Mladoboleslavsko

Hrubý Rohozec Castle – unmarked, then 3049 Vazovecké Valley (1.3 km) – 3051 Bartošova pec (3.4 km) – blue Voděrady (5.6 km) – blue Frýdštejn Castle (8.4 km) – Malá Skála road (10.5 km) – 17 Dolánky (18.7 km) – 3049 Vazovecké Valley (19.6 km) – 3049 and further unmarked Hrubý Rohozec (20.9 km).

From Hrubý Rohozec Castle, take the road towards Malý Rohozec. After 100 m behind the overpass of road I/10, turn right onto cycle route 3049, which will take you to Vazovecké údolí and along route 3051 to Voděrady. Here, turn onto the blue hiking trail, which will take you to the ruins of Frýdštejn Castle – the seat of evil witches, where Princess Jasněnka was imprisoned. From here, take the road to Malá Skála. Maloskalský jez was the scene of a neckyáda (a traditional Czech game) in the film ‘Arthur, Merlin and the Runaways’. From here, you can return through beautiful countryside along the Jizera River on cycle route No. 17 – Greenway Jizera to Dolánky and Dlaskův statek. After visiting the log farm, where the fairy tale ‘Rumplcimprcampr’ and the film ‘Jára Cimrman ležící, spící’ were filmed, return to Hrubý Rohozec.

Points of interest along the route

Hrubý Rohozec Castle

Hrubý Rohozec Castle is one of the dominant features and oldest architectural monuments in the Turnov area. A scene from the dining room with a falling chandelier was filmed at the castle for the film ‘The Secret of the Carpathian Castle’, and the castle (at that time considerably devastated) also appeared in the film ‘The Killer Hides His Face’, where it was transformed into a medical centre.

Dlask's Farm

A former freehold farmstead and magistrate's court built in 1716. Since its construction, the building has undergone numerous alterations, including relocation further away from the Jizera River. Filming location for the fairy tale Rumplcimprcampr (shots in front of the farmstead, inside the stable, in front of the upper gate – carriage entrance) and the film Jára Cimrman ležící, spící (scene on the porch).

Bartošova pec

This pseudo-karst cave is located in the valley of the Vazovecký stream, about 3 km north of Turnov. It is part of a karst system and its known length is 225 m.

Ruins of Frýdštejn Castle

The castle from the second half of the 14th century, probably founded by the lords of Bibrštejn, was besieged by the Hussites at the beginning of the 15th century and is mentioned as deserted at the end of the 16th century. It became the filming location for the fairy tale

‘O princezně Jasněnce a létajícím ševci’ (scenes on the castle tower, the witches' residence).

Malá Skála

Thanks to the natural attractions in the surrounding area and the opportunities for sports, the village is an important tourist destination. Malá Skála can be seen in the films ‘Arthur, Merlin and the Runaways’ (the canoeing scene on the Jizera River), ‘The Killer Hides His Face’ and ‘Seven Hungry Men’.

Other films related to the trip

About Princess Jasněnka and the Flying Shoemaker

The Secret of the Castle in the Carpathians

Rumplcimprcampr

Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping

Arthur, Merlin and the Runaways