Sokol, summit in the Jičín Uplands near Turnov, Czech Republic
Sokol is a 566 m summit in the Jičínská pahorkatina, the highest point of that highland, in the Český ráj region about 5 km northeast of Turnov. Near the top stand two sandstone towers, Sokolík (Hodánka) and Sokol (Tyršova skála), the latter bearing a bronze plaque with a portrait of Miroslav Tyrš. The summit itself is a basalt rock adapted as a viewing platform.
The name comes from the Sokol gymnastics organisation, not from training on the summit. A bronze plaque with a portrait of Dr Miroslav Tyrš, the movement's founder, is set into the sandstone tower called Sokol or Tyršova skála near the top; the smaller tower is Sokolík, also called Hodánka.
The name comes from the Sokol gymnastics movement, and the larger of the two sandstone towers near the summit, Tyršova skála, carries a bronze plaque with a portrait of the movement's founder, Miroslav Tyrš. The smaller tower is called Sokolík, also known as Hodánka.
Access starts in Besedice, reached by road along the Jizera valley from Koberovy; the yellow trail, named after Dr. Edvard Beneš, leads to the summit. Red, blue and green trails run along the slopes. The Besedické skály rock towns of Kalich and Chléviště lie on the southern to southwestern slopes.
The name Sokol comes from the Czech gymnastics organisation of the same name, and a bronze plaque with a portrait of its founder, Dr Miroslav Tyrš, is set into the sandstone tower called Tyršova skála near the top. The smaller tower beside it is Sokolík, also called Hodánka.
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