Covered Wooden Bridge Rechle near Lenora
Krytý dřevěný most Rechle u Lenory
Discover the historic Covered Wooden Bridge Rechle near Lenora, a unique 1870 technical monument that once controlled log floating on the Teplá Vltava river, now a popular spot for tourists and canoeists.

🌉 Discover the Covered Wooden Bridge Rechle, a unique technical monument from 1870 near Lenora.
📜 This protected cultural monument once served as a crucial 'rake' for log floating on the Teplá Vltava river.

Why Go

✨ Explore a unique 27.77-meter-long wooden bridge on three stone pillars with a shingle roof.
🪵 Learn about its historical function: holding, counting, and releasing logs from Boubín forests for downstream paper mills.
🏅 Appreciate its significance as one of only two such log-floating bridges in the Czech Republic, even featured on a 2014 Czech National Bank gold coin.
🛶 Enjoy a popular spot for canoeists, pedestrians, fishing, and swimming on the Teplá Vltava.
📸 Capture beautiful views of the river and the surrounding Šumava landscape.
🚶‍♀️ Easily accessible at the end of Lenora village towards Volary.

Why Avoid

⚠️ The right bank near Rechle borders Zone I of the Šumava National Park (Malá Niva), where entry is prohibited.
🚧 Access from parking involves walking along a busy road, and the path to the river can be unpaved and narrow, potentially challenging for strollers or wheelchairs.

Cost

💰 Free of charge.

Suggested Time

⏱️ Approximately 0.5 hours.

Managed By

🏛️ Obec Lenora (Municipality of Lenora).

🅿️ Parking

🅿️ Free parking is available approximately 350 meters from the bridge.

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