⚠️ Warning! Winter conditions in the mountains do not ease even in May. There is 10–30 cm of snow on the ridges.
You can leave your car in one of the three paid parking lots. If you arrive by train, the station is quite close to the start of the route.
From the information centre of the Ski Resort in Kouty nad Desnou, you can follow the red tourist sign or take the cable car, which will take you to Medvedi hora or to the Tetrevi cottage lookout tower.
Able-bodied hikers can expect a relatively steep climb. The route leads past adrenaline trails for off-road bikes.
From the lookout tower, you will continue through the forest, following the red tourist sign. You will come out by the road, at the signpost Tetrevi chata. Again, you will continue along the red tourist sign, towards the signpost Mravenecnik - sedlo. Along the way, you can't miss three huge wind turbines.
From the lookout tower, you will continue through the forest, following the red tourist sign. You will walk through a beautiful forest, a short distance along the Rysi skala Nature Trail. You will come out by the road, at the signpost Tetrevi chata. Again, you will continue along the red tourist sign, towards the signpost Mravenecnik - sedlo. Along the way, you can't miss three huge wind turbines.
Here you will again have a steep climb along a rocky route. This route is for pedestrians only.
Once you climb the steep hill, you will walk along the side of the Anteater. In beautiful weather, there is a wonderful view from here.
From the signpost Mravenecnik - sedlo a short walk to Dlouhe strane (1353 m above sea level) awaits you. When the weather is nice, there is a beautiful view of Praded (1491 m above sea level) or Vysoka hole (1465 m above sea level).
The upper reservoir of the Dlouhe strane pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant is a man-made lake, which is the highest body of water in the Czech Republic. It reaches a maximum depth of 26 m. As the power plant site is located within a protected landscape area, the entire operation is located underground for environmental reasons. The main task of the power plant is to ensure the stability of the electricity system, for which a balance between current consumption and the output supplied by energy sources is necessary.
On the other side of the upper reservoir there is refreshments and the possibility of renting scooters. If you don't want to make the way back on foot. You can make your way down to Kouty nad Desnou more pleasant by downhill on scooters.
