Flooded Quarry Vápenice in Vysočina
Jezírko Vápenice
Water
Bicycle friendly
Discover the Flooded Quarry Vápenice, a historical limestone quarry in Vysočina, renowned for its strikingly clear, greenish water and local legends.

🏞️ Discover the Flooded Quarry Vápenice, a captivating natural and historical site in the Vysočina Region.
💎 Known for its strikingly clear, greenish water and remnants of 19th-century limestone mining.

Why Go

💚 Experience the unique clear, greenish water with visibility up to 7 meters deep
🚶 Explore historical mining remnants, heaps, and spoil tips around the lake
📖 Learn about the region's only 19th-century limestone quarry and its legends
⏱️ Perfect for a 1-hour visit, easily accessible via marked trails
💧 Explore the deepest point of the lake, reaching 13 meters
🚴‍♀️ Accessible by road bike via forest asphalt roads from Hamry or Pilská nádrž

Legends

👻 Explore the local legends of the quarry, including tales of monstrous fish, 1kg crayfish, and the tragic love story of Bohunka and Petr, whose tears are said to have filled the quarry with its green water.

Hiking

🚶‍♀️ The quarry lake is accessible via blue and yellow tourist markers
🗺️ Also part of the Hamerský walking circuit
⏱️ Estimated visit time is 1.0 hour

Parking

🅿️ No specific information regarding parking is provided in the content.

Why Avoid

🥶 Water remains cold even in the hottest summer, and swimming is not recommended by locals.