Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bärnau · Updated on 14 November 2026
Zlatá stezka walk
Zlatá stezka is a walk of 52.7 km from Bärnau. Along the way you'll find 30 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 52.7 km
- ± 3:15 h per stage
- ↑ 760 m · ↓ 562 m
- Moderate per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 30 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets.
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4 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Tourismusbüro Bärnau · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Kvetinka48 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Observation tower
Stages (4)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 760 m
- Down
- ↓ 562 m
- Highest point
- 1,255 m
- Lowest point
- 479 m
- 5-10% slope · 7.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 463 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 1.2 km
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
52.7 km in total- Track: 13.1 km
- Road: 8.2 km
- Street: 4.1 km
- Cycleway: 2.5 km
- Busy road: 1.9 km
- Path: 1.5 km
Surfaces
52.7 km in total- Asphalt: 14.4 km
- Gravel: 9.9 km
- Unpaved: 1.6 km
- Paved: 1 km
- Natural: 625 m
- Unknown: 3.8 km
About the walking route Zlatá stezka
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Zlatá stezka is a walking route of 52.7 km that starts in Bärnau. It does not end where it starts. You start in České Žleby and finish in Chodová Planá.
How hard is the route?
You climb 760 m in total and descend 562 m. Allow ± 3:15 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (13.1 km), road (8.2 km) and street (4.1 km). Of the surface, 14.4 km asphalt and 9.9 km gravel. For 3.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 30 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- NurtschwegHard · From A to B134.1 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E6, Deutschland, OberpfalzHard · From A to B130.3 km
- Goldsteig Alternative Nr.1 Waldsassen → Waldmünchen (Nurtschweg)Hard · From A to B133.6 km
- Goldene Straße Teil 2Hard · From A to B85.5 km
- Main-Mies-WegHard · From A to B80.5 km
- Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.3A Tirschenreuth → GriesbachModerate · From A to B12.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
ŠelmberkCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 2
LusenViewpoint · 3.7 km from the route - 3
Stifterův památníkMemorial · 7.2 km from the route - 4
Zaniklá Česká VesAttraction · 8 km from the route - 5
Kozinův pomníkMemorial · 9 km from the route - 6
Pomník převaděčum (Auswanderer-Denkmal)Memorial · 3.9 km from the route - 7
bývalé Zadní ZahájíAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 8
bývalá JedlinaAttraction · 8.6 km from the route - 9
Freilichtmuseum FinsterauMuseum · 286 m from the route - 10
GrenzlandturmObservation tower · 1.1 km from the route - 11
DrachenstichAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 12
Toni SchmidMemorial · 2.1 km from the route - 13
MemorialMemorial · 2.2 km from the route - 14
Podzemní továrnaAttraction · 3.9 km from the route - 15
Padlým v boji proti fašismuMemorial · 5 km from the route - 16
MemorialMemorial · 5.1 km from the route - 17
Zámek LesnáCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 18
Kurzova věžObservation tower · 5.3 km from the route - 19
MemorialMemorial · 5.3 km from the route - 20
MemorialMemorial · 5.8 km from the route - 21
MemorialMemorial · 6.2 km from the route - 22
MemorialMemorial · 6.8 km from the route - 23
MemorialMemorial · 7.1 km from the route - 24
MemorialMemorial · 7.2 km from the route - 25
MemorialMemorial · 7.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Zlatá stezka?
Zlatá stezka is 52.7 km long, in 4 parts of 13.2 km on average. Allow ± 3:15 h per part of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from České Žleby to Chodová Planá.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bärnau.
How hard is this route?
Moderate per stage, with 190 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 6 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Knopfmuseum, Zajatecký tábor, Prameny Vltavy and Krajina roku Šumava.
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