http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/North/Liberec/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Czech Republic , North , Liberec en-us Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:31:17 BST Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:31:17 BST The Rock Maze near Mal Skla On our hike through the hills around Mal Skla we entered several places where there were natural rock mazes. During the days of religious persecution Czech Brethren often hid in these areas. One was the refuge where Vclav Sadovsk ze Sloupna hid. We happened to be walking with three Czechs when we entered this particular place. The woman spoke to her husband and s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/North/Liberec/Mal--Sk-la/blog-275817.html All UphillThe hike was all uphill for the first two kilometers and it was not a gradual easy uphill jaunt. After two kilometers the trail leveled out at a distance marker that told us we had hiked two kilometers from the village. Here the trail split one continuing bearing slightly to the right the other on our left going up another a steep grade. We continued walking the first the one to the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/North/Liberec/Mal--Sk-la/blog-275291.html The words Cesky Raj translates into English as Czech Paradise.Here is information we found about the area where we were hiking. The Vranov castle was founded in early 15th century by Hynek of Waldstein. It is situated on a narrow sandstone cliff on the right bank of the Jizera river and with its length of 400 metres it ranks among the largest rock castles in the Czech Republic. Further owners hav http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/North/Liberec/Mal--Sk-la/blog-275286.html