Akátová Lookout Tower
Akátová rozhledna v Židlochovicích
Bicycle friendly
Parking available
Experience panoramic views of South Moravia and beyond from the architecturally unique Akátová Tower, a wooden lookout accessible year-round near Židlochovice.

📜 An architecturally unique wooden lookout tower, officially opened on August 1, 2009.
🔍 Offering panoramic views over South Moravia, it's a focal point of a marked tourist and educational trail.

Why Go

🔭 Enjoy expansive views towards Brno, the Drahanská and Žďánická hills, Pálava, and even Austria, with distant sights like the Dukovany nuclear power plant.
🌳 Discover its unique design with a spiral staircase encased in acacia wood, resembling a wooden castle tower.
🚶‍♀️ Explore the surrounding educational trail, part of the "Výhon, tourist circuit with a lookout tower" project, equipped with new furniture and an information system.
💰 Free to enter and open year-round, 24/7.
🏞️ Great for half-day trips around Brno, ascending 76 steps to the viewing platform at 14.5 meters (total height 17.7m) and an elevation of 369.5 meters above sea level.

Why Avoid

⚠️ Access is only by foot or bicycle; motor vehicles are not allowed.
👟 The trail might be uneven in parts, so wear appropriate footwear.

Cost

💸 Entry is completely free.

Getting There

👣 Accessible only on foot or by bike.
🗺️ Parking and access start from Židlochovice (green TZT from Míru square, 2km, 170m elevation gain) or Blučina (naučná stezka Krajinou Výhonu from Svobody square, 2.3km, 170m elevation gain).

Hours

⏰ Open nonstop, year-round.

Checklist

👟 Comfortable walking shoes are recommended for the foot-only access.

Managed By

🏛️ Operated by the City of Židlochovice.
🏗️ Designed by Ing. arch. Pavel Jura and built by Haal, s. r. o. Brno.

Technical Details

📐 Total height: 17.7m, viewing platform: 14.5m.
🪜 76 steps (3 concrete, 61 wooden, 12 metal).
🌳 Built from acacia wood with a circular footprint of 3.7m diameter.

History

🗓️ Project initiated in 2004, construction from February to July 2009, officially opened August 1, 2009.
🏆 Awarded "best investment of 2009" in the Top Invest competition.