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Hike over the Blue Saddle

Hike from Výrovka to Luční bouda

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Hike over the Blue Saddle
Inserted: 28.08.2023
Author: Petr Liška © gigaplaces.com
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The beautiful route from Výrovka to Luční Bouda is part of many circuits in the Giant Mountains. Here you will see and experience several of the best in the Czech Republic. The Blue Saddle (1,509m) itself is the highest mountain saddle in the Czech Republic, so it is very popular not only among tourists but also among cyclists. The greatest interest of visitors is always in the spring, after the path to Luční bouda is carved in the snow drift. The length of this nice stretch is 2.5 km

Mountain cottage Výrovka

Our route through the Blue Saddle begins at the Výrovka mountain hut. You can come here from many directions – from Špindlerův Mlýna, Peca pod Sněžkou or from the cottage at Rozcestí. It's simply an important intersection where you can get refreshments or even stay. Another possible accommodation nearby is, for example, the well-known Dvorská bouda .

Mountain cottage Výrovka
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View of Medvědín

Just a few hundred meters behind Výrovka, there is a nice view in the western direction of Medvědín and Kozí hřbety. Be sure to go here, because there will be no other similar view on this route.

View of Medvědín
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Asphalt to Modrý sedlo

An asphalt road leads all the way to Luční bouda, hence its popularity among cyclists. It rises along the slopes of Luční hora, the second highest mountain in the Czech Republic

Asphalt to Modrý sedlo
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Southeastern Giant Mountains

During the entire ascent to the Modrý sedlo you have wonderful views of the southeastern Krkonoše with Černá hora. The valley is more than 600 meters below you.

Southeastern Giant Mountains
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Milled path

We get to the passage, which tends to be the most attractive around mid-May /it always depends on each year/. The tiller covers the road all the way to Luční bouda and you enjoy the incredible drifts.

Milled path
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Autumn road

In the autumn, the Krkonoše Mountains are again all golden, and when midsummer comes out, it is the best part of the year to visit these mountains.

Autumn road
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Blue Saddle (1,510m)

Finally, we are at the highest point of this march and a view opens up to the so-called Krkonoše tundra and to Sněžka,

Blue Saddle (1,510m)
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Krkonoše tundra

A highland plain with the same climate as a thousand kilometers to the north. One of the unique places of the Czech Republic

Krkonoše tundra
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Descent to Luční bouda

Luční bouda sits right in the center of the Krkonoše tundra. It is one of the biggest intersections of tourist routes, so it is very lively

Descent to Luční bouda
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Views of Sněžka

When descending to Luční bouda, there are famous views of Sněžka – the highest mountain in the Czech Republic

Views of Sněžka
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The pond near Luční bouda

At Luční bouda you can stay , have refreshments including local beer. The Bílá Labe also originates a short distance from here, which still flows in the form of a stream around the cottage. There is also a photogenic pond here.

The pond near Luční bouda
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