Hájovna Orlovy, Forester's lodge in Orlovy, Czech Republic

Orlovy forester's lodge is a building in the Orlovy forests about 4 km south of Lipnice nad Sázavou, in the Vysočina region. It was built around 1744 as a glassworks, served as such only until 1759, and then became a forester's lodge. Today it belongs to scouts from Humpolec and is used for scout trips and educational courses.

In the early 1900s, Knight Josef Stránský owned this property, and it became a vital location in establishing the Czech scouting movement. The first Czech scouting camp organized near here in 1912 marked the start of the youth organization that would grow across the nation.

The name Orlovy is used for the lodge and the surrounding Orlovy woods, and the site is called the cradle of Czech scouting. Since 2019 it has hosted Mosty přes Jarugu, the largest annual nationwide Junák event for scouts in the educational age category.

Access to the lodge is easiest by car along regional roads, as it sits in a remote forest location; winter conditions can make local paths difficult to navigate. Planning ahead and contacting the local scout organization is important to learn about visit conditions and available activities.

The founder of Czech scouting wrote two foundational books here that became the ideological basis for the entire movement, developing his educational philosophy through direct engagement with the forest setting. These works shaped how young people across the country learned to understand nature and community.