🇨🇿 GÓRY IZERSKIE • Dwie wieże widokowe, cudowne źródełko i legendarna skała Trniště

The hiking trail in the vicinity of Jablonec nad Nisou, on which you can admire the beautiful landscape of the Jizera Mountains from two lookout towers, and the places passed along the way are among the most picturesque attractions of the local region. Link to the map with route: https://mapy.cz/s/cabajepetu Route: 23.6 km / 8.10 h / 837 m elevation gain 2019.06.19    00:13 We start the trip at the Jeřmanice station. Going uphill all the time, we reach the lookout tower on Císařský kámen (637 m).    1:12 Císařský kámen - is a forested hill above the village of Milíře. Originally the hill was called Špičák or Uhlířský vrch. It received a new name after the emperor Józef II visited the hill on September 15, 1979. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Józef II's visit in 1879, a memorial plaque was mounted on the granite boulder. In 2018, a new steel observation tower was built on the hill, which replaced the earlier wooden tower.    We descend to the village of Milíře. We pass the beautifully situated cemetery 2:37 Hřbitov Milíře with a chapel. There are beautiful views from here.    3:13 In the village of Milíře there is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary Bolestné - Our Lady of Sorrows, built in 1799 by the goldsmith Anton Dittrich. It is the oldest monument of Milíře.    3:45 In Proseč nad Nisou, we cross the railway track - Liberec / Tanvald, leading to Szklarska Poręba Górna, and the tram tracks of route No. 11 from Liberec to Jablonec nad Nisou.    We follow the red signs to the Prosečský hřeben ridge. In 1932, at the highest point of the Proseč ridge, 5:13 Směrný kámen (593 m), an obelisk with directions of the world and height, was erected.    5:32 Rozhledna Proseč - lookout tower Proseč was also built in 1932. The tower is 28 m high and leads 105 stairs to the viewing platform from which you can see mainly Liberec and Ještěd. Next to the tower is the inn Chata Proseč.    7:15 Křížová cesta - The Way of the Cross with a chapel and a wonderful spring on Vysoké Hřebeni, he built Josef Klamta in 1878, when after drinking water from a local spring his eyesight improved.    7:54 Skála Trniště - a 15 m high basalt lookout rock standing near Hašlerova Chata, was opened to visitors at the end of the 19th century, when stairs were carved in it, and the observation deck was secured by a handrail. According to one legend, the inside of the rock has a treasure to which the gate opens only on Good Friday. Another legend says about a treasure guarded by goblins or dressed in gray elves. These creatures put good and poor people in the baskets, which after some time turn into gold.    8:32 Janov nad Nisou - The village of Janov nad Nisou was founded in 1630. It owes its name to the first settler, who was the deserter Johann Wolfgang Reckziegel from Jistebsk. However, colonization of the local areas was very slow. In 1909, the settlement of Janov was promoted to the rank of a town. Local tourist attractions include the town hall from 1927 and the church of St. John the Baptist. The church was built in the years 1800 - 1811.    9:27 Skalní hřib - on the trail we meet a mushroom-shaped rock formation.    9:33 Jablonecké Paseky - we reach the train stop on the Liberec / Szklarska Poręba Górna railway line.