📜 A protected landscape area in the Czech Republic, known for dramatic geological formations and diverse ecosystems.
🏞️ Features deep forests, river valleys, and historical sites like Lichnice Castle ruins.
🚶♀️ Explore numerous trails for hiking and cycling.
🌳 Discover wild forests, peat meadows with orchids, sunny slopes with gentians, old orchards, and the ancient Polom primeval forest.
🦅 Observe wildlife such as black storks and trout.
🏰 Visit the romantic ruins of Lichnice Castle.
🗺️ Consider suggested trips:
* Geological Points of Interest: A 77 km route exploring the Earth's history.
* Cycling to the Dams: A 45 km bike tour guided by the Chrudimka river.
* Lichnice Castle Ruins: A 12 km hike through wild gorges.
⚠️ Polom Nature Reserve Trail Rerouting (May 2023 - 2033): The green tourist trail has been rerouted away from the Polom Nature Reserve (Prales Polom) due to high risk of falling dead trees after a bark beetle infestation. Visitors are asked not to enter the nature reserve for their safety.
🏛️ Managed by Správa CHKO Železné hory (Administration Office).
📚 Offers guided excursions for schools and the public on topics like botany, nature conservation, landscape changes, and zoology.
⏰ Administration Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday: 8:00–17:00.