National Nature Reserve Děvín – Kotel – Soutěska
Národní přírodní rezervace Děvín – Kotel – Soutěska
A national nature reserve in the Pálava region, covering 380.76 hectares of the Pavlov Hills. It protects diverse ecosystems on a limestone base, featuring exceptional flora and fauna, significant geological formations, and numerous hiking trails.

📜 A national nature reserve protecting diverse ecosystems on a limestone base.
🔍 Home to exceptional flora, fauna, and significant geological formations.

Why Go

🌿 Explore unique rock, steppe, shrub, and forest ecosystems on a limestone base.
🌸 Discover exceptionally rich flora with 630 species, including 50 specially protected ones like Viola kitaibeliana and Iris arenaria.
🦋 Observe diverse fauna, including hundreds of invertebrate and vertebrate species, such as the blue-winged grasshopper and wallcreeper.
⛰️ Witness prominent cliffs, deep ravines (Soutěska), and significant geological sites with tectonic slicks and small caves.
🚶‍♀️ Hike various trails, including the NS Děvín educational trail and the main Pálava trail.

Hiking

🗺️ Several hiking trails cross the reserve, offering diverse routes.
📍 The main tourist junction is at a spring with a shelter and benches.
🔴 Follow the red-marked Pálava main trail through the reserve.
🔵 A blue-marked trail circles the Kotel peak.
🟢 A green-marked trail leads through the entire Soutěska gorge.

Practical Information

⏰ Suggested Time: 2.0 hours to explore the reserve.
🗺️ Location Address: Soutěska vrch Děvín, 692 01 Klentnice.
🏢 Operator: Turistické informační centrum Mikulov.

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