Naučná stezka Hádecké lomy a okolí, Educational trail in Maloměřice, Czech Republic.
Naučná stezka Hádecké lomy a okolí is a 2.2 km circular educational trail on the southwestern slope of Hády hill (425 m) between Maloměřice and Líšní, on the northeastern edge of Brno. It was built in 2014 by the Pozemkový spolek Hády and has eight stops with information panels, from the upper quarry level down to Růženina lom and back up, with almost 100 m of elevation gain.
Limestone was mined in the Hády quarries from the early 20th century, first in the western Džungle quarry and later in Růženin lom. Around 1960 the two pits were joined by a large multi-level quarry, and extraction ceased in 1997. The trail itself was built in 2014 under the Blíž k přírodě grant programme by the Pozemkový spolek Hády, which manages the protected areas here.
The trail's name reflects the quarries that once shaped this landscape and remain visible today as geological scars. Visitors can observe how local plants and animals have adapted to life in and around these excavated spaces.
Access is available by bus lines 78 and 82, which stop at Podbělová station, from where the starting point at U Hádecké planinky is a short walk. The terrain is walkable year-round, though wet areas can become slippery after rain.
At stop 4, in the partly filled Džungle quarry, the local Czech Union for Nature Conservation branch built an eco-centre and a mini-zoo with alpacas, sheep, goats and rabbits, used for environmental education. The quarry is named after the dense growth that later covered it.
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