns in Kokořínsko. Use IDOS to find a suitable bus.

必看景點

1 Pokličky ("The Lids", Mšenské pokličky). A huge rock formation resembling a lid (thus the name) with stairs leading from the road beneath it to the top. The climb is tough, but you can park your car just beneath it (there is also a bus station). (updated Oct 2018) 2 Kokořín castle, ☏ +420 315 695 064, [email protected]. Tu–Su 09:00–15:45, closed in winter. Large castle from the 14th century, worth visiting. For the interior, you can only take a guided tour included in the admission fee. It is possible to climb the tower for an extra 30 Kč. 80 Kč. (updated Oct 2018) 3 Ronov castle. Nonstop. An unguarded castle ruin on top of a hill. Sunsets are very romantic here. An adventurous person can hide next to the former castle walls and sleep here, provided he has a sleeping bag and enough courage. You can walk here from Blíževedly train station. Free. (updated Oct 2018) 4 Helfenburg. Nonstop. Another castle ruin. Features a preserved tower which you can climb on summer days. Great view. Free. (updated Oct 2018) 5 Lookout tower Vrátenská Hora (Rozhledna Vrátenská Hora). Opening hours depend on weather. A modern lookout tower offering a nice view. 30 Kč. (updated Oct 2018) 6 Zkaměnelý zámek. Another rock formations, supposedly resembling a castle turned to stone by evil wizard. (updated Oct 2018) 7 Skalní byty ("Rock houses"). Small man-made caves carved into sandstone. Adventurous persons can sleep here. (updated Oct 2018) 8 Houska Castle. 9 Devil's Heads (Čertovy hlavy). 10 Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area. 11 Castle Slavín. 12 Kokořínský důl nature reserve. 13 Klácelka. 14 Pustý zámek castle. 15 Horní Vidim castle. 16 NPP Swamp. A peatland with wooden trails. Start e.g. at between Břehyně, go to Borný peak and back along the Mácha lake. (updated Apr 2026)

體驗活動

Wild camping – Kokořínsko area is popular among people who just want to go into nature for a weekend and sleep there. You can easily join them, you just need to find a suitable overhang, cave or have a tent. People often start fire to prepare some food, but it is illegal – a forest guard can tell you to extinguish the fire and give you a small fine, although this is rare. Hiking – You can use the dense network of marked hiking trails or find new ones. No printed map should be necessary: the app OsmAnd or Mapy.cz with offline maps and a power bank should be enough. If you prefer paper, buy green map number 16 made by KČT (ask for it in a big bookstore). 1 Městské lázně in Mšeno. Open-air water basin (Martinské stěny). 2 Martinské stěny Nature Reserve (Martinská stěna, Martin's Walls). A distinctive group of rocks. Several marked hiking routes pass through the area. A red trail runs along the upper edge of the rock face, intersecting this entire northern part of the Kokořínsko region. Approximately 100 m from the western spur of the Martinské stěny, the red trail meets a green trail leading from Kravaře around Ronov to the Krápník and Tisícový kámen caves and further to Čap. Cycle route no. 0058 also runs here. The nearest train stop on the Česká Lípa – Lovosice line is in Blíževedly, 8 km away. The nearest settlement is Dolní Heřmánky, about one kilometer east of the natural monument, through which the road from Dřevčice passes (updated Apr 2026) 3 Vlhošť mountain and nature reserve, Blíževedly (about 10 km SW of Česká Lípa). It has an elevation of 614 m. The main reason for protection are forest communities of ravine beech forests and relict pine forests. Many protected molluscs and spiders live here, and the protected stock dove and boreal owl nest here. The area has also been home to peregrine falcons. Among the rare plants, the scaly male fern and chickweed-wintergreen grow in the beech forests. (updated Apr 2026)

購物

If you intend to wild-camp, you better come prepared, as there are no big supermarkets in small towns of Kokořínsko. Small-sized supermark