Educational trail of the elf Hrobčík, Educational trail in Hrobčice, Czech Republic.
The Educational Trail of the Elf Hrobčík is a 2 km route in Hrobčice, starting below the Romanesque Church of St. Havel. It climbs gently along the edge of a deciduous forest on the eastern slope of Horka Hill, then descends to the road between Hrobčice and Mrzlice. Wooden figures of fairy-tale characters and trees with faces line the path to the Mýtinka fantazie clearing, which holds a small house, a stylized pond, swings, and a large slide.
The trail was built between 2015 and 2017 on the initiative of Liliana Oreničová, designed by Jana Syslová and funded by the municipality of Hrobčice. It begins below the Romanesque church of St. Havel and was intended mainly for children under ten.
The trail's name comes from the elf Hrobčík, a figure tied to Hrobčice. Along the path stand wooden statues of fairy-tale characters, some trees carved with faces, and at Mýtinka fantazie figures such as Křemílek and Vochomůrka, the Smurfs, Pat and Mat, and a hut on chicken legs with Baba Yaga.
The trail starts below the Romanesque church of St. Havel in Hrobčice, where an information board and an honesty box for voluntary admission stand. The 2 km route climbs gently along the edge of a deciduous wood beneath the eastern slope of Horka, reaches the Mýtinka fantazie clearing, then descends to the Hrobčice–Mrzlice road and returns to Hrobčice, where a small car park is provided.
The trail was built between 2015 and 2017 on the initiative of Liliana Oreničová, with Jana Syslová as designer and the municipality of Hrobčice as investor. It is aimed mainly at children under ten, and a cash box for voluntary admission stands at the information board below the Romanesque church of St. Havel.
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