🌋 Železná hůrka is the youngest known volcano in the Czech Republic, protected as a national natural monument.
📜 Discovered by J. W. Goethe in 1823, its exposed quarry walls reveal layers from at least two distinct eruptions.
✨ Witness the youngest Czech volcano, active 100,000 to 400,000 years ago.
⛏️ Explore quarry walls with 15-meter thick layers of pyroclastic rocks, tuffs, and xenoliths.
🌳 Enjoy a peaceful natural monument, protected since 1961, with historical significance.
🌍 Discover a unique area within the Czech-Bavarian Geopark, known for active geological processes and seismic activity.
⚠️ No direct marked trails, requiring navigation via forest paths or field edges.
🗺️ May require effort to find the exact location without clear signage.
💰 Admission is free.
🚗 Access via Doubrava village (less than 3 km by road).
🚴♀️ Yellow tourist trail from Mýtina towards Neualbenreuth (Germany) is an asphalt road suitable for bikes/cars/motorcycles.
➡️ Look for a directional arrow indicating the turn-off, best accessed via a forest hollow way or field edge.