natural wonder
Adršpach-Teplice Rocks
A mesmerizing labyrinth of towering sandstone rock formations sculpted by millions of years of erosion into surreal shapes.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Trutnov
Hradec Králové Region, Czechia · Europe
About Trutnov
Trutnov works well as a base: 15 minutes from Pilníkov, 16km from Adršpach-Teplice Rocks.
Trutnov is in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pilníkov, about 7 km away.
Trutnov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtrutnof] ; German: Trautenau) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 29,000 inhabitants. The town is situated in a hilly landscape on the Úpa River. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Trutnov was a dowry town of the Bohemian queens. The historic townRead more
centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Trutnov?
Within an hour or so of Trutnov: Adršpach-Teplice Rocks (16 km), Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) (23 km), Snezka (23 km), Sniezka (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Trutnov?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Trutnov?
Trutnov is in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia, about 7 km from Pilníkov.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 31,398
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Hradec Králové Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.5610, 15.9127
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Essential numbers in Czechia
Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Trutnov
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Krkonoše (Giant Mountains)
The highest mountains in the Czech Republic along the Polish border, a UNESCO biosphere reserve with Sněžka peak and dramatic glacial cirques.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Sniezka
Highest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Skull Chapel, Czermna
A small Baroque chapel (1776–1784) in Kudowa-Zdrój whose walls and ceiling are lined with 3,000 human skulls and bones, with 21,000 more in the crypt below: Poland's only ossuary of its kind.
26 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Krkonose National Park
Czechia's oldest national park along the Polish border, with high moorland, the source of the Elbe and mountain roads to Spindleruv Mlyn.
28 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Błędne Skały
A rock labyrinth at 853 m in the Table Mountains where a marked trail squeezes between mushroom-shaped sandstone blocks and metre-wide corridors: a filming location for The Chronicles of Narnia. Car access via a timed toll road from Karłów.
28 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Road of a Hundred Bends
Route 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Trutnov
- 23 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 23 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
- 32 kmRoad of a Hundred BendsRoute 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.
- 32 kmSzczeliniec WielkiThe highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.
- 68 kmJested TowerA rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.
Driving in Czech Republic
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.48/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €11 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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