TRIPS TO THE SURROUNDINGS
If you like the undisturbed peace of forest solitudes and the fresh air of deep forests, you couldn't have chosen a better place. The apartment house in the outskirts of Bavorská Ruda is located directly on the hiking trails crossing the surrounding natural sites with mountain lakes and forest slats, the journey down to the center of the village will take you no more than 15 minutes on foot. You will certainly be surprised by the picturesqueness of this place with its dominant baroque church and historic railway station with a unique railway museum.
There are also many interesting routes leading from Zadov to the unrepeatable natural beauties in the area, for example Chalupská slať, Kvilda or Modrava.
And that's just the beginning…
Whatever the season, you can do a whole range of sports not only in Bavorská Ruda or Zadov, but in the entire Šumava mountain range.
From cycling, through hiking, inline skating, riding a scooter, running, skiing
or perhaps cross-country skiing, these are just some sport activities you can try to…
YEAR-ROUND SPORTS EXPERIENCE
Directly in Bavorská Ruda there are sports equipment rentals (bikes, skis, scooters, etc.), as well as sports shops. In winter, the nearby Velký Javor (Großer Arber) resort will offer you a complete range of winter activities - quality pistes, professionally groomed cross-country tracks, a biathlon stadium - Hohenzollern Skistadion - a regular venue for the IBU Cup World Cup competitions, etc. - right in the ski area there are also rental depots for all winter sports equipment..
In the summer, it is possible to experience the surrounding natural beauties while wandering along the numerous hiking trails. Bavorská Ruda is also a convenient starting point for a wide network of clearly marked cycling routes..
The same can be stated about the sports opportunities in the vicinity of Zadov, during the winter season you can enjoy not just high-quality cross-country tracks where Olympic champion Kateřina Neumannová prepared for her sporting achievements) but also the modern ski areas of Kobyla and Churáňov - accessible from the apartment building Zadov directly on skis..! In the summer months you can try mountain bike trails of varying difficulty, including 3 regularly prepared enduro trails located on the Kobyla slope.
In Zadov apartment building, there is a ski room or a bike room in case you have your own
sports equipment. A variant for storing sports equipment is also an easily accessible cellar in the basement..
In both locations, you can use the cycle bus / ski bus providing regular connections with
individual sports facilities. For your inspiration
there are books with photos of the Šumava National Park, tourist guides and
other information materials with useful tips available in the apartments. I believe that
some of them will be appreciated…(-:
Zadov
OBSERVATORY AT CHURÁŇOV – on the start tower of the ski jump hill
You can get to the lookout tower from Churáňov by following the blue-marked Zadov tourist route
or from the circuit along the cycle path that passes not far from here. If you don't want to walk up, you can take the Zadov - Kobyla cable car to the top. The viewing platform is at a height of 32 meters and offers nice views of the mountains with the peak of Javorník or region of Strakonice and with good visibility you can observe all the way to Brdy.
Rope and obstacle park Zadov
It offers rope crossings, wooden footbridges and crossings. There are low and high rope obstacles, so they will have a lot of fun here both beginners and advanced climbers.
Obstacles up to a height of 12 meters await experienced climbers here…
Churáňov educational trail
A 6.5-kilometer educational trail that starts and ends at the Churáňov Hotel. You will find ten stops, where you can learn the endangered animals of the Šumava, a protected landscape area of the national park, typical rural architecture or the life and work of so-called Šumava writer Karel Klostermann. The trail leads around the Klosterman Rock and along the Losenice River, and its highest point is located just below the top of Churáňov peak at an altitude of 1.118 meters, where the well-known meteorological station is located.
SKI Resort ZADOV
A total of 7 slopes in Zadov and Churáňov, mostly easy to medium difficulty. The total length is 4.5 km, the transport capacity of 8 transport facilities (2 cable cars, 5 ski lifts, children's carpet) is 6563 persons/hour. The slopes are groomed twice a day . Transportation facilities operate daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Night skiing (Kobyla) is available daily except Mondays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Areál U Horejšů - daily including Mondays).
Ski resorts Kobyla and the U Horejšů are illuminated and the slopes are always freshly groomed for evening skiing.
There are 5 classic restaurants and another 6 fast food stands in the ski resort with opening hours according to the operation of ski lifts.
SKI resort Nové Hutě – Here you can use 4 Tatrapoma ski lifts, LONG - with a 1 km long ski slope.
The SKI - SCHOOL lift - length 420 m - ideal for skiing lessons, the APROACH lift – 200 m serving primarily as transport between the area and the parking lot, For children - a small rope lift with a length of 100 m is available. The total length of the slopes is 2,5 km.
Right next to the Tatrapoma lift, there is a fast food restaurant in the building with opening hours according to the operation of the lifts and sanitary facilities.
Skiing here is particularly suitable for beginner skiers, families with children or ski courses.
Zadov-Churáňov is one of the most famous cross-country skiing centers in the Czech Republic.
Bavorská Ruda – Bayerisch Eisenstein
There is a modern Visitors Center in the central area of the village, the qualified staff will certainly be happy to advise you on what to do in the area and what´s definitely worth seeing... and even if you don't choose a trip, you can just walk through the surrounding woods and pick some mushrooms and blueberries, which are plentiful everywhere….
In winter, you can borrow bobsleds and go down one of the nearby hillsides…
region ARBERLAND
The range of leisure activities and sights in the Arberland region is very rich and varied. 18 peaks reaching a height of over 1000 m.a.s.l., 750 years of glassmaking tradition, around 1,000 km of cycle paths and more than 24,000 ha of national park. It is not easy to choose…But there are some places and things that you should´t miss during your vacation in the ARBERLAND region.
The peak of the Grosser Arber
A wonderful 360° panoramic view from the peak of Velký Javor on the wooded Czech-Bavarian border region
or a walk through bizarre rock formations made of white quartzite (Great Quartz Wall - Großen Pfahl).
NP Bavarian Forest
Meet wolves and lynx, the original inhabitants of the landscape, in the visitor center of the Bavarian Forest National Park - "Falkenstein" near the village Ludwigsthal and observe bats in the "NaturparkWelten - Nature Park World" museum in Bavarian Ruda.
Every adventurer - equipped with a helmet and work coat - will enjoy a tour into the historic Silberberg mine with the 600 m long Barbarastollen tunnel - not far from the town of Bodenmais - so - "God willing!"
Historical sites in the region
The ruins of the Altnußberg and Weißenstein castles certainly belong among the most visited historical sites in the immediate vicinity – in the first case, it is the largest and oldest castle in the Bavarian Forest, dating from the end of the 12th century. The ruins of Weißenstein Castle are enthroned in approx. 750 m.a.s.l. on the white quartz rock of the Pfahl (ridge), which stretches along the entire Bavarian Forest. Altnußberg and Weißenstein tell stories of adventurers from the past. Here, knight´s tales come to life…
The history of glassmaking also influenced the ARBERLAND region.
Admire the living tradition of glassmaking on the "Glass Route" during a walk through the "glass forest" (Regen) or when visiting the "glass barn" (Viechtach). Immerse yourself in the history of glass with a tour of the Glass Museum (Frauenau). You can get more information directly on the website…
Ski resort Großer Arber
Grosser Arber is the most popular and largest family ski resort in the Bavarian Forest. Whether you prefer classic skiing, carving, ski mountaineering or snowboarding.. A cable car, several chairlifts and lifts or a sledge track ensure wonderful skiing fun for the whole family!
The popular children's area ArBär-Kinderland will delight little skiers with a children's track with a timer and four moving belts. From the end of December to the middle of March, you can also get to the ski resort Großer Arber by ski bus, which runs at hourly intervals. Current prices and opening times can be found on the ski resort's official website below.
In and around Bayerisch Eisenstein, there are several running areas with maintained cross country running tracks of different lengths and with height profile of the individual routes...(e.g. Langlaufzentrum Lohberg-Scheiben, Aktivzentrum Bretter-schachten).
Großer Arbersee – The Great Maple lake
The small waterfalls and marshy hollows along the impressive lake wall of the Great Maple Lake are home to one of the most impressive remnants of primeval forest in the Bavarian Forest area.
There is a 2 km long educational trail around the lake, also suitable for strollers. Here you can rent a paddle boat and explore the lake from a completely different perspective.
Another attraction is the forest sledge track, which is located right next to the lake shore and offers a lot of fun both for kids and their parents.
Parking area is right by the lake - Parking machines are only for metal coins, or there is an ATM near the parking lot that will exchange paper notes for coins card payment is unfortunately not possible.
Kleiner Arbersee - Little Maple Lake
On the west side of Grosser Arber lies Little Maple Lake - a remnant of the Ice Age.
The lake wall of Small Maple Lake and the surrounding steep rock formations, more than 100 m high, are more or less still in their original state. In this area strongly influenced by the action of the glacier, you can observe unique plants in the immediate vicinity of gushing water sources such as peat bogs and waterlogged spruce trees rich in ferns, mosses and lichens.
At the end of the 19th century, Little Maple Lake was used for the transport of wood, after the construction of the dam, its area more than tripled from 2.9 hectares to 9.6 hectares. At the same time, in the peripheral parts of the former lake, islands formed by tightly intertwined roots of wetland vegetation were detached, which are lighter than water due to the high proportion of peat and have survived to this day as so-called "floating islands", these are not firmly connected to the lake bed and rise and fall according to how the water level moves.
The short circuit around the lake is suitable for families with strollers in dry weather with certain restrictions. The round trip takes approximately.