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Devil's Heads – Klácelka Cave loop from Tupadly

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Devil's Heads – Klácelka Cave loop from Tupadly

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Devil's Heads – Klácelka Cave loop from Tupadly

03:11

11.6km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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3.40 km

Devil's Heads

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Hidden in the forests of Central Bohemia, one of the most extraordinary sights in the Czech Republic awaits: the Devil's Heads of Želízy. The massive rock reliefs, around nine meters …

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3.44 km

Klácelka Cave

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Klácelka (the seesaw - stands above on a rock pillar next to it) is a religious/national work of art, arranged in a rock courtyard, with a grotto and sculptures on …

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8.55 km

Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene (Kaple sv. Máří Magdalény)

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Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene near Želíz was sculpted by the sculptor Václav Levý between 1840-45. The chapel, which is carved into a small rock formation, still has visible remnants of the original colors inside.

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9.07 km

Small stone heads near Liběchov

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Near the village of Želízy there are various artistic creations of the sculptor Václav Levy. Just above the village of Želízy, the massive Devil's heads carved into the sandstone rock …

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9.11 km

Harfenice rock carvings by Václav Levý

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These are reliefs of human heads and a woman with a harp, which are carved into the sandstone rock. The harp strings are most clearly visible here. The author of …

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9.29 km

Sphinx by Václav Levý

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The only sculpture by Václav Levý that is also painted.

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9.30 km

Sphinx Rock Carving (1930)

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It is a bit hidden behind the trees and is the only sculpture that is painted. (on this path)

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.56 km

3.52 km

1.40 km

656 m

275 m

121 m

Surfaces

7.93 km

2.28 km

1.03 km

269 m

< 100 m

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July 28, 2024,Die Daubaer Schweiz und Liběchov. Auf den Spuren von Václav Levý...

Czech Republic. Dauba Switzerland and Liběchov. A hike in the footsteps of Václav Levý...

...between Liběchov and Tupadly, between the Elbe and Liběchov Castle, between giant devil heads and the Chapel of Mary Magdalene, on the trail of the Czech sculptor Václav Levý.

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August 7, 2022,2022_08_07 Liběchov

Finally today we, together with our older daughter and her boyfriend, were able to admire the works of the sculptor Václav Levý from Liběchov.
The starting point was the parking lot at the castle, which we inspected intensively from the outside right at the beginning. Then we went on the circular hiking trail Blauer Strich, which is probably the most …

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October 3, 2024,Teufelsköpfe und andere Skulpturen 🇨🇿

Today's tour took us once again to our Czech neighbors, to Central Bohemia. A route that has been on my planned tours for some time.
The Čertovy hlavy (English: devil's heads) are a pair of nine-meter-high rock sculptures in the municipality of Želízy, near Mělnik, about 45km from Prague.
The sculptor and son of a shoemaker Václav Levý created these …

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April 13, 2025,Čertovy hlavy (Devils head // Teufelsköpfe) Želízy

Sun, nature, and finally feeling good on foot again 😅✌️

"The Čertovy hlavy (Black Towers) were created by Václav Levý between 1841 and 1846. Their dimensions make them a unique work in the Czech Republic."

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Devil's Heads – Klácelka Cave loop from Tupadly

Devil's Heads

Čertovy Hlavy

Klácelka Cave

Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene (Kaple sv. Máří Magdalény)

Small stone heads near Liběchov

Harfenice rock carvings by Václav Levý

Sphinx by Václav Levý

Sphinx Rock Carving (1930)

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