📜 A unique lookout tower built atop a former ski jump ramp, recently reconstructed.
🔍 Offers panoramic views of Šumava, a climbing wall, and easy access by cable car.
⛷️ Experience a lookout tower built on a former ski jump, a truly unique structure
🏞️ Enjoy panoramic views over Šumava and Pošumaví from 32 meters high, potentially seeing Javorník, Strakonicko, and even distant Brdy peaks or Temelín on clear days
🧗 Challenge yourself on the climbing wall located on the tower's southwest side
👨👩👧👦 Great for families with a kids' playground and refreshment stands at the cable car's lower station
🚠 Easily accessible via the Zadov-Kobyla cable car
🚶♀️ Climb 158 stairs to the viewing platform for an active ascent
⚠️ Views can be partially limited by surrounding trees
☁️ The tower may close in adverse weather conditions like storms, strong winds, heavy rain, hail, or ice for safety
Adults: 100 CZK
Youth (5-15 years) & Seniors (65+): 70 CZK
Children under 5, ZTP, Seniors (75+): Free
Family ticket: 300 CZK
💡 Discounted entry available with a cable car ticket.
Located at the edge of the Zadov ski area, about 5.5 km southwest of Stachy. Reachable by the Zadov-Kobyla cable car.
Alternatively, walk from Churáňov along the blue-marked Zadov tourist circuit or cycle route 1203.
Available at the rope center on Churáňov (1km walk), the lower cable car station (700m walk/cable car), or Pláně parking by road no. 168 (1km flat walk).
Open seasonally from April to October. Daily hours are generally 10:00-17:00 during peak summer (late June to August), and 10:00-16:00 on weekends/holidays during spring and autumn shoulder seasons. Specific holiday periods may have daily openings.
Operated by Lyžařský areál Zadov.
Built as a ski jump in 1978, it became a lookout in 1993 but closed due to disrepair. A major reconstruction from autumn 2014 to June 2015, costing approx. 8.4 million CZK, restored its original look and added modern features.