Mountain hike | Horní Mišecky - Pramen Elbe - Vrbatova Bouda

Chair-lift Medvědín: You can start the trip by taking the cable car to Medvědín. From the upper station, you can continue by climbing the red road for 2.9 km to Zlatá návrší or get off at Horní Mísečky (stop opposite Jilemnická bouda), from where the bus will take you to Zlaté návrší (tourist-point).

On foot : If you decide to climb the hill on your own, you have the choice of the red-track - Vodovodní cesta, which is the shortest route to Horní Mísečky and further along the yellow route to Zlaté návrší (tourist-point), or around the lower station of LD Medvědín along the blue route through Labský důl (Elb-mine) to Labská bouda (mountain-chalet).

By car: The journey by car from Špindlerův Mlýn to Horní Mísečky takes approximately 1:30 hours. It is necessary to leave the car at Horní Mísečky and continue on foot or by bus to Zlatá návrší (tourist-point).

Zlaté návrší (tourist-point), on which Vrbatova bouda (Vrbat's shed) stands, is the peak and at the same time the final stop of the bus. Everyone has to walk from there. Follow the red road to the Pančava waterfall.

Right next to the bus stop, a newly built ŘOPÍK (log house) awaits you, which serves as a shelter and Information centre Krnap. Vrbatova boua (Vrbat's shed) can then be a stop to strengthen before the journey. Nearby there is also a monument to Hanč and Vrbata, who died here during a cross-country race in 1913. The day of the tragic race, March 24, is still remembered today as Mountain Service Day.

On the route, you will come across the Pančavský waterfall with its impressive 148 meters and the Labský waterfall, which is also impressive with a height of 35 meters.

After the waterfalls, the route continues to the Pramen Labe (Elbe Spring), the key point of this hike, where you can see the beginning of one of Europe's most important rivers.

The symbol of the source of the Elbe (Labe river) is a stone circle, next to which a wall was built with the symbols of the cities through which the river flows. The actual place where the river originates is a few meters away on the Labská louka (Elbe-meadow), but it is not accessible to the public due to nature protection.

From the "Nad Kotelní jámou" signpost, head back to Vrbatová bouda (mountain chalet), from where the bus will transport you back to the parking lot in Horní Mísečky (skiareal).