Vrbice Look-Out - Vrbice, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ToRo61
N 50° 05.537 E 016° 14.815
33U E 589189 N 5549635
Vrbice Look-Out.
Waymark Code: WMMY41
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/22/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 40

A wooden 30 m observation tower with a steel staircase ceremoniously opened on 15 April 2006; the structure towers over the town of Vrbice u Kostelce nad Orlicí.

The reward for the climb are breathtaking views of part of Vysocina, the Železné Mts., the Pardubice area, the Hradec Králové area, the Krkonoše Mts., and under good visibility part of the Jeseníky Mts. The observation tower is located near a former 37 metre high observation tower which served as a triangulation point during the Second World War.


Characteristics of the tower:
- Height of tower: 27 m
- Height observation gallery: 11 and 25.5 metres
- Number of steps: 118
- Altitude: 445 m.a.s.l.
- Opening of tower: 2006
Height of Look-Out Tower in feet: 88.00

Difficulty:

Opening times and fees:
http://www.vrbice.info/rozhledna-2/oteviraci-doba/


Parking Area: N 50° 05.528 W 016° 14.820

Visit Instructions:
Please log only if you have been up there and you must include a photo of the scenic view from the top.
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