The Údolím Bystřice educational trail shapes the hiking experience in Domašov nad Bystřicí: the 13.1-kilometre route runs between Domašov nad Bystřicí and Hrubá Voda railway stations, alongside the Olomouc–Opava railway line. It follows field and forest paths suitable for hiking and is open year-round. Check local conditions before setting out. Railway line 310 from Olomouc to Opava also runs through Domašov nad Bystřicí along the Bystřice Valley. The educational trail also introduces the history of the deeply incised valley, as well as its natural values and distinctive features.
The educational trail and paths through the valley
Another distinction is important when choosing an activity: the paths are suitable for hiking, while mountain biking is only partly suitable on the educational trail. The approximately 40-metre-high rock face of Malý Rabštýn has 28 protected climbing routes. It lies on the blue-marked hiking trail between Domašov nad Bystřicí and Jívová; the Údolím Bystřice educational trail also passes the rock face.
Ice Age landforms in the nature park
Kamenné proudy u Domašova is a natural monument protecting fossil geomorphological features from the last Ice Age. Frost action during that period formed frost cliffs, block screes and block streams there. These three types of landform specify the geological basis for protection: the focus is on frost-shaped landscapes. The area lies within the Údolí Bystřice Nature Park. The educational trail introduces the natural values and distinctive features of the Bystřice Valley. These are two different ways of experiencing nature: the protection of specific Ice Age landforms and the interpretation of the valley’s natural values.
History and architecture
The Černý kříž monument commemorates the rescue of Olomouc by General Laudon’s troops. In 1758, Laudon defeated Prussian troops as they transported supplies from Opava to Olomouc. The monument was erected in 1858, on the centenary of the Prussian-Austrian Battle of Domašov. The dates mark different events: 1758 refers to the battle, and 1858 to the erection of the monument. This distinction makes it possible to separate the monument’s commemorative significance from its construction date.
The Church of St. Anne offers a different historical perspective. It is a single-nave, longitudinal building with a polygonal choir and a hipped roof. A prism-shaped tower with a bulbous roof, finial and cross at its peak stands on the central axis of the façade. Its architecture can be understood on two levels: the longitudinal layout with the polygonal choir, and the prominent tower axis on the façade. Those interested in historic architecture will find a different emphasis here than in the town’s landscape and history themes. A single-nave building has one nave; a polygonal choir has a multi-sided ground plan.
Discover more destinations: Krčmaň, Přáslavice, Loučany, Nová Hradečná, Velký Újezd, Žerotín, Příkazy, Hlubočky.
For the overview of the wider region: Olomouc District.
