The first dam on the Elbe
Just before the beginning of Špindlerův Mlýn, you will be enchanted by the dam set in a really picturesque landscape. The Elbe Dam is the highest dam on the Elbe, used mainly to catch water from the spring thaw. You can make a short stop here before some nice Krkonoše hike
View from the parking lot
Directly at the dam is a small parking lot (free, for 15–20 cars), from where you can go on a tour of the dam. From the parking lot you have the first views of the dam
Dam
Just connect a few meters next door and you already have a view of the dam. The dam itself is quite impressive, rising more than 40 meters above the bottom of the valley
Elbe flowing from the dam
The Elbe emerges from the dam perhaps up to 50 meters. Not far from you are stretched ropes, the so-called bridging of the Elbe, the local adrenaline attractions
View of the dam
The main reason to stop here and take a walk along the crown of the dam is the view of the lake with Medvědín in the background
The most beautiful in autumn
It is most beautiful here, of course, in autumn, when a nice sunny day comes out
The most picturesque view
The most picturesque view is including the house No. 92, which is built in a beautiful location directly above the dam
View to the opposite side
On the other side of the dam it is less than 200 meters
Dam information
You can read a lot of technical details about the dam on the board
Walk to the lookout
Along the eastern part of the dam there is a green tourist route connecting Špindlerův Mlýn with Strážný (Via Krásná Pláň). We will follow it a few tens of meters to the next viewpoint. In front of us is the local iconic building and the rock next door
Water runoff during floods
In case of extreme water level on the dam, there is another water overflow, which drains the water behind the dam dam
View of the dam from the other side
On the other hand, there is a nice view, although of course it does not have one directly from the dam.