Stage 2. Mladá Vožice – Tábor Klokoty
Starting Point: Mladá Vožice – Main Square
Destination Point: Tábor – Klokoty
Total Length: 28,6 km
Hight Profile: 442 m 445 m
Route Description:
It is a kind of a longer stage containing mainly moderate superelevations. It leads through open landscape and in its second half is cutting through the highlands forests westway from Tábor.
Starting from St. Martin´s Church, take Táborská Street and follow the red sign. Just before the end of Mladá Vožice turn into southwest direction taking you to Obránců míru Street and then carry on into the fields towards South. Join the road for a short period and then turn into farm road towards Klapův mill. Cross the Blanice River there and carry on into the fields to Krchova Lomná and Bendovo Záhoří. After passing Mostek village get back down to Blanice River valley. Be very careful here as the red path is not marked very well in this part of the route. You need to cross the river at the influx and the route is running about 100 m on a path, which is following this influx running towards southeast. Then turn west and climb up the hill until you reach village Pohnání and its church of St. Procopius. There you can find the pilgrim stamp in the pilgrim´s box on the inner cemetery wall.
From Pohnání walk on the road, pass Pohnánec village, Polánka fortress until you reach Ratibořské Hory–statek Polánka bus stop where you leave the road and follow the blue sign southway into an alley cutting through the fields. Going through the fields and forests of Dubské Vrchy (Oaktree Highlands) you will reach Dobronice u Chýnova. Follow the signs through the fields and Chotovinský Creek until you enter Velký Hutecký forest and reach Knížecí (Prince´s) Pond. The marked route ends here and St. James´s Way follows the cycleway D through Měšice untill two railway bridges. Passing them you will turn towards southwest and follow the cycleway B to Tábor railway station. From there follow the green sign towards its historic centre which you will bypass on formal fortification passing St. James and Phillip´s Church and Kotnov castle. Then turn back towards the town centre through Kotnovská gate and descend to Tismenické valley where you will reach a stunning linden alley leading towards Klokoty pilgrimage site. There is Our Lady of Assumption Church as well as the pilgrims Guest House Emauzy where you can spend a night.
Points of Interest:
Pohnání – St. Procopius Church with romanesque features
Měšice – chateau
Tábor- town fortification
Tábor – Renaissance Watertower
Tábor – Transfiguration of Our Lord Church
Tábor – Underground system
Tábor – Hospice and Chapel of St. Ann
Tábor – Old Town Hall
Tábor – St. James and Phillip´s Church
Kotnov – Castle
Klokoty – Pilgrim Site