How to get there
Home > Observation Tower > How to get thereThe observation tower is situated about 500 m off Veselice, a village on the outskirts of the Moravian Karst. View it on the map.
By car or motorbike
By car or motorbike
- from Brno: leave road no. 43 in Lipůvka and follow road no. 379 to Blansko. Once there, pass the bus station, turn right at the first roundabout and head for \\\Sloup\\\. The road goes through Těchov and Vavřinec-Nové Dvory (approx. 8 km). Turn left 200 m behind the sign \\\Vavřinec-Veselice\\\ and follow the signs to park your car in front of the community centre building.
- from the north: leave road no. 150 (Žďár n/S - Prostějov) below Ludíkov and follow road no. 373 through Ludíkov, Němčice and Sloup. Once in Sloup, head for Blansko and follow the signs to Veselice. Turn right approx. 300 m behind the sign \\\Vavřinec-Veselice\\\ and follow the signs to park your car in front of the community centre building.
- from Jedovnice: follow the road to Vilémovice, Ostrov u Macochy and Sloup and continue as described above.
By Bike
- from the north (trail no. 5, "Jantarová stezka"): change for trail no. 5085 in Sloup and head for Rájec, change for no. 5117 in Petrovice and after leaving this village follow no. 5116 to Veselice and the observation tower. The trail goes on to Blansko.
- from the Macocha Abyss or Punkva Caves: follow the trail no. 5 through Pustý Žleb (Desert Valley) to Sloup and continue to Veselice as described above.
- from the south-east (Rousínov): use the trail no. 507, change for trail no. 5 in Ostrov u Macochy, follow it to Sloup and continue to Veselice as described above.
On Foot- from the north: leave road no. 150 (Žďár n/S - Prostějov) below Ludíkov and follow road no. 373 through Ludíkov, Němčice and Sloup. Once in Sloup, head for Blansko and follow the signs to Veselice. Turn right approx. 300 m behind the sign \\\Vavřinec-Veselice\\\ and follow the signs to park your car in front of the community centre building.
- from Jedovnice: follow the road to Vilémovice, Ostrov u Macochy and Sloup and continue as described above.
By Bike
- from the north (trail no. 5, "Jantarová stezka"): change for trail no. 5085 in Sloup and head for Rájec, change for no. 5117 in Petrovice and after leaving this village follow no. 5116 to Veselice and the observation tower. The trail goes on to Blansko.
- from the Macocha Abyss or Punkva Caves: follow the trail no. 5 through Pustý Žleb (Desert Valley) to Sloup and continue to Veselice as described above.
- from the south-east (Rousínov): use the trail no. 507, change for trail no. 5 in Ostrov u Macochy, follow it to Sloup and continue to Veselice as described above.
If you go from Blansko, follow the blue trail blaze through Obůrka village. If you are in the Moravian Karst, for example at Macocha abyss, follow the green trail blaze for Nové Dvory and Obůrka and then change for the blue trail blaze to Veselice.