králický sněžník

KRÁLICKÝ SNĚŽNÍK
by Bicycle
Contents
Eastern Bohemia ....................................................... 4
Králický Sněžník .......................................................6
From the monastery at Hora Matky Boží Mountain
to Severomoravská Lodge............................................. 8
Králíky tree-lined alleys.............................................10
Králický Sněžník lookout loop.....................................12
Suchý vrch Ridge ......................................................14
Criss-crossing Králický Sněžník
(from Králíky through Staré Město)............................... 16
Loop around the Králické brázdy trough........................18
Králický Sněžník
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Eastern Bohemia
OLDEST stud farm: Kladruby nad Labem, founded in 1552
HARDEST and oldest race: Velká pardubická steeplechase,
established in 1874
Are you searching for a cyclist’s paradise? Well search no more! The Eastern Bohemia region is the perfect place for you. Cycling enthusiasts of
HIGHEST point: Králický Sněžník, 1,423 metres above sea level
LARGEST protected area: Maštale natural reserve, .
all kinds will find something perfect just for them.
1,088.56 hectares
It doesn’t matter whether your bike is your daily companion, or if you only
LARGEST body of water: Seč Reservoir, 220 hectares
take it out on special occasions. Or whether you love the mountains or
prefer to ride on flat terrain. What unfolds before you is a diverse landscape that will immediately enchant you. While the region surrounding
the Elbe River (home of the well-known Labská route) is a primarily flat
area, the Eagle mountains and foothills and the Králický Sněžník area are,
on the other hand, a lure for mountain lovers. And, of course, the area
includes such cycling treats as single tracks and pump tracks.
In addition to beautiful landscapes, the region not only boasts an interesting history and fascinating technical monuments, but also kind,
hospitable, and open-hearted people.
Its crown jewel is horses, not only because it is home to one of the most
famous horse races in the world, the Velká Pardubická steeplechase, but
also because of the Old Kladruber horses breeding programme, as well
as the volumes of equestrian trails. Here, the old saying still rings true:
“Every Czech is a musician.“ Perhaps that is also the reason why lovers of
SELECTION OF THE MOST INTERESTING EVENTS:
AVIATION FAIR
IN PARDUBICE
June
An international showcase of
aviation and military technology. .
 www.aviatickapout.cz/en
SMETANA’S LITOMYŠL
June, July
International operatic festival..
 www.smetana-litomysl.de
muses cherish the musical gem that is Smetana’s Litomyšl International
Opera Festival.
All of these are delicacies that simply invite you to savour them... Just
like the renowned Pardubice gingerbread.
So don’t hesitate to visit this picturesque corner of the country, and fall
in love with it from your bike seat...
For more detailed information and tips for interesting excursions,
events, or accommodation, visit www.east-bohemia.info.
CRAFT SATURDAY
IN LETOHRAD
July
A demonstration of traditional .
crafts and historical machines..
 www.muzeumremesel.cz/en
PUPPETEER’S CHRUDIM
July
National showcase of puppeteer
ensembles. .
 http://en.navstevnik.cz
PRAHA
PARDUBICE
AKCE CIHELNA IN KRÁLÍKY
August
The largest gathering of military
history enthusiasts in the Czech
Republic.
 www.akcecihelna.com
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Králický Sněžník
CALENDAR OF SELECTED EVENTS:
The Králický Sněžník tourist area is famous for its untamed wilderness,
sought-after by tourists year-round. The mysteries of the area‘s deep forests, expansive meadows, secret spots, and lookout points will definitely
enchant cyclists as well.
Here, you can not only relax through rest, but also through healthy activities. The area offers countless adrenaline experiences and a diverse variety of marked routes through natural reserves or the surrounding natural
parks, interwoven with streams and healing springs.
Each of these will offer you something completely different. Králický
Sněžník Natural Reserve attracts with its numerous modern services and
newly-marked routes through the third-highest mountain range in the
Czech Republic. You can get to the Jeřáb Natural Park from such places as
the majestic monastery at Hora Matky Boží Mountain, with its newly-constructed memorial to victims of internment. At the Suchý vrch – Buková
hora Natural Park, you can combine exercise with high-quality cuisine and
a visit to one of the most significant historic military monuments in the
Czech Republic, the underground Museum of Czechoslovakian Fortifications in the Bouda artillery fortification.
The marked trails and cycling routes will delight both families with children
and athletes seeking new challenges. Visitors will surely welcome the relaxing mood of the numerous shady tree-lined alleys, as well as the option
to conquer ascents with the help of ski lifts (such as those at Dolní Morava
and Červená Voda). The curious will no doubt take a moment to explore the
countless (over 200) reinforced concrete bunkers strewn about the landscape. More demanding athletes can compare their performance with the results of some of the local cycling races. Some of the most interesting worthy
of mention include the Jeřáb 1003 – Červená Voda, Suchý vrch time trials –
Červená Voda, Slaměnka time trials – Dolní Morava, or the Rampušák – Štíty.
Get your bike ready for an exciting ride, and allow yourself to be surprised
by the Králický Sněžník Tourist Area!
www.east-bohemia.info
KRÁLICKÝ SNĚŽNÍK
KRÁLÍKY
KRÁLÍKY CARNIVAL
February
A winter whirl of masks is presented each
year at this traditional carnival, which takes
place in selected restaurants, bars, and in
the Střelnice cultural house in Králíky.
 www.kraliky.eu
JOURNEY TO SONG AT
KŘÍŽOVÁ HORA
June
This folk festival with a supplementary
programme for children and a craft fair takes
place at the Křížová Mountain lookout tower
complex in Červená Voda.
 www.east-bohemia.info
I KNOW A LITTLE CHURCH
July
This summertime journey about countryside
churches is an easy walk and winds through
a landscape full of beautiful views.This event
also includes a musical programme with
a closing event in a big top.
www.east-bohemia.info
ARTEX MUSIC FESTIVAL
July
Good music, art, and entertainment can all
be found at this traditional music and arts
festival, which takes place at Velké Square
in Králíky.
 www.east-bohemia.info
AKCE CIHELNA
August
The Akce Cihelna event has a rich tradition,
and is designated for military history enthusiasts. The programme includes battle reenactments and presentations of military technologies, primarily from the Second World War.
 www.akcecihelna.com
GRAND OPENING
OF THE DOLNÍ MORAVA RESORT
December
The official inauguration of the winter season
at Dolní Morava. Throughout the day visitors can
experience an entertaining programme for both
adults and children, contests, live concerts, shows,
as well as discounts and ski passes for everyone.
 www.dolnimorava.cz/_en
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Vysoký
Potok
Králíky
Hora Matky
Boží Mountain
monastery
Val lookout
tower
Podlesí
Dolní
Orlice
Severomoravská
Lodge
Holy Trinity
Červená Voda
Křížová hora
lookout tower
Moravský
Karlov
Holy Trinity Chapel,
Jeřáb natural park
FROM THE MONASTERY
AT HORA MATKY BOŽÍ MOUNTAIN
TO SEVEROMORAVSKÁ LODGE
Monastery at Hora Matky Boží
Mountain, 4077 intersection,
Hedeč > Val lookout tower >
svatá Trojice (4.5 km); unmarked turnoff for Severomoravská Lodge (640 metres);
return 4077 Králíky > svatá
Trojice, Rudolf Spring (600
metres); 4071 svatá Trojice >
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0 km
Králický Sněžník
10 km
Písařov (8.7 km); Class III road 31234
Písařov > Moravský Karlov (1.5 km);
Class III road 31230 Moravský Karlov –
Červená Voda (2.7 km); Class I road 11
Červená Voda > Hradec Králové (1.8 km),
4069 Červená Voda > Hedeč (6.5 km,
after 5.2 km St. Mary healing spring),
monastery at Hedeč (500 metres)
20 km
Hora Matky Boží
Červená Voda
509 m.a.s.l
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
Moravský Karlov
Písařov
Difficulty: 
882 m.a.s.l
Type | trekking and road bicycles
Svatá Trojice
Hora Matky Boží
rozhledna Val
ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE
Distance | 30 km
The loop begins and
ends at Hora Matky Boží
Mountain. This beautiful
lookout and important
pilgrimage site lies at an
elevation of 800 metres
above sea level. Despite
the fact that the majority of the route leads
through the deep forests
of the Jeřáb natural park,
you will not miss out on
lookouts or historical and
natural points of interest.
Janoušov
Písařov
30 km
Val lookout tower
POINTS OF INTEREST
ALONG THE ROUTE
Memorial to victims of internment,
Monastery at Hora Matky Boží Mountain
Lookout tower and monastery at Hora
Matky Boží Mountain (church, cloisters,
crypt, Chapel of the Holy Stairs, parking,
restaurant) • Memorial for the Victims
of Internment • Val lookout tower •
Jeřáb natural park • Holy Trinity Chapel
• Rudolf Spring • Church of St. Matthew
• Church of Our Lady • St. Mary healing
Spring
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Heřmanice
Horní Lipka
Prostřední
Lipka
Červený
Potok
K–S8
infantry
block
K – S 14 infantry block
Military Museum
Dolní Hedeč
Králíky
Horní Orlice
K-S 8 infantry bunker
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5 km
10 km
15 km
20 km
560 m.a.s.l
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
This loop leads primarily
along low-traffic Class III
roads, and along paved
tree-lined alleys that
provide pleasant shade on
hot days. The route can be
shortened in several places. This makes it perfect
for family trips as well.
Králíky
Difficulty: 
Králíky
Type | trekking and road bicycles
Horní Lipka
755 m.a.s.l
Distance | 24 km
Prostřední Lipka
ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE
Dolní Hedeč
BASIC LOOP – KRÁLÍKY
TREE-LINED ALLEYS
Chapel of the Holy Stairs,
Monastery at Hora Matky
Boží Mountain
24 km
Victims of Internment • K-S 8 Infantry Bunker • Church of St. Anne, Horní Lipka • .
Church of the Holy Trinity, Heřmanice • Museum of Czechoslovakian Fortifications, .
“U cihelny“ K-S 14 Infantry Bunker • Králíky Military Museum
4077 Králíky > Dolní Orlice .
(3 km); 4069 Dolní Orlice > Horní Orlice > Hedeč > intersection of cycling trails 4069 and
6272 (5 km); 6272 intersection of cycling trails 4069 and 6272 > Červený Potok > K-S 8
infantry bunker (4.5 km); 6272 K-S 8 infantry bunker > intersection of cycling routes 6272
and 4361 (1 km); 4361 intersection of cycling routes 6272 and 4361 > Horní Lipka (1.2 km); .
4068 Horní Lipka > Horní Lipka, Konečná, bus stop (1 km); unmarked Horní Lipka,
Konečná, bus stop > Heřmanice > Prostřední Lipka (6.8 km); 4361 Prostřední Lipka >
Military Museum > Králíky (2 km)
POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE
The Králíky urban conservation zone, (Králíky Military History Educational Trail, Tourist
information centre) • tree-lined alley to Hora Matky Boží Mountain • Králíky swimming
complex • St. Mary healing Spring • Val lookout tower • lookout and monastery at Hora
Matky Boží Mountain (church, cloisters, crypt, Chapel of the Holy Stairs), Memorial to the
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Memorial to victims of internment,
Monastery at Hora Matky Boží Mountain
Military Museum, Králíky
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Pod
Vilemínkou
POLSKO
Klepáč lookout
tower
Horní
Morava
0 km
10 km
Dolní Morava
Smolkův bridge
Sedm cest crossroads
20 km
619 m.a.s.l
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
Thanks to the ski lift, this pleasant loop from Dolní Morava to the Slaměnka
Lodge (1,100 metres above sea level) can be divided into two sections, or can be
utilised for downhill mountain biking (single track). The reward for your ascent
is the beautiful flora and fauna of the Králický Sněžník National Nature Reserve.
Dolní Morava
Type | trekking and mountain bicycles
Pod Vilemínkou
Distance | 33 km
Difficulty: / .
(785 metre elevation differential, or descent only)
U Johanese
ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE
1166 m.a.s.l
KRÁLICKÝ SNĚŽNÍK
LOOKOUT LOOP
Velká.
Morava
Dolní
Morava
U Slaměnky
Sedm cest
crossroads
Smolkův
bridge
33 km
The entire route is labelled with red route markers and the number 6267 > Dolní Morava
– parking lot at the terminal stop > k Vilemínce (4.5 km) > U laviček lookout (9.5 km,
highest point of the route at 1165 metres above sea level) > rozcestí Sedm cest (4.4 km) >
U Johanesa (2.7 km) > Sutě (3.6 km) > Smolkův Bridge (2.6 km) > Dolní Morava (2.6 km) >
parking lot at the terminal stop (3.8 km)
POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE
Králický Sněžník National Nature Reserve • Birding area • Tvarožné Caves • Slaměnka
Lodge • lookouts at the Králický Sněžník and Jeseníky mountain ranges • Zone of concrete
bunkers from World War II • Malá Morava waterfall
Panorama from the summit of Králický Sněžník
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Kralický Sněžník massif
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Mladkov
Lichkov
Králíky
Bouda fortress
Suchý vrch .
lookout tower
Červená
Voda
Jablonné
nad Orlicí
Červenovodské
sedlo
Červená
Voda Ski
Resort
Kramářova Lodge, Suchý Vrch
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
Conquering the Suchý vrch mountain
range is one of the more challenging cycling excursions in Králicko.
However, thanks to quality services
along the route, it is also one of the
most popular. Here, cyclists can look
forward to beautiful, primarily gravel
trails through the natural park, lookouts, healing springs, historical monuments of international importance,
as well as a lookout tower and culinary
experiences. The ascent can be made
easier by taking advantage of the ski
lift from Mlýnický dvůr. The cycling
route is easily accessible by train.
0 km
5 km
10 km
15 km
20 km
Mlýnický Dvůr
Mladkov
Difficulty :  /  .
(670 metre elevation differential, or descent only)
481 m.a.s.l
Type | mountain and trekking bicycles
Červenovodské
sedlo
Tvrz Bouda
Distance | 23 km
Suchý vrch
ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE
955 m.a.s.l
SUCHÝ VRCH
RIDGE
Mlýnický
Dvůr
23 km
POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE
Bouda fortress
Suchý Vrch natural park – Buková Hora • Count Rostislav Spring • Betonová hranice
educational trail • Museum of Czechoslovakian Fortifications – Bouda artillery
fortification • Suchý vrch lookout tower • Kramářova Lodge • game park with red deer •
Information centre at Červenovodské sedlo • views from Buková Hora • ski lift
The entire route is labelled with red route
markers and the number 4071 > Mladkov
railroad station > Bouda Fortress (6.5 km);
Bouda > Suchý Vrch – lookout tower .
(3.3 km); Suchý Vrch – lookout tower > .
Červenovodské sedlo (3.8 km); Červeno-.
vodské sedlo > Skipark Červená Voda – ski
lift (8.4 km); Skipark > Mlýnický dvůr
railroad station (1.2 km)
Prince Rastislav´s spring
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Králický Sněžník
Kladské
sedlo
POLSKO
Návrší
Staré .
Město
Klepáč lookout
tower
Slamník
U sedmi cest
Horní Lipka
Prostřední
Lipka
Hanušovice
Králíky
0 km
30 km
Králíky
400 m.a.s.l
60 km
Hanušovice
“U cihelny“ K-S 14 infantry bunker
Králíky
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
Návrší
Difficulty: 
Staré Město
Slamník
Type | mountain and trekking bicycles
Kladské sedlo
ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE
Distance | 81 km
This cycling route for experienced cyclists crosses the
Králický Sněžník mountain
range, and links the cities
of Králíky and Staré Město
pod Sněžníkem. The total
elevation gain of 1,634
metres can be shortened
by 350 metres by taking advantage of the ski lift at Dolní Morava.
However, before embarking on this route, make sure you have enough
strength, your bicycle is in top condition, and that you have your helmet and
other safety equipment with you. Be aware that you are about to set off for
the third-highest mountain range in the Czech Republic.
Dolní
Morava
1161 m.a.s.l
CRISS-CROSSING KRÁLICKÝ SNĚŽNÍK
(FROM KRÁLÍKY THROUGH STARÉ MĚSTO)
U čtyř rohů
81 km
4361 Králíky > Prostřední Lipka > Horní Lipka > Dolní Morava – ski lift > Slamník (17 km);
6286 blue Slamník > rozcestí U laviček (1.4 km); 6267 red U laviček > Sedm cest > Čtyři rohy
(5.2 km); 4071 red Čtyři rohy > Návrší > Kladské sedlo (17 km); 6114 Kladské sedlo > Staré
Město (7.2 km); 6114 Staré Město > Hanušovice (16.2 km); 52 Hanušovice > Králíky (16 km)
POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE ROUTE
Králíky urban conservation zone, Králíky Municipal Museum • Králíky Military History
Educational Trail, Králíky Military Museum • Museum of Czechoslovakian Fortifications, .
“U cihelny“ K-S 14 Infantry Bunker • Birding area • Králický Sněžník National Nature Reserve • lookouts at the Králický Sněžník and Jeseník mountain ranges • zone of concrete
bunkers from World War II • Kladské sedlo • Hanušovice brewery • Hůrka artillery bunker
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Králíky Military Museum
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Goworów
Pod.
Kamiennym
Garbem
Międzylesie
Pod.
Klepáčem
Dolní
Morava
POLSKO
Kamieńczyk
Horní
Lipka
Petrovičky
Mladkov Králíky
Lichkov
Large Square, Králíky
ROUTE ELEVATION PROFILE
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
This route will lead you along narrow roads and three natural parks across the
valley between Králický Sněžník and the Orlické Mountains. A drainage area
to three different seas awaits you during your trip, as well as a steep descent
and all but forgotten villages on both the Czech and Polish sides of the border. You can get to Králíky from Międzylesie, Mladkov, or Lichkov by train.
4361 Králíky > Horní Lipka – turnoff for the church (5.3 km); 4068 Horní Lipka > Pod
Klepáčem (3.8 km); 6269 Pod Klepáčem > CZ/PL border (2.1 km); red – CZ/PL border >
Pod Kamiennym Garbem (3.5 km); blue Pod Kamiennym Garbem > Goworów (5.3 km); grey
Goworów > Miedzylesie > pod Bochniakem (8.8 km); green pod Bochniakem > Kamenczyk Petrovičky (3.6 km), 4077 Petrovičky > Mladkov > Lichkovský dvůr (7 km), 4361 Lichkovský
dvůr > Králíky (7 km)
Králíky Military Museum
0 km
20 km
40 km
Králíky
Dolní Lipka
Mladkov
442 m.a.s.l
Difficulty:  .
(1,197 metre elevation differential, steep descent)
Králíky
Type | trekking bicycles
Goworów
Pod Klepáčem
Distance | 48 km
1147 m.a.s.l
LOOP AROUND THE KRÁLICKÁ
BRÁZDA TROUGH
48 km
Birding area • panoramic views, such as that from Kamienne Garb • Międzylesie city centre
• Archangel Michael wooden church • traditional mountain lodge at Adam – Kašparova
Lodge • folk architecture in Petrovičky in Mladkov and Lichkov • Betonová hranice educational trail • Tichá Orlice River
POINTS OF
INTEREST ALONG
THE ROUTE
Králíky urban conservation
zone • Králíky Military
History Educational Trail,
Králíky Military Museum •
Museum of Czechoslovakian
Fortifications, “U cihelny“
K-S 14 Infantry Bunker •
Lichkov Museum
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