Velký Lopeník Lookout Tower
Rozhledna na Velkém Lopeníku
Parking available
A 22-meter wooden lookout tower on Velký Lopeník, symbolizing Czech-Slovak friendship, offering panoramic views from its 101-step platform.

📜 A 22-meter wooden lookout tower with a stone base on Velký Lopeník (911 m), the third highest peak in the Bílé Karpaty.
🤝 Symbolizing Czech-Slovak friendship, it offers 360° panoramic views from its 101-step viewing platform at 19 meters.

Why Go

🏞️ Enjoy breathtaking circular views of the Bílé Karpaty, Malá Fatra, and other distant mountain ranges.
🚶‍♀️ Explore multiple marked hiking routes and the Lopeník Educational Trail leading to the summit.
🧺 Utilize amenities like a wooden shelter, water spring, benches, and an open fireplace.
🌳 Discover a unique wooden structure designed by NEW WORK architectural studio, built 2004-2005.

Why Avoid

⚠️ The tower's wooden structure has faced deterioration from rot and harsh mountain weather.
🚧 The path to the viewing platform involves climbing 101 steps.
🐄 In summer, cattle may graze above Lopenické sedlo, with a possible electric fence.

Cost

💰 Adults: 50 CZK, Children: 25 CZK, ZTP: Free; collected only during main season (Mon-Sun 10:00-18:00).

Hours

⏰ The lookout tower is open year-round (24/7).

🅿️ Parking

🅿️ Available near Lopeník chalet or marked parking above Lopeník village; follow signs.

🚽 Toilets

🚽 A dry toilet is available near the tower.

🍔 Food

🍔 A seasonal snack kiosk offers refreshments and tourist materials during the main season.