🌳 The Jizera Mountains Beech Forests, known locally as Jizerskohorské bučiny, is a National Nature Reserve and the first natural UNESCO World Heritage site in the Czech Republic, inscribed in July 2021.
🏞️ This vast protected area spans approximately 27 square kilometers, offering unique landscapes, ancient beech forests, and impressive geological formations.
✨ Experience a truly special natural site with UNESCO status, home to ancient beech forests and diverse ecosystems.
🏞️ Explore a vast protected area covering approximately 27 square kilometers on the northern slopes of the Jizera Mountains.
⛰️ Discover numerous hiking trails through a unique and scenic landscape, featuring deep ravines, rock outcrops like Ořešník and Paličník, and waterfalls such as Velký Štolpich.
🌲 The reserve offers several marked hiking trails of varying difficulty:
🚶♀️ Stezkou kolem obory (Path around the game reserve): An easy 1.6 km walk, taking about 1 hour.
🏰 Od hradu k hradu (From castle to castle): A medium-difficulty, half-day trip of 10.2 km, taking about 3 hours, passing a rock castle and a castle brewery.
⛰️ Za výhledy na Paličník (For the views at Paličník): A challenging 11.9 km hike, taking about 4 hours, leading to the scenic Paličník peak.
⚠️ The terrain can be complex and difficult to access in some areas due to steep, rocky habitats, which may not be suitable for all visitors or strollers.
❄️ Winters can be freezing with high annual precipitation, making conditions challenging for hiking.
🏛️ The Jizera Mountains Beech Forests are managed by the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic (AOPK ČR).