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title: "A day in the Vsetínské vrchy | zPusteven.cz"
description: "A day on the ridge of the Vsetínské vrchy on a single red waymarked route. From the bell tower on Čarták over Kotlová with the lost settlement of Jezerné to the meadows of Benešky, where nine species of orchid flower, and back the same way."
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# A day in the Vsetínské vrchy

A day on the ridge of the Vsetínské vrchy on a single red waymarked route. From the bell tower on Čarták over Kotlová with the lost settlement of Jezerné to the meadows of Benešky, where nine species of orchid flower, and back the same way.

## The red waymarks from Soláň to Benešky and back

≈ 6 h 25 min · 13,5 km

The car stays in the saddle by the bell tower and you return to it on the same waymarks - both directions are counted in the time and the distance. With a second car you can descend from Benešky to Horní Bečva on the blue waymarks instead.

1. ### [Čarták](https://zpusteven.cz/en/cartak)  
45 min  
A saddle with a bell tower and an open-air gallery of wooden sculptures
2. ### [Čarták–Kotlová se samotou Jezerné](https://zpusteven.cz/hiking/hrebenovka-solan-benesky-trestik/cartak/kotlova)  
1 h 10 min  
4 km · waymarks: red
3. ### [Kotlová and the settlement of Jezerné](https://zpusteven.cz/en/kotlova)  
30 min  
A wooded summit with Jezerné in the saddles below it • 870 m a.s.l.  
Two cottages stand in the saddle below the summit - the last remnant of the settlement. One of them serves refreshments in season, though it is worth checking the opening hours in advance.
4. ### [Kotlová se samotou Jezerné–Benešky](https://zpusteven.cz/hiking/hrebenovka-solan-benesky-trestik/kotlova/benesky)  
55 min  
3 km · waymarks: red
5. ### [Benešky](https://zpusteven.cz/en/benesky)  
30 min  
Meadows brought back to life by mowing • nine species of orchid
6. ### A snack at the shelter on Benešky  
30 min
7. Back the same way  
### [Čarták–Benešky](https://zpusteven.cz/hiking/hrebenovka-solan-benesky-trestik/cartak/benesky)  
2 h 5 min  
6,5 km · waymarks: red  
The same path, the opposite views.
8. Or descend to Horní Bečva  
### [From Horní Bečva to Benešky](https://zpusteven.cz/hiking/horni-becva-benesky)  
1 h 55 min  
5 km · waymarks: blue  
The blue waymarks drop from Benešky down to the village. The car stays on Čarták, so this option needs a second one; the time given is for the walk uphill, downhill is quicker.

- **Time:** ≈ 6 h 25 min
- **On foot:** 13,5 km
- **Places:** 3
- **Where to start from:** Čarták on Soláň (about 30 minutes by car from Rožnov)

The times are approximate: on waymarked routes they come from tourist materials, at places they are an estimate of how long a visit takes. Check opening times in advance.

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