Sloup: Cycling Routes, Hiking Connection and Excursions

Sloup is connected to several routes that establish links with different localities. A tourist circular route, two cycling connections, and a green-marked hiking connection are among the routes associated with Sloup. Davle, Kejsíř, Hvozdnice, Kilián Island, Bojov, and the market square mark various points, directions, or return connections around Sloup.

Routes associated with Sloup

After approximately 2 km, the route in Sloup joins the green-marked hiking trail. The trail leads through Kejsíř, a district of Davle, and back to the market square. The approximate distance of about 2 km refers to the connection in Sloup, not to the entire route via Kejsíř. The market square is reached only via the return section; Sloup lies at the transition to the marked trail. When planning a hike, it is therefore necessary to distinguish between the starting point in Sloup, the passage through Kejsíř, and the return to the market square. The two-kilometre figure is a transition distance after Sloup; it does not specify a total distance or duration to the market square.

Another tourist excursion route leads from Davle around Kilián Island, via Hvozdnice to Sloup, and back. The sequence of places is Davle, Kilián Island, Hvozdnice, Sloup, and then back. Kilián Island is circumnavigated, Hvozdnice lies on the way to Sloup, and the return journey begins only after reaching the locality. The circular route therefore covers more than the outward journey to Sloup; it is not limited to a connection between Davle and Sloup. For planning a day trip, the outward and return journeys belong together.

Two different directions are central to the cycling connections. One cycling route runs through Sloup to Bojov. Another cycling route leads in the direction of Sloup and uses the locality as a directional reference. For cyclists, this results in two separate routes: one connection continues from Sloup to Bojov, while the other leads towards Sloup. This distinction is just as important for continuing the journey as it is for a route heading towards Sloup as its destination.

Historical references in Sloup

On 19 May 1949 at 7:10 p.m., the farm and residential buildings of Jan Žemlička at Sloup No. 5 were struck by lightning.

The Sloup Volunteer Fire Brigade responded to forest fires at Hrádek and Stará hora near Sloup.

Excursion destinations in the surrounding region

Karlštejn is a castle in the vicinity of Sloup. The Golz-Kinsky Palace is a palace in the wider surrounding region of Sloup. The geographical classification differs: Karlštejn lies in the more immediate vicinity, while the palace is in the wider surrounding region.

You can find further destinations in the same broader area under Okrouhlo, Dolní Břežany, Zvole U Prahy, Kameny Privoz, Zlatníky-Hodkovice, Březová-Oleško, Pikovice, and Psáry.

For the broader travel overview: Okres Praha-Západ.