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Šumava mountains are situated along the border among the Czech republic, Germany and Austria. The length of mountains is from valley of Úhlava to gate Vyšebrodský průsmyk about 120 kilometres and width maximaly 45km. On the Šumava ridge goes the main European watershed between Black sea and North sea. At the Bavarian and Austrian side the mountains fall intensive, at the czech side dip slowly. The highest mountain of Šumava mountains is Velký javor (1456) at the Bavarian side. the highest mountain at the Czech side is Plechý (1378m).

Šumava offers a lot of possibilities for summer and winter recreation. The most important centres are saddle Špičácké sedlo, Zadov and Churáňov, Antýgl, Srní, Modrava or dam lake Lipno.



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If you click on the icon Find the place on the map beside the place, you will get its position on the map. If the virtual route goes at this place, you can start it by click on the icon Virtual routes. Icon Nature trail shows you a nature trail.

Antýgl  Find place on the map  Virtual routes  
Borová Lada  Find place on the map
Boubín primeval forest  Find place on the map
Bystřice nad Úhlavou  Find place on the map
castle Helfenburk  Find place on the map
castle Klenová  Find place on the map
castle Obří hrad
castle Rabí  Find place on the map
Čachrov  Find place on the map
Čeňkova pila  Find place on the map  Virtual routes  
dam lake Nýrsko  Find place on the map
Debrník  Find place on the map
Filipova huť
Hojsova Stráž  Find place on the map
Horská Kvilda  Find place on the map
Churáňov  Find place on the map
Kašperské Hory  Find place on the map
Kdyně  Find place on the map
Klatovy  Find place on the map
Kvilda  Find place on the map
lake Černé jezero  Find place on the map  Virtual routes
lake Čertovo jezero  Find place on the map  Virtual routes
lake Javorské jezero  Find place on the map
lake Laka  Find place on the map
lake Plešné jezero  Find place on the map
lake Prášilské jezero  Find place on the map
Lenora  Find place on the map
Modrava  Find place on the map  Virtual routes  
mountain Boubín  Find place on the map
mountain Bobík  Find place on the map
mountain Javorník  Find place on the map
mountain Luzný  Find place on the map
 mountain Můstek  Find place on the map
mountain Ostrý  Find place on the map
mountain Pancíř  Find place on the map
mountain Plechý  Find place on the map
mountain Poledník  Find place on the map
mountain Špičák  Find place on the map  Virtual routes
mountain Svatobor  Find place on the map
mountain Třístoličník  Find place on the map
mountain Velký Javor  Find place on the map
mountains Roklany  Find place on the map
Nicov  Find place on the map
Nýrsko  Find place on the map
Pajrek  Find place on the map
peat-bog Chalupská slať  Find place on the map
peat-bog Jezerní slať  Find place on the map
peat-bog Mlynářská slať  Find place on the map
peat-bog Novosvětská slať  Find place on the map
peat-bog Tříjezerní slať  Find place on the map  Virtual routes  
peat-bog Rokytecká slať  Find place on the map
Schwarzenberg´s navigation canal  Find place on the map
source of river Vltava  Find place on the map
Srní  Find place on the map  Virtual routes
Stachy  Find place on the map
Stožec  Find place on the map
Sušice  Find place on the map
valley Bílá strž  Find place on the map
valley of river Vydra  Find place on the map  Virtual routes  
Velhartice  Find place on the map
Vchynice-Tetov navigation canal  Find place on the map  
Vimperk  Find place on the map
Zadov  Find place on the map
Železná Ruda  Find place on the map  Virtual routes


Recommended routes

From Kvilda to the source of river Vltava - Vltava´s path
Kvilda-5km- former "Metal curtain" (state frontier)-2km- source of river Vltava (total 7km)
 
From Železná Ruda to the mountain Ostrý
Železná Ruda-1,5km- monumetf of Adolf Kašpar-4km- lake Čertovo jezero-3km- lake Černé Jezero-4km- valley Bílá strž-2km- crossroad Na statečku under the Ostrý-2,5km- mountain Ostrý (total 17km)
 
Trip to surroundings of Churáňov
Churáňov - Přilba - crossroad U Františkova - Nové Hutě - Paseka - hill Hrb - Pláně - Churáňov (total 15km)
 
Trip to surroundings of Kašperské Hory
Kašperské Hory - Kašperk - Javorník - Nicov - Kašperské Hory (total 20km)
 
Nature trail Povydří
Antýgl-3,5km- Turner´s cottage-4,5km- Čeňkova pila (total 8km)
 
Nature trail peat-bog Tříjezerní slať
Modrava-2km- Rybárna-1,5km- peat-bog Tříjezerní slať (total 3,5km)
 

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