hruby buk klokocovThe village of Klokočov is reputed due to the unique geological phenomenon occurring in the Klokočov Rocks nature reserve.

The area hides a geological rarity - stone spheres "embedded" in a high rock wall, formed over many centuries in sandstone deposits. The wall is between two and twenty meters high and approximately 300 meters long. Some of the spheres have fallen out of the stone wall leaving cup-shaped impressions which remind us of their origin.

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An 850 m long educational trail with an elevation of approximately 200 m passes through the Klokočov Rocks nature reserve where the strictest degree of nature protection applies. The educational trail involves 4 information boards providing comprehensive information on the protected area including the explanation of the rare phenomenon of the stone spheres occurrence. "Kysuce stone spheres" in Klokočov, as well as those in Čadca – Megoňky rank among the most extraordinary treasures of our region.

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