Labe lodge | sport and hiking

Skiing:

Cross-country ski:

Labska bouda lies at the crossroad of the most known and most beautiful touristic routes. From this point the roads lead to all attractive parts of Krkonoše. Cross-country skis allow you to go to Špindlerův Mlýn, Horní Mísečky, Harrachov, to Labe stream, Labe waterfall and Špindlerovka straight ahead to Luční bouda and Pec pod Sněžkou. In 2000 in the Czech part of Krkonoše there was started a project Krkonoše – The Cross-country paradise. It linked Krkonoše in a net of 350 km ski, cross-country, touristic and race routes, so called Krkonoše ski route. This route is marked in high quality and throughout the whole winter season it is fixed with maximum treatment for classic style and skating. Labská bouda is located straight on the route of Krkonoše and it is a real paradise for ski sport lovers. Thank to the altitude 1,340 m there are ideal snow conditions around Labská bouda until late spring months.

cross-country skis map

Ski slopes:

The fans of downhill skiing and snowboarding have an opportunity to use Ski Area Horní Mísečky – Medvědín. Everybody will get a slice of the action here, the demanding skiers and snowboarders as well as families with children. There are several sorts of downhill slopes available, they are divided into categories according to their strenuousness and length. In the Ski-centre it is possible to attend skiing course for children and adults. For groups (min. 10 persons) there is arranged transfer to Ski-centre. After an agreement individual transfer can be solved (snowmobile).

Surroundings:

In the close distance of Labská bouda you can find:

The stream of Labe river:

In altitude 1,386 m above sea level, in the peaty soil of Labská louka there springs the largest river of Bohemia – the Labe. The flow of the river is 1,122 km long, from which 364,4 km cover the area of the Czech Republic. Shortly after its spring from the ground Labe heads onto 40 m high waterfall to Labský důl (Labe valley) where it continues to Dívčí lávky (Girl´s footbridge) and further on to deep valley to Špindlerův Mlýn (Spindler Mill) and foothills of Krkonoše.

Labský důl (Labe valley):

A mountain valley of glacier origin which parts are Labská rokle, Navorská, Pančavská and Harrachova jáma (glacier cwm) and terraced waterfall called Pančavy, 160 m high.

Sněžné jámy (Snow shafts):

The Polish national park of two glacier cwms with the depth 215 m. At the bottom of Velká Sněžná jáma there are glacial lakes 1.5 m deep. In the surrounding basalt vein there are 216 sorts of rare flora.

Pančavská louka (Pančavská meadow):

It is a northern type of peatbog where are located rests of original glacial flora (rasp-grass or Carex ceaspitosa, willow, etc.). It is also the spring ground of Pančava.

Dívčí a Mužské kameny (Girl´s and Male stones):

Granite blocks of peculiar shapes which were caused by uneven erosion.

Zlaté návrší (Krkonoš) – (Golden bank of Krkonose):

A mountain range with memorial of skiers Hanč and Vrbata, built to commemorate their tragic death in a 50 km ski race on 24th March 1913. The stony memorial was built in 1925. Along a red-marked route from the memorial place to Pančavský vodopád (Pancavsky waterfall) there is another small memorial standing exactly at the place where the frozen body of Bohumil Hanč was found.

Violík:

A spectacular stone formation 1,472 m above sea level.

U čtyř pánů (At four masters´):

In the times of intense border disputes over the ownership between Czech and Silesian noblemen the border of four woodlands was named “of four masters“. According to a legend, in 1652 fourteen Czech emigrants froze to death at this place. Now it is a crossroad of several touristic routes.