Stage 9. Klatovy – Kdyně
From: Klatovy
To: Kdyně
Length: 25,8 km
Height profile: 
439 m 
394 m
Route description
This is a medium difficult stage with a continuous ascent to Chudenická Highlands followed by a final steady descent to Kdyně.
The stage from Klatovy to Kdyně leads you not only from Klatovy to Domažlice district on the edge of Chodsko area, but also brings a more intense perception of the three cultures that have shaped this foothill region for centuries. You will stay on the blue marker all the way. This will take you from the Klatovská railway station to Hůrka Hill overlooking the valley of the Úhlavka River, dominated by the large village of Bezděkov with its church tower and castle. From this valley, you slowly ascend through several villages, alternately through forests and along fields, up to the Chudenická Highlands to an altitude of over 700m. Here, near the settlements of Modlín and Branišov, you will be in a region of pastures and stone foothill buildings. A rare moment awaits you in front of Branišov in the form of the renewed chapel of the Blessed Emperor Charles II. There you can admire a beautiful view of Šumava Mountains and the source of Andělice River. From Branišov, go over a small ridge that is sharper in places to the valley of the town of Kdyně with distant views of the town with the church or the ruins of Rýzmberk.
There is an alternative way of this entire stage from Klatovy to Kdyně. It can be completed at a comparable level of difficulty by following the green mark further north, arriving at the highest peak of the Chudenická Highlands Koráb Hill with a lookout and a tourist hut. However, you will have to descend very steeply from there to Kdyně.
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