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title: "Rožnov–Jurkovič lookout tower–Dolní Bečva walk"
description: "A walking route from Rožnov through the park to the Jurkovič lookout tower and on to Dolní Bečva. Find the length, time, height gain and stops on the way."
url: "https://zpusteven.cz/hiking/roznov-jurkovicova-rozhledna-dolni-becva"
lang: "en"
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# Rožnov pod Radhoštěm - the Jurkovič lookout tower - Dolní Bečva

Walking route • green • easy 

On foot

An easy climb from Rožnov to the Jurkovič lookout tower and on along the green waymarks to Dolní Bečva. An ideal half-day trip that pairs a view with a walk down the valley.

- **Length:** 6,3 km
- **Time:** 2 h
- **Elevation:** ↑ 181 m · ↓ 135 m

Line joining the points

**The line only joins the points.** For navigation in the field, follow the waymarks.

### Take the route with you on your phone

Mapy.com shows the way between the points along waymarked paths. It also offers navigation and an offline map.

[Open in Mapy.com](https://mapy.com/fnc/v1/route?mapset=outdoor&routeType=foot%5Fhiking&start=18.1432%2C49.4586&end=18.19388%2C49.4548033&waypoints=18.1588023%2C49.462385)

1. [Rožnov pod Radhoštěm](https://zpusteven.cz/en/roznov-pod-radhostem) - start • 378 m a.s.l.  
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm is a transport hub - scheduled bus and train services meet here. There are supermarkets, cafés and restaurants as well. The information centre on Masaryk Square provides visitor information and travel tips.  
green waymarks • uphill through the park  
Rožnov's ‘kilometre zero’ (Rožnovský nultý kilometr) is by the bridge in [Rožnov park](https://zpusteven.cz/en/roznovsky-park). From there follow the green waymarks towards the Jurkovič lookout tower - uphill through the park and the wood. The same paths carry the nature trail [In the footsteps of Dušan Samo Jurkovič](https://zpusteven.cz/hiking/naucna-stezka-po-stopach-jurkovice), which recalls the history of the spa here.
2. [The Jurkovič lookout tower](https://zpusteven.cz/en/jurkovicova-rozhledna) - 2 km from the start • 480 m a.s.l.  
The wooden lookout tower above the Valašská dědina site was built from a more than century-old sketch by Dušan Samo Jurkovič. From it you can see the town, Radhošť and the landscape of the Rožnovská brázda.  
green waymarks • down to the valley  
Follow the green waymarks down to Dolní Bečva. There is a bus stop by the municipal office for an easy return.
3. Dolní Bečva 6,5 km from the start • 415 m a.s.l.  
variant • on foot or by bike • 5 km  
The way back along Cyklostezka Bečva  
Instead of the bus you can return along the Cyklostezka Bečva cycle path (no. 6260), which follows the river back to Rožnov.

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Source: [Rožnov–Jurkovič lookout tower–Dolní Bečva walk](https://zpusteven.cz/hiking/roznov-jurkovicova-rozhledna-dolni-becva) - zPusteven.cz. When citing, please link to the page.