🇨🇿 GRZBIET JESZTEDZKI • Przez Skalną Bramę na JEŠTĚD (1012 m) do Olbrzymiej Beczki

Ještěd ridge - a mountain range in the Czech Republic in the Western Sudetes, forms a long, narrow ridge. The highest hill is Ještěd (1012 m a.s.l.). The trip starts at the Machnín train station.    0:13 We pass through the nature reserve "Karlovské buciny", in which calcareous beech forests are protected.    1:27 Černá hora (811 m) is the highest point of Kryštof's ridges.    1:37 Mountain pass Tetřeví sedlo or "Výpřež" (769 m), in the olden times horses were harnessed here, which traversed a steep ridge.    2:14 "Kamenná vrata" a picturesque group of magnificent rocks about 20 m long and 8 m high, with a large rock window.    3:00 Červený kámen is another rock formation covered with iron oxides staining rocks red. Nice panorama from the rock.    3:55 Ještěd (1012 m a.s.l.) - the highest peak of the Ještěd ridge. It lies southwest of Liberec, from where a gondola lift reaches the top. On the top of Ještěd is a three-star hotel and television transmitter, built in 1963-1973.    6:05 In 2015, the 15th meridian of east longitude was marked on the ridge of Ještěd.    6:36 Going further we admire the beautiful views from the ridge "Rašovský hřbet" on both sides.    7:46 Observation tower "Rašovka", height 19.5 m, was built in 2006.    8:24 We go to the Javorník peak (684 m), where from 1899 stood a huge barrel "Obří sud". It served as a tourist hostel with 300 beds, it burned down in 1974. In 2001, "Obří sud Javornik" was rebuilt after 37 years.    8:54 From Javorník we go down to the village of Jeřmanice, to the Jeřmanice train station. HYPERLINK FROM THE ROUTE MAP: https://mapy.cz/s/forotahofo Route: 23.4 km / 8.10 h / 1005 m elevation gain 2019.06.18 Music by Steven Price. Album: Frozen Worlds