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instructional nature trail |
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Establishing Authority:
Mining-Geological Foundation
Length: 14 km circuit
Number of Stations: 12
Accessibility:
The instructional nature trail forms a circle
beginning and ending at the square in Zlaté Hory (train
and bus connection) at the Town Museum. It begins in
conjunction with the blue hiking trail around the bus
station toward Příčná hill. The difference in altitude
between the lowest and highest points of the trail is
545 m. The circuit takes 6 hours to complete. The trail
is marked by markers indicating an instructional nature
trail. |
The
instructional nature trail goes through the adjoining hills
around Zlaté Hory (Gold Mountains). In the local woods and
streams we find many stone hills, alluvial deposits, placer
mounds with washed out minerals, mining pools, and collapsed
hollows which are the result of underground mining. In the
hills above Zlaté Hory there are mine shafts and tunnels in
which deep mining took place. The instructional nature trail
goes mainly through wooded terrain.
A good part of it goes through mining areas where there exists
the danger of falling into underground passages. Thus in the
interests of safety, do not venture off the marked trails
and do not enter collapsed or open mining areas.
| Station |
km |
Name
of Station |
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Station |
km |
Name
of Station |
| 1 |
2.5 |
Clayfield |
7 |
8 |
Lead Adit |
| 2 |
3 |
Copper Adit |
8 |
8.5 |
New Haklberský School |
| 3 |
4.5 |
Marie Pomocná III Mine |
9 |
8 |
Výr Stone |
| 4 |
5 |
Marie Pomocná I Mine |
10 |
9.5 |
Edelstein |
| 5 |
7 |
Large Mining Pools |
11 |
11 |
Ore Deposits |
| 6 |
7.5 |
Old Hills |
12 |
11.2 |
Copper Mines |
Further Information:
Mining-Geological Foundation, Erbenova 384,
P.S. 65, 730 01 Jeseník
Terra, journal of the Mining-Geological Foundation,
6th annual, Jeseník 2000
Town Museum, nám. Svobody 97, 796 76 Zlaté
Hory,
tel.: +420 584 425 329
http://www.zlatehory.cz,
e-mail: muzeum@zlatyhory.cz
Establishing Authority:
Jeseníky Protected Natural Landscape Area Management
Length: 3 km
Number of Stations: 5
Accessibility:
The trail can be accessed via the bus from
Jeseník to Rejvíz. The trail begins at the Penzion Rejvíz
and continues along the yellow hiking path in the direction
of Bublavý stream. At station no. 3, there is a terrain
station for overseeing nature with a cash box. Here
they collect a symbolic contribution to the maintenance
of the trails. This service also provides further information
on the locale. The trail continues along a split log
way to the Velké mechové jezírko (Large Peat Bog) with
an area of 1693 m2 and maximum depth of 3 m. The path
is marked by markers indicating an instructional nature
trail. It is accessible in the summer season from May
through October. |
The
Rejvíz instructional nature trail is found within the national
nature reserve of the same name, located in the northeast
part of the Hrubý Jeseník Mountains area. In this reserve
you will find peat bogs (the largest in Moravia) of the heights
bog type. They originated in the post-Ice Age era, six to
seven thousand years ago. The entire area is in a shallow
basin, such that water from surrounding slopes flows into
it, where it is caught and does not escape. The fir woods
– a strong influence on the wet nature of the area – gradually
die and their remains, which create a protected area around
the individual peat bogs, gradually yield to the open growth
of blueberry mud lands into which are a sprinkling of birch,
alders and mountain ash. The mud lands reach a depth of 6-15
metres. Because they do not grow rapidly, the oldest go back
more than 150 years.
One can encounter flora such as the carnivorous red-leaved
sundown, the small cranberry, blueberries, and the Labrador
Tea. Of the lower fauna here there are some rare examples
of artic species – for example dragonflies, the Moorland Clouded
Yellow butterfly and the ant Formica picea. Of the amphibians,
we should at least mention the Moor Frog.
| Station |
km |
Nane
of Station |
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| 1 |
0 |
Penzion Rejvíz |
| 2 |
0.7 |
At the Memorial |
| 3 |
2.2 |
Terrain Station |
| 4 |
2.7 |
Station |
| 5 |
3 |
Large Peat Bog |
Further Information:
Jeseníky Protected Natural Landscape Area Management,
Šumperská 93, 790 01 Jeseník,
tel.: +420 584 402 228,
tel./fax:
+420 584 403 050,
e-mail: jeseniky@schkocr.cz,
http://www.schkocr.cz/jeseniky
http:// www.praded-info.cz/chko
Hiking Map No. 55, Hrubý Jeseník, 1:50 000
Establishing Authority:
Jeseníky Protected Natural Landscape Area Management
and the Branná Town Office
Length: 12.5 km circuit
Number of Stations: 14
Accessibility:
The instructional nature trail begins in Branná
below the railway station (bus and train) and forms
a circle. It is intended only for walking. It is not
recommended for cycling, on several portions of the
trail there are rocky outcrops. The trail is marked
by indicators stating it is an instructional nature
trail and often it follows portions of the green and
yellow marked hiking paths. |
From
Branná the trail rises through the woods onto the ridge of
the Jeseníky Mts, where in the group of peaks the Pasák cliffs
are located. These are cliffs
which
have an interesting formation, due to erosion. They form a
250 m long and up to 30 m high cliff wall. Pasák is famous
for its geological and geomorphological formation – a rocky
hump with frost cliffs, rocky overhangs, terraced and self-standing
rocky peaks – one of which has given the name to the natural
monument and to stories about a shepherd (pasák) who turned
to stone. One of the attractions is a 2 m wide natural hole
through the rocks. From the peak Pasák there is a wide scenic
vista over the whole Jeseníky Mts. Ridge, all the way to the
Králický Sněžník peak.
| Station |
km |
Name
of Station |
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Station |
km |
Name
of Staion |
| 1 |
0 |
Site Map |
8 |
7 |
Forest Narrow-Gauge Railway |
| 2 |
0.5 |
History and Significance of the
Railways in the Branná district |
9 |
8 |
Log Drives |
| 3 |
2 |
Flora of Branná |
10 |
8.5 |
Border Fortifications |
| 4 |
3 |
Pasák Natural Memorial |
11 |
9 |
Dynamic Development of the Branná
Stream |
| 5 |
4.5 |
Characteristic Fauna of Branná |
12 |
9.5 |
Mining Activity |
| 6 |
5 |
Topographical Orientation |
13 |
10 |
Military Blockhouse |
| 7 |
6 |
Anthropogenic Changes in the Terrain |
14 |
12.5 |
Significant Monuments in Branná |
Further Information:
Jeseníky Protected Natural Landscape Area Management,
Šumperská 93, 790 01 Jeseník,
tel.: +420
584 402 228,
tel./fax: +420 584 403 050,
e-mail: jeseniky@schkocr.cz
http://www.schkocr.cz/jeseniky,
http://www.praded-info.cz/chko
Hiking Map No. 55, Hrubý Jeseník, 1:50 000
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Červenohorské sedlo – Šerák – Ramzová |
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Establishing Authority:
Jeseníky Protected Natural Landscape Area Management
Length: 14.5 km
Number of Stations: 8
Accessibility:
Červenohorské sedlo (saddle – bus stop) or
Ramzová (bus and train) and from there by funicular
to Černava and Šerák. From Šerák it is possible to get
to the town of Ramzová by foot or funicular. Mountainous
terrain with great differences in elevation; a trail
only for hiking on foot. Access is possible via the
yellow hiking trail from Jeseník, the blue trail from
Horní Lipová and the green trail from Kouty nad Desnou. |
The
path goes from the Červenohorské saddle over a newly reconstructed
path in the direction of the Vřesová spring. The chalet at
Vřesová studánka (Vřesová spring) was built for the needs
of travelling pilgrims. Today in this area there is only a
small stone chapel, which serves as a cover to the spring
well which is no longer so plentiful. Opposite the Vřesová
spring below Spálená mountain we can behold an interesting
formation – a rock pool which was created by fluctuating temperatures
and the decomposition of stone since the beginning of the
Quaternary period. The trail continues through the national
nature reserve Šerák - Keprník, the largest reserve in Moravia.
It was founded in 1903 on the impetus of botanists. In the
Trojmezí area, there are places of developing bogs, peat bogs
in escarpments and mountain ridges with flora typical to bogs.
At the peak of Keprník (1423 m altitude) is a stone orientation
indicator – a place of scenic vistas on the highest peaks
of the Jeseníky Mts., the Rychlebský Mts. and the massif of
Králický Sněžník. The other peak on the trail is Šerák (1351
m altitude) with a tourist lodge.
| Station |
km |
Name
of Station |
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Station |
km |
Name
of Station |
| 1 |
0 |
Červenohorské saddle – Entrance |
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5 |
7.8* |
Detour on the yellow hiking path
– Legend of Vozka |
| 2 |
0.4 |
Červenohorské saddle – quarry |
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6 |
7 |
Branná Culture |
| 3 |
3.7 |
History of the Vřesová Spring |
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7 |
9.5 |
Fauna |
| 4 |
6.3 |
Bogs |
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8 |
14.5 |
Ramzová - Entrance |
(*turn off along the yellow marked hiking trail)
Further Information:
Jeseníky Protected Natural Landscape Area Management
Šumperská 93, 790 01 Jeseník
tel.: +420 584
402 228,
tel./fax: +420 584 403 050,
e-mail:
jeseniky@schkocr.cz,
http://www.schkocr.cz/jeseniky,
http://www.praded-info.cz
Hiking Map No. 55, Hrubý Jeseník, 1:50 000
Establishing Authority:
Forests of the Czech Republic, Hanušovice Forest Authority
Length: 14 km
Number of Stations: 15
Accessibility:
The trail begins in the town of Dolní Morava
and goes along the yellow hiking path through the Morava
River Valley all the way to its source below the peak
of Králický Sněžník. It continues further along the
red hiking trail to the crossroads above the Adélin
spring, from there along the yellow path and ends at
the Návrší tourist lodge. It is possible to traverse
the trail from the opposite direction, starting at the
Návrší tourist lodge past the source of the Morava River
to the town of Dolní Morava. Only the final part of
the trail actually lies in the Olomouc Region. |
The
symbol on the instructional nature trail is the silhouette
of the baby elephant, the unofficial symbol of Králický Sněžník.
A statue of the baby elephant has been located just under
the peak since 1932. Through the pronounced valley flows the
upper stream of the Morava River, enlarged by the Milky Spring
of karst origin. Here you can find the Tvarožné díry caves,
the Poniklec Stream ponor, Mramorové (Marble) caves, Patzelt
cave and karst springs in the town of Dolní Morava. The Králický
Sněžník massif is made up of composite gneiss, orthgneiss
and paragneiss. It created the characteristic amphitheatre
of springs of the Morava River, frost cliffs, stone pool,
and other periglacial appearances. Detritus fields and alpine
meadows have been preserved only sporadically, mainly in the
mountain ridges.
| Station |
km |
Name
of Station |
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Station |
km |
Name
of Station |
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0 |
Introduction |
9 |
7 |
Avalanche Path |
| 1 |
0.5 |
History of the Morava Valley |
10 |
7.5 |
Forest Renewal after Drastic Clearcuts |
| 2 |
1 |
Milky Spring |
11 |
8 |
Upper Limit of the Forest |
| 3 |
2.5 |
Geomorphology and Geology |
12 |
8.5 |
Detritus Fields and Alpine Meadows |
| 4 |
3 |
Forest Industry |
13 |
9 |
History of the Peak |
| 5 |
4.5 |
The Forest |
14 |
11 |
Highland Moors |
| 6 |
5 |
Origins of Fir Growth |
15 |
12 |
Historie Staroměstska |
| 7 |
6 |
Hunting and Animal Damage to the
Forest |
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16 |
14 |
Návrší Tourist Lodge |
| 8 |
6.5 |
Natural Mountain Pine Groves |
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Further Information:
Agency for the Protection of Nature and Natural Landscapes
Lafayettova 13, 772 00 Olomouc,
tel.: +420
585 224 157
Forests of the Czech Republic, lesní správa Hanušovice
Forest Authority
Osvobození 251,
tel.: +420 583 231 271
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Mineralogy instructional trail SOBOTÍN – MARŠÍKOV |
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Establishing Authority:
Jeseníky Protected Natural Landscape Area Management
and the Olomouc Natural History Museum
Length: ca 12 km
Number of Stations: 6 + 2 entrance
maps
Accessibility:
Sobotín (train and bus connection) and Maršíkov (bus
connection), easy terrain with slight rise in elevation,
mainly along forest trails. |
The
trail is not marked. The trail was the first of its kind in
the Czech Republic, taking visitors to six interesting mineralogical
locales in the Jeseníky Mts. On neighbouring hills there are
places which contain interesting minerals which can be found
with a little luck. Here in certain areas in the woods are
abandoned piles of rock formations in which can be found fragments
of minerals. The locales are not connected by markings. At
the entrance points in Sobotín (train station) and Maršíkov
(shop) there are maps which show the individual stations of
the trail.
| Station |
Name
of Station |
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| 1 |
Pfarrerb |
| 2 |
Pine Grove |
| 3 |
Steinhübl |
| 4 |
Knacker's Yard |
| 5 |
Kožušná |
| 6 |
Garnet Rock |
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Further Information:
Jeseníky Protected Natural Landscape Area Management
Šumperská 93, 790 01 Jeseník
tel.: +420 584 458 659
tel./fax: +420 584 458 646
e-mail: jeseniky@schkocr.cz
http://www.jeseniky.ochranaprirody.cz
http://www.praded-info.cz
Hiking Map No. 55, Hrubý Jeseník, 1:50 000
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Švagrov forest ecology trail |
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Establishing Authority:
Centre for Ecological Education DDM Vila Doris Šumperk
Length: 2.5 km or 4.5 km (longer trail)
Number of Stations: 5 or 12 (longer
trail)
Accessibility:
The Ecology trail can be travelled by foot, on horseback,
or on cross country skis in the winter. The beginning
of the trail is at the hiking base in Švagrov, under
the Mravenečník massif, 2 km from the town of Vernířovice.
The trail forms a circuit. There are no information
boards on the trail, only poles with the word "Zastavení".
The trail can be travelled with a guide from the Středisko
ekologické výchovy – Centre for Ecological Education,
DDM Vila Doris in Šumperk. |
The Švagrov Forest Ecological Trail is intended for getting
to know nature and ecology better. It is for extending the
environmental education of the young and old, deepening one's
interest in nature as a whole, enriching hikers trips via
a programme with a purpose – one in the form of education
on protecting nature, the environment and generally oriented
on ecology. It is possible to walk the trail with an expert
guide (for groups of 8 or more) who will speak and offer organised
activities at the stations. The guides also have teaching
aides and informational sheets for visitors. Individuals can
traverse the trail with a printed programme with a map of
the trail and ideas for activities at individual stations.
| Station |
Name
of Station |
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Station |
Name
of Station |
| 1 |
Hay Barn |
7 |
The Forest |
| 2 |
At the Stream |
8 |
The Horizon |
| 3 |
Mystery Passage |
9 |
Weather and Us |
| 4 |
Ecogames |
10 |
Investigate with Us |
| 5 |
Empire of Plants |
11 |
Natural History Game |
| 6 |
Empire of the Insects |
12 |
Touching Walk |
Further Information:
Centre for Ecological Education, DDM Vila Doris Šumperk
tel.: +420 583 214 212,
e-mail:
sai@doris.cz
Lesní ekostezka Švagrov – Švagrov Forest Ecological
Trail, brochure, published by Středisko ekologické výchovy
– Centre for Ecological Education, DDM Vila Doris in Šumperk,
2000
Průvodce po lesní ekostezce Švagrov – Guidebook to the Švagrov
Forest Ecological Trail, for trail workers, published by Středisko
ekologické výchovy – Centre for Ecological Education, DDM
Vila Doris in Šumperk, 2001
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Bílá Voda – Hraničky Instructional Nature Trail |
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Length: 37 km
Number of Stations: 8
Access: The instructional nature trail
runs along cycling path no. 6044
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The instructional nature trail goes along cycling path no.
6044 from the village of Bílá Voda to Hraničky. The route
goes through a number of interesting localities, including
geologic and geo-morphologic ones. Right at the beginning
of the path, in the village of Bílá Voda, there are several
interesting places, including the former chateau park, founded
in the second half of the 18th century. This once vast plantation
has been much reduced and only a small portion remains today
(current rare woods include for example a giant arbor vitae,
22 metres high, or a yew more than 300 years old, a nationally
protected tree.
Another place of interest is the Kukačka former limestone
quarry. In a fairly small area it contains a number of plant
types, including some rare and endangered (Gentiana cruciata,
Gentianopsis ciliata, Carline Thistle, and many more.)
The cycling path goes on around the protected natural formation
Šafářova Rock; above the path are the Kraví cliffs. Both formations
are frequented by mountain climbers.
In Javorník, the tiny park inside the Czech Forests building
is worth a look, with its valuable foreign woods, e.g. a Kentucky
Coffee Tree, a Common Catalpa, a London Plane Tree.
Another station is Račí Valley with a length of ca. 7 km,
quite valuable from the biological point of view. In 1998,
a nature reservation was proclaimed in the lower part of the
valley. The protected area includes land on both sides of
the Račí Stream, including the localities of Čertovy Kazatelny
(Devil’s Pulpits) and Pustý Zámek (Abandoned Chateau). There
are many valuable plants and animals found here (the Black
Stork, the Eurasian Eagle Owl, etc.).
From Račí Údolí the trail goes to Uhelná, where the most biologically
interesting locality in the immediate area is the former lignite
quarry of Pelnář. Many types of fish are found here, as well
as amphibians, insects and birds.
The last station of the instructional nature trail is Hraničky.
In the year 1921, it had 192 inhabitants, living in 41 houses.
Today there is only one building standing, not constantly
inhabited. Typical for this area is variegated meadow vegetation
and here we can find interesting plants and protected animals,
for example the tiny whinchat bird and the mysterious corncrake.
| Station |
Name
of Station |
|
Station |
Name
of Station |
| 1 |
Bílá Voda (White Water) |
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5 |
Račí údolí (Crayfish Valley) |
| 2 |
Růženec (Rosary) – geology of the
Rychlebské Mountains |
|
6 |
Uhelná – biology of the aqueous
world |
| 3 |
Letiště (Airport) – geo-morphology
of the Rychlebské Mountains |
|
7 |
Vlčice |
| 4 |
Javorník |
|
8 |
Hraničky |
More Information:
http://www.rychleby.cz
