You can search the archives AND read the news too. I n the northeast corner of the Czech Republic, close to the Polish border, lies a wonderland for hikers, rock climbers and nature lovers. T he formations are a result of massive sand deposits left behind when the oceans receded during the Cretaceous period. Millions of years of wind, water and ice erosion have carved the sand into a series of steep cliffs, deep grottoes, thin pillars and small caves. A great place for the modern adventurer to begin a trek into Adrspach is from the small textile town of Teplice nad Metuji, which is located to the southeast of the reserve.
Hiking trails run through the center of town and are clearly marked and labeled with colored signs.
To begin the hike into the reserve, visitors pay an entrance fee of less than a dollar. O nly licensed, card-carrying rock climbers are permitted to venture off the main paths and freely explore the giant cliffs. There is so much to see on the main trails, however, that there is little chance of the average day hiker becoming bored. O nce inside the park, many visitors are surprised at how suddenly the giant rock formations appear before them. What first seems to be an ordinary walk in the woods becomes a high adventure as hikers ascend the first of many wooden ladders to the top of a rock formation.