Sněžka — Attraction in okres Trutnov

Really beautiful place and area but be very careful in the winter: when leaving the gondula at the top, there is an ascend to get to the viewpoints that is so steep that lots of people had trouble and even let to a dangerous situation with one woman who had trouble walking down. Not understandable why this is not made more accessible.

IMPORTANT: Generally you should wear spikes when walking any of the trails there in the winter. Some trails that seem easy at first can become extremely dangerous without spikes and there is no information, signs, warnings etc. about it anywhere. I am from Switzerland and have been to many mountains for skiing and hiking, and never have I experienced so many situations and places that made me shake my head about the lack of information and warnings about potentially life threatening circumstances.

Having said that, walking from the top to the mid station of the gondula lead through a trail that, after a steep and partially quite dangerous descent, turned into what only can be described as a winter wonderland. Absolutely beautiful!

With some tweaks and a better information system it could really be a top notch winter...

With its 1603.3 m above sea level, Sněžka is the highest mountain in the Krkonoše, Sudetenland, Silesia, Bohemia and the whole of the Czech Republic. Unfortunately, since the peak of Sněžka lies in Poland, the highest peak in the Czech Republic is Luční hora. Many hundreds of tourists come here every day. You can get to the top by walking route there and back, which is a trip with children for the whole day. It is also possible to use the cable car, which is two-stage, but unfortunately there is no guarantee that it will be in operation every day. What happened to me too. The walk up the hill was breathtaking and from the early morning I walked through the levels of the cloud. Around noon, the clouds parted and the sun came out, which meant the most amazing view...

Beautiful scenery, birds flying in the forest, snow line, green trees and tenacious wild flowers, everything is full of vitality, green plants that are not afraid of hardships and cold, just like people climbing mountains and hiking in valleys, are a symbol of love for life and nature. I am very grateful to the old couple at the foot of the mountain for lending me the charging cable, and I am very grateful to the three young people who are willing to take the cable car down the mountain with me. It took less than 30 minutes to run from the restaurant under the snow top at an altitude of 1550 to the cable car peak at an altitude of 1620. I was exhausted, but fortunately I caught the last cable car. The environment was very good and there were deer on...