Stezka nad vinohrady, Observation tower in Kobylí, Czech Republic

Stezka nad vinohrady is a spiral observation tower with a sloped ramp that rises about 7.5 meters above the ground. The structure follows an incomplete circular path and provides views across the surrounding vineyards and distant mountains of Southern Moravia.

The structure was created through collaboration between the Brno architecture studio Keeo4design and opened to visitors on October 27, 2018. The opening marked the completion of a project designed to make the region's wine landscape accessible to the public.

The spiral ramp is marked with floor inscriptions that pair distances to landmarks such as Brno's Hády or the Pálava hills with dates from Kobylí's past, including the 1465 first mention of the Kobylí lake and the 1545 arrival of the Habans. The signs also pose philosophical questions to visitors as they climb.

The tower is reached via the Naučná stezka Kobylí educational trail from the village. The 65-metre ramp has no steps and rises 7.6 metres at a gentle, steady incline, so wheelchair users and strollers can go all the way up. The surface is a sloped steel ramp, not a rough path.

The circular ramp spans 334 degrees, a deliberate reference to the 334 m altitude of Kobylí vrch, the hill locals call Homole. The architects chose a spiral over a tower so the structure would not break the vineyard panorama. Labels on the floor point to nearby landmarks and list dates from Kobylí's past, such as 1465 and the draining of the Kobylské jezero in 1637.