Authors: Jakub Jaroš, Pavel Vlach
Last update: June 12, 2015
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km | stop |
0.0 | Rokytnice nad Jizerou |
2.2 | Huťský vodopád |
4.3 | Chata Dvoračky |
6.8 | Harrachovy kameny |
7.5 | Mohyla Hanče a Vrbaty |
8.8 | Pančavský vodopád |
9.7 | Labská bouda |
12.2 | Martinova bouda |
km | stop |
12.2 | Martinova bouda |
13.8 | Mužské kameny |
14.7 | Dívčí kameny |
17.8 | Špindlerova bouda |
21.3 | Słonecznik |
22.1 | Wielky Staw |
23.1 | Mały Staw |
24.9 | Luční bouda |
km | stop |
24.9 | Luční bouda |
27.3 | Dom Śląski |
28.3 | Sněžka |
30.6 | Svorová hora |
31.5 | Chata Jelenka |
34.5 | Horní Malá Úpa |
Rokytnice nad Jizerou is a mountain resort located in the highest mountain range of the Czech Republic, Krkonoše (Giant Mountains). You can find there public amenities as tourist office, bus station, post office, police station, ambulance and many restaurants.
Text source: http://www.rokytnice.com/
Photo: Rokytnice radnice - by Ondrej.konicek. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The water at the Huťský Waterfall drops 20 m down. The waterfall is supplied by the Huťský Potok whose source is under the Dvoračky tourist chalet.
Text source: http://www.mestohejnice.cz/dr-en/571-hutsky-waterfall.html
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
Mountain chalet Dvoračky and Štumpovka hotel are located in the altitude of 1,140 meters above the sea level. Štumpovka offers to visitors accommodation in stylish 2-bed rooms and family apartments and excellent home cuisine in cosy restaurant as well as a big outdoor terrace.
Text source: http://www.dvoracky.cz/en/
Photo: Dvoračky, hotel Štumpovka - by ŠJů - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The distinctive isolated rocks rise above the steep slope of Velká Kotelní Jáma and offers nearly a circular view of the Krkonoše, Jizerské Hory, Trosky, and many other well known points
Text source: http://www.ceskyrajdetem.cz/dr-en/684-harrachovy-kameny.html
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
The monument was built in memory of the tragic event in a skiing contest on 24 March 1913 when one of the best Czech skiers, Bohumil Hanč, tried to finish the contest, which everyone else had given up, but subsequently lost his battle with the cruel mountain weather.
Text source: http://www.czecot.com/tourist-attraction/10599_hanc-and-vrbata-monument-spindleruv-mlyn
Photo: Krkonoše-Zlaté-návrší-mohyla-Hanče-a-Vrbaty2009 - by Ben Skála, Benfoto - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The Pančavský Waterfall is the highest waterfall in the Czech Republic (148 m). Near the waterfall, there is the Ambrožova Vyhlídka, a lookout point that offers fabulous views of the Labský Důl, Kozí Hřbety, Kotel and Lysá Hora.
Text source: http://www.ceskyrajdetem.cz/dr-en/602-pancavsky-waterfall.html
Photo: Pančavský vodopád - panorama - by Marzper. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Hotel Labská bouda is a favourite halt of tourists going to the spring of the river Elbe. It is situated in the first zone of the National park Krkonoše in the altitude of 1317 m on the Elbe meadow not far from Špindlerův Mlýn.
Text source: http://www.labskabouda.cz/en/
Photo: Labská bouda by ŠJů - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Martinovka chalet is situated on the border Giant Mountains range in the altitude of 1288 m. It offers 12 rooms with the total capacity of 42 beds, from double rooms up to rooms with five beds. All our "mountain" but comfortable rooms have their own batroom and WC. Our restaurant is fully covered with the high/speed WiFi. The guests can enjoy our sauna or spend some time playing darts, billiards, or watching a movie on the big screen.
Text source: http://www.martinovka.cz/en/
Photo: Martinova bouda and Wielki Szyszak Vysoke Kolo from SE in summer 160 - by Miaow Miaow - Public domain.
Martinovka chalet is situated on the border Giant Mountains range in the altitude of 1288 m. It offers 12 rooms with the total capacity of 42 beds, from double rooms up to rooms with five beds. All our "mountain" but comfortable rooms have their own batroom and WC. Our restaurant is fully covered with the high/speed WiFi. The guests can enjoy our sauna or spend some time playing darts, billiards, or watching a movie on the big screen.
Text source: http://www.martinovka.cz/en/
Photo: Krkonose Martinova bouda - by Petr Vodička. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Mužské kameny (Men's Stones), are situated on the Polish border on the red-marked Czech-Polish Friendship tourist path above Medvědí důl valley. These granite formations were formed during the Mesozoic and Tertiary eras, when erosion disturbed and removed the less resistant surrounding rocks.
Text source: http://www.krkonose.eu/deskline-from-xml-tisk.php?lang=en&item=odadoz&item_id=d37a6aff-ea05-4fd7-9ef8-015cd77d6747
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
The Dívčí Kameny - Girls` Rocks are outcrops of granite weathered in blocks; they form distinctive crest-shaped rocks. They were allegedly named after a young shepherdess who had died not far from this place.
Text source: http://www.ceskyrajdetem.cz/dr-en/693-muzske-kameny-and-divci-kameny.html
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
The hotel Špindlerova bouda is located directly at Czech-Polish border. In the complex there is a hotel restaurant, buffet restaurant and newly built restaurant for guests who do not stay in the hotel.
Text source: http://www.spindlerovabouda.cz/
Photo: Špindlerova bouda - by Pudelek (Marcin Szala) - Own work. Licensed under GFDL via Wikimedia Commons.
The Slonecznik (in Polish), Polední Kámen (in Czech), Midday Stone (in English) is one of the best-known rocks in the Krkonoše. The place name is derived from the fact that on the Polish side of the Krkonoše, at midday, the Sun is seen just above the mountain.
Text source: http://www.mesto-frydlant.cz/dr-en/696-poledni-kamen.html
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
Wielki Staw (1,225 metres, Polish for The Big Pond) is a post glacial natural lake. It is situated in the Karkonosze National Park at the bottom of the cirque, on the southern slope of the Smogornia mountain. With its area of 8.3 hectares, it is the biggest glacial lake in the whole range.
Text source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wielki_Staw
Photo: Wielki Staw, Karkonosze - by Aneta Pawska - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Mały Staw (1,183 m, Polish for The Small Pond) is a natural lake of glacial origin in the Polish Karkonosze National Park. With its area of 2.8 hectares, it is the second biggest glacial lake in the whole range. Its depth reaches 7 m.
Text source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%C5%82y_Staw
Photo: Mały staw - by Wyksztalcioch - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
The Hotel Meadow Chalet is one of the highest mountain huts in Central Europe. You will find there a stylish restaurant and a newly opened Snack bar also a Brewery with historical paintings and more than fifty rooms in four categories, from tourist beds to Standard PLUS rooms in the renovated part of the building.
Text source: http://www.lucnibouda.cz/en/
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
The Hotel Meadow Chalet is one of the highest mountain huts in Central Europe. You will find there a stylish restaurant and a newly opened Snack bar also a Brewery with historical paintings and more than fifty rooms in four categories, from tourist beds to Standard PLUS rooms in the renovated part of the building.
Text source: http://www.lucnibouda.cz/en/
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
The mountain chalet with restaurant directly at the foot of the Sněžka mountain. In the summer large terrace with bar and grill is opened.
Text source: http://www.domslaski.pl/nk.php
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
Sněžka or Śnieżka (in Czech and Polish) is the highest point in the Czech Republic, in the Krkonoše and in the entire Sudetes range system. On the Polish side a disc-shaped observatory and restaurant was built in 1974, a weather station and the St. Lawrence chapel. On the Czech side are the remains of the Bohemian hut, a post office, and a chairlift station, connecting the peak with the town of Pec pod Sněžkou at the base of the mountain.
Text source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sn%C4%9B%C5%BEka
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
Svorová hora (Polish Czarna Kopa, 1407 m a.s.l.) is a mountain peak situated within the Karkonosze National Park on the Polish–Czech Friendship Trail. The peak area, which is entirely on the Czech side, is exposed and windy.
Text source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czarna_Kopa
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
Relatively small hut with restaurant, which offers hot as well as cold meals. There are also 5 rooms with capacity 26 guests.
Text source: http://jelenka.eu/
Photo: Jakub Jaroš
Part of the municipality Malá Úpa. Village is conected by bus with Svoboda nad Úpou, Trutnov and other towns. Popular starting and ending point for trips to Krkonoše mountains.
Text source: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn%C3%AD_Mal%C3%A1_%C3%9Apa
Photo: Pomezní Boudy, nová sjezdovka směrem k obci - by Honza Groh (Jagro) - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.