Mushrooms
Chřiby Hills
Chřiby
- Walk-in
- Seasonal · Jun–Oct
- ≈2 h 30 min here
Oak and hornbeam hills above the Moravian wine country — oak boletes after August storms, and a good excuse to end the day in a cellar.
- Region
- Zlín Region
- Category
- Mushrooms
- Coordinates
- 49.1500° N · 17.3200° E
Good to know
Picking for your own use is allowed in Czech forests and needs no permit — but not in national park core zones, nature reserves or fenced plantations. Go early, after rain, and leave anything you cannot name.
A rough guide to seasons and booking, not live opening hours – those are on the map listings above.
Quick answers
- Do you need to book a visit to Chřiby Hills?
- No, you can usually just turn up.
- When can you visit Chřiby Hills?
- The mushroom season here usually runs from June to October, depending on rain.
- How much time do you need at Chřiby Hills?
- Allow about 2 h 30 min on site, plus travel.
- How far is Chřiby Hills from Prague and Brno?
- About 3 h 35 min by car from Prague (284 km), or 1 h 30 min from Brno (79 km), without traffic.
- What else is near Chřiby Hills?
- Nearby on Pinsko: Velehrad Basilica, 8 km; Archbishop's Chateau, Kroměříž, 18 km and Bzenec, 20 km (straight-line distances).