On the Sněžka mountain and in the treetops (Sněžka and Krkonoše)

प्रकाशित: 23.07.2023

In the morning we drove to Pec pod Sněžkou (German: Petzer), a village at the foot of the Sněžka mountain, the highest mountain in the Czech Republic.


View from the Sněžka mountain


Several kilometers of parking spaces are spread out in the village to accommodate the cars of the many visitors who want to hike up the mountain or take the cable car in summer and go skiing in winter.


Petzer - Village below the Sněžka mountain


Because our camper van did not fit in the parking garage, the only attendant who spoke German explained to us where we could park.


Cable car ride to the Sněžka mountain


So we left our car behind and walked through the village to the valley station of the cable car. We had decided to only hike down and take the cable car up.


Cable car to the Sněžka mountain

When we arrived at the top, the sky was quite overcast and a cold wind was blowing.


View from the Sněžka mountain


There were a lot of people on the summit, enjoying the view while shivering, even though the sky was very dark and light drizzle was starting.


View from the Sněžka mountain


We briefly sat in a crowded café, hoping that the clouds would clear while enjoying a hot drink.


View from the Sněžka mountain

Indeed, the sky was already becoming bluer and so we started our descent.


Descent from the Sněžka mountain


The trail was very well maintained and many other visitors were hiking up or down.


Descent from the Sněžka mountain


On the way, we passed two mountain huts that offered food and drinks for hungry hikers.


Break at the hut during the descent from the Sněžka mountain


We also stopped there and had delicious but very greasy regional dishes.


Descent from the Sněžka mountain


With full stomachs, we continued our way down until we reached Petzer again.


Descent from the Sněžka mountain


We explored the Giant Mountains a bit further and drove to the treetop trail Krkonoše.


Treetop trail Krkonoše


Over a length of 2180 meters, you can explore a mixed forest from above.


Cones on the treetop trail


Initially, the path led us through the treetops of the forest. Some information boards in Czech and English provided additional information about the trees and the forest. So we learned some new vocabulary about conifers in English...


Treetop trail Krkonoše


Finally, we could climb a ramp to a 45.5 meter high lookout tower.


Lookout tower on the treetop trail Krkonoše

 

From the top, we had a beautiful view of the forest and the surrounding mountains.


Treetop trail Krkonoše

Instead of going down again, we could have taken the 80 meter long slide, which winds down in the middle of the tower. But we decided to walk down after all.


Lookout tower on the treetop trail Krkonoše


We spent the night at a campsite with the beautiful name 'Dolce'.


Lake at the Dolce campsite


Here we met mainly locals who were also staying overnight, but we also met four Germans from Wildeshausen who kindly invited us for a glass of red wine in the evening.


Lake at the Dolce campsite


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