I wish the direct connection had been in place before! I visited the Bohemian Paradise with my girlfriend in August 2016 and we walked from Turnov.

First we walked on the side of a busy road to get to the Bohemian Paradise (girlfriend hated that).

Then we walked for kilometers in the beautiful Bohemian Paradise (some was uphill, which she hated again).

Then we got lost, got off the trail and sprinted down some hills (That was quite fun). We had to walk through private property to get off the hill.

Then we walked for many more kilometers to get back to the train. Our feet were killing us and we needed to hurry to catch the return train.

We missed the return train and had to wait a couple of hours (By this point I'm in trouble wit her).

Finally caught a train back to Prague and walked some more to get back to our hotel. I don't think my feet have ever hurt so much before or since!

A direct train would have been very convenient but would have also detracted from the overall experience.