Tip for a trip: Hike around Kotel



START:
Top chairlift station on Medvědín

THROUGH:
Kotel >> Harrachovy kameny >> Vrbatova bouda >> Šmídova vyhlídka

TARGET:
Top chairlift station on Medvědín

 ↗  two climbs


  • from horní stanice lanovky na Medvědín to the blue one on Horní Mísečky
  • from Jilemnická bouda to the green road to the intersection Nad Dvoračkami
  • continue along the red road to Kotel until you reach the crossroads U Růženčina zahrádka
  • from there along the green path around Harrach's stones to Vrbata's hut
  • further along the red Buchar road through Zlaté návrší and Šmíd's viewpoint on Medvědín

Interesting facts

  • Rest on Dvoračky before the challenging climb to Kotel 
  • The first half of the route is not crowded with tourists Kotel (previously called Kokrháč) is considered one of the most beautiful mountains of the Krkonoše Mountains
  • With a height of 1421 m, Harrach's stones are the tenth highest mountain on the Czech side of the Giant Mountains
  • The mound above Vrbatova bouda on Zlaté návrší commemorates the tragic event of 24.3. 1913, when Czech competitor Bohumil Hanč and his friend Václav Vrbata, who tried to help him, died here during a 50 km ski race in a snowstorm.