Two marked hiking trails start in Chroboly and continue in different directions: Route 1228 passes several named places and runs to Volary, while Route 3409 follows the Zlatý potok to Vitějovice. This network is complemented by protected natural areas and cultural monuments, each with its own story. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Chroboly, you can first consider whether hiking, habitats, or architectural and commemorative history should be the focus of your stay.

Hiking trails with different routes

The blue-marked Route 1228 leads from Chroboly via Libínské sedlo, Křišťanovický rybník and the ruins of Hus Castle to Volary. The route takes you from a named mountain pass to a pond and then to a castle ruin before continuing to Volary. The green-marked Route 3409 takes a different direction: it leads from Chroboly along the Zlatý potok to Vitějovice. This gives you two concrete ways to orient your plans: Route 1228 is defined by its named stops, while Route 3409 follows the stream and ends at its destination. Bear in mind when planning that conditions on hiking trails can change.

Forest, wet meadows and European yew

The U Poustevníka protected area preserves wet spruce and alder forests with diverse flowering vegetation, as well as species-rich wet and peat meadows with endangered plant species. Both forest habitats and wet meadows are therefore part of this natural landscape. Tisy u Chrobol is home to the largest known population of European yew in the foothills of Prachatice. Here, the focus is on a single tree species, while U Poustevníka encompasses several types of forest and meadow. This distinction can help you choose what interests you more: a protected area with several habitats or a particularly notable regional yew population.

Chapel, church and places of remembrance

The pilgrimage chapel of Panny Marie Lurdské in Chroboly was built at a healing spring and became a place of pilgrimage. It is listed as an immovable cultural monument. Its history thus connects the healing spring with pilgrimage and monument status. Restoration work began in 2003; by 2011, the chapel had already been renovated.

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was originally Gothic and underwent an extensive Baroque renovation from 1754 to 1758. The chapel’s story centers on the healing spring and pilgrimage; the church traces the transition from Gothic origins to an extensive Baroque renovation. The two buildings thus offer different perspectives on Chroboly’s religious history.

The war memorial in Chroboly commemorates residents of Chroboly and the surrounding settlements who fell in the First World War. It was restored at its original location in the village center and is considered a symbol of mutual understanding and Czech-German friendship. The memorial complements the religious buildings with its own perspective on remembrance and shared commemoration.

Keplův mlýn (Köppel Mill), below Chroboly, is another part of the village’s history: it was first mentioned in 1554 in the land register of the Český Krumlov estate. This early reference provides another point in time alongside the church’s architectural history and the chapel’s restoration.

Discover more destinations: Ktis, Lažiště, Chlumany, Smedec, Libotyne, Außergefild, Konopiste, Husinec U Netolic

For the overview of the wider area: Okres Prachatice.