Walking through the forests around Mosty u Jablunkova
Our tip for a spring trip!
Are you thinking about where to go for a spring run in the budding nature? Or where to take your children for some fresh air? We have an idea for you, come to us in Mosty u Jablunkova and take a walk through the beautiful forests that are budding in spring and teeming with life.
Our route starts at the train station, or more precisely at our place in Dřevěnka na Fojtství, where you don't forget to stop and see the exhibition or visit one of the events we offer. Then you will set off through the underpass under the railway towards Skalka, but at the first intersection, a few meters after the underpass, you will turn right. You will very quickly break free from the captivity of the house and will soon be greeted by a tourist shelter and beautiful forests. You will follow this forest path towards Dolní Lomná until you come across a yellow tourist trail. This will lead you to the Bocanovice train station. Here, before leaving, you can shorten your wait for the train in one of the local pubs, or extend your trip with a walk through the arboretum at the Jablunkov sanatorium. The entire walk is about six kilometers long and is ideal for strollers and families with children and seniors. Or take your little ones on their first short and easy cycling trip on this beautiful route.
A trip to history and world rarities: Šance and Megoňky
Take a trip around the Czech-Slovak border and see the remains of the old Šance fortification and find mysterious stone balls (gules) in the Megoňky quarry. Starting point: Na Šancecích pub, blue sign towards Velký Polom – after 700 m yellow sign – Megoňky (SK) – Milošová reservoir – Dejůvka – Stará Šance – green sign back to the Czech Republic – Velký Šance - Na Šancecích pub. Total 10 km.
The first fortress, later known as Stará Šance, was built at the highest point of the Jablunkov Pass in 1578. It had a square shape with a ditch and a palisade. In 1621, a new fortification was built, the so-called Velká Šance – a pentagonal-shaped bastion.
The stone balls (globs) are peeled from the surrounding bedrock and have an ovoid or round shape with a diameter of up to 2.6 m. They were discovered in 1988 during stone mining and the question of their origin remains unanswered to this day.
Our tip: You can find a wooden carved model of Šance in the Gorolský Tourist Information Center in the center of the village.
Hiking hike or “From cottage to cottage”
The vicinity of Mosty u Jablunkova stands out for its large concentration of tourist cottages. You will find seven of them here and we have selected a full-day trip to Velký Polom for you:
Mosty u Jablunkova, train station, red trail – former Zuzana cottage (2 km) – Skalka cottage (4 km) – Severka cottage (5 km) – Kamenná cottage under Velký Polom (6 km) – hike to the rocky peak of Velký Polom (8 km) and back: you can walk along the Czech-Slovak border, there is no tourist trail – back again in the direction of Severk, in the forest turn onto the blue trail (11 km) – Na Šancích pub (15 km) – U Jakub restaurant (16 km) – back along the road to the center of Mosty (18 km).
Tourist huts around Mosty:
Skalka - 4 km
Severka - 5 km
Kamenná chata - 6 km
Gírová - 4 km
Studeničny - 5 km
To the Devils on Gírová
Below the peak of Gírová there are rock formations with caves, which local mountaineers once called the Devil's Mill. Why? Because the devil supposedly built a mill here to grind people with the condition that the mill had to be built in one night.
When the devil was finishing the mill, dawn began to break and "old Čmielka from under Gírové" released a rooster, which crowed and the mill collapsed. As the devil ran away, he kicked a boulder in anger, which he hit with his hoof. From the Devil's Mill, you can continue to the Gírové cottage and then towards Hrčava. Before the village, turn to Jaworzynka in Poland, from where the green sign will take you to the Czech-Polish-Slovak border. Follow the yellow sign to Hrčava, from where you can return by bus to Mosty.
Our tip: Visit the easternmost point of the Czech Republic. A green tourist sign will lead you to it from the "Na Dílku" signpost in the direction of Bukovec, followed by an educational trail.