The circular trail with 13 stops was named after Josef Emanuel Hibsch, a world-renowned geologist. On the trail you will find 12 quartzite boulders, each named after an important scientist.

Route - length, start and finish

• The nature trail itself is 3.5 km long, with a trip over Křížová hora and Dlouhý vrch it is 10 km.
• The most popular stop is Hibschova cave, where you can start the trail. The trail after all stops is about 3.5 km long.
• From the eighth stop, you can continue along the blue tourist trail and climb to Křížová hora and Laffit's lookout, from where you can enjoy a beautiful view of Litoměřice and Podřipsko. The route is 6.5 km long in this form. From here you can continue to Dlouhý vrch along the Žitenická Trail through the Land of Castles and return to Skalice along the yellow trail. This circuit is just over 10 km long.

History

The Hibsch Trail was created in 1927 at the instigation of local history workers from Litoměřice and was focused on geological attractions in the vicinity of Žitenice, especially the large quartzite rocks between Skalica and the foot of Křížová hora. It is named after the geologist Josef Emanuel Hibsch, a native of Homola, who contributed most to the geological knowledge of the Bohemian Central Highlands. The individual quartzite blocks were then named after deserving naturalists and local history workers.

Stops

1. Hibschova cave
2. The Hill of the Cross and Laffite's Parade
3. Dlouhý vrch (Long Hill)