Povydří Educational Trail
Naučná stezka Povydří
Parking available
A scenic 7.5 km educational trail following the Vydra river canyon from Antýgl to Čeňkova Pila, renowned as one of the most beautiful routes in the Šumava National Park. The path is suitable for pedestrians, strollers, and wheelchair users.

📜 A scenic 7.5 km educational trail following the Vydra river canyon.
🏞️ Renowned as one of the most beautiful routes in the Šumava National Park, featuring a wild, bouldery riverbed and unique geological formations.

Why Go

🚶‍♀️ Explore a romantic, deep canyon with rapids, small waterfalls, and unique natural formations like rocking stones, giant's kettles, and stone seas.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Suitable for pedestrians, sport strollers, and wheelchair users with assistance.
🐾 Discover Turner's Cottage, offering refreshments, accommodation, and an exhibition about river otters.
📚 Learn from 7 information panels detailing the area's geology, history, and wildlife.
🏡 See the remains of Hálkova chata, the only Czech tourist cottage in Povydří before 1938.

Why Avoid

🚫 Cycling is prohibited as the trail is located in the 1st zone of the Šumava National Park.

Getting There

📍 Recommended starting point is Antýgl, with the trail also accessible from Čeňkova Pila.
🅿️ Parking is available at Rokyta, Antýgl (opposite the campsite), or Čeňkova Pila.
🚌 Regular bus services connect both ends of the trail (Srní, Antýgl/Rokyta and Rejštejn, Čeňkova Pila).
🚶‍♀️ Accessible on foot from Modrava, Rejštejn, or Srní.

Points of Interest

🏡 Hálkova chata: Remains of the only Czech tourist cottage in Povydří before 1938, located 2 km from Antýgl.
🏞️ Čeňkova Pila: The trail's endpoint, where the Vydra river meets the Křemelná to form the Otava river, featuring a hydroelectric power plant and remains of a traditional Šumava glassworks.
🦌 Turner's Cottage: Situated approximately halfway along the trail, providing refreshments, accommodation, and a permanent exhibition about river otters.
👑 Antýgl: A former royal court and site of a 16th-century glassworks, now serving as operational facilities for an autocamp.
💧 Povydří Natural Monument: A protected I. zone of Šumava National Park, safeguarding the Vydra river section and its valley slopes.

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educational trailhikingnaturecanyonriverfamily-friendlyaccessibleŠumava National Park