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European Watershed
- GPS:
- 49° 38' 46.4496" N 15° 59' 19.266" E
- Description:
The Žďár Hills are the source of several of our important rivers. The European Watershed runs along the ridges of the Žďár Hills dividing the North and BlackSeas basins. The northeastern part (around 54 %) drains to the North Sea via the rivers Chrudimka, Sázava and Doubrava, and the southeastern part (around 46 %) ...
Metodka Nature Trail
- Description:
Nature trail circling Metodka Hill (788 m ASL). Along this 3.5 km trail, you can admire folk architecture, natural wonders and distant vistas. It shares info about local WWII partisan activities and the mysterious fall of meteorites. The yellow hiking route leads from here to the top. During good weather, you can see the peaks of the ...
Žákova hora Hill and Stříbrná studánka (810 m ASL)
- GPS:
- 49° 39' 14.1084" N 15° 59' 54.8988" E
- Description:
A nature reserve spreads out over Žákova hora Hill, holding a unique virgin fir-beech forest. Stříbrná studánka, one of the Svratka's headwaters, lies on the hill's southeastern slope. Former president Ludvík Svoboda named the area the Protected Landscape Area Žďárské vrchy in 1970.
Žákova hora Hill Nature Trail
- Description:
A geodetic point lies at the hilltop used to measure elevations, the precise shape of Planet Earth and movements of its crust. A rare virgin fir-beech forest still stands on the hillsides, protected since 1933 as a national nature reserve. This 2.5 km long nature trail with ten stops runs along the reserve edge.
