Ridge path

Well-known hiking trails in the Jeschkengebirge , Lusatian Mountains , Jizera Mountains , Giant Mountains , Ore Mountains , Thuringian Forest and Harz Mountains are designated as ridge trails .

History

The first ridge trail under this name was a long-distance hiking trail opened in 1904 along the ridge lines of the Elster Mountains, Ore Mountains, Bohemian Switzerland, Lusatian Mountains, Jeschken Mountains, Jizera and Giant Mountains, Glatzer Schneegebirge and Jeseníky Mountains and at that time the longest tourist trail in German-speaking countries.

Today's ridge paths

Ridge path in the Jeschken Mountains - western branch

New ridge sign

The current ridge trail (Czech: Hřebenovka ) is identical to the European long-distance hiking trail E3 , usually has a red or blue marking and is provided with the blue ridge trail signs on a red background. It was re-marked as part of an EU-funded project.

Course: Jeschken (Ješted) (1012 m) - Ausgespann (Výprež) (769 m) - Kriesdorfer Sattel (Križanské sedlo) (578 m) - St. Christopher's Chapel (Svatého Kryštofa chapel) - Kl. Kalkberg (Malý Vápenný) (687 m) - Lawn bench (Trávník) - Gr. Kalkberg (Velký Vápenný) (790 m) - Jítrava - Bílé or Sloní Kameny rock formation - Trögelsberg (Vysoká) (545 m) - Goat back (Kozí hrbety) - Pass (Horní Sedlo) - Pod vraními Skalamí - Kaisergrund (Krásný dul) - Tobias pine (U Tobiášovy borovice) - Pod Loupežnickým vrchem - Petersdorf (Petrovice) - former forest house No. 6 (Na Šestce) - Kammloch - Hochwald (Hvozd) (750 m) - Krombach (Krompach) - Nieder Lichtenwalde (Dolní Svetlá) - Waltersdorf - Lausche (Luž) (793 m) - Pod Ptacincem, from here E10 - rock formation Petikostelní kámen (689 m) - Stožecké sedlo - Pod Stožcem - Neuhütte , OT von Röhrsdorf (Svor).

Ridge path on Trávník
Kammweg at the Christophorus Chapel
Pietà on the Kriesdorfer Sattel

Ridge path in the Jeschken Mountains - eastern branch

The eastern branch of the Jeschken Ridge Trail runs as follows: Jeschken (Ješted) - Ještedka - Skalka - Pláne pod Ještedem (Kühneibaude) - Hlubocký hrbet (Lubokeier ridge) - U Šámalu - Rašovský hrbet (Raschener ridge) - Rašovice (Raschener ridge) sedlo (582 m) - Javornická kaple - Javorník (Jaberlich-Berg) (684 m) with restaurant "Obrí sud" (To the giant barrel) - Záskalí (Saskall) with the Nepomuk chapel (chapel sv. Jana Nepomuckého) - Jeřmanice (Hermannsthal ) - Rádlo (Radl) - Horní Háje. At the same time there is the northern branch (New Ridge Trail) from Javorník via Lišcí (Jermanice station) - Milíře (Brand) with the Mariahilf Chapel (Panny Marie Bolestné chapel) to Radlo (Radl) to Horní Háje.

Kammweg at the Kühneibaude (Pláne pod Ještedem)
Hiking map of the Jeschken-Kammweg
Ridge path at the rest house U Šámalu

Ridge path in the Jizera Mountains - southern branch

Course of the southern branch: Rádlo (Radl) - Horní Háje - Dobrá Voda (Gutbrunn) with the former Gutbrunnwarte - Vrkoslavice (Waxwing) - Dolní Černá studnice (Unter Schwarzbrunn) - Černá studnice (Schwarzbrunnwarte) (869 m) - Schwarzbrunnkamm - Muchov - Vyhlídka Terezínka - Tanvald (Tanvald) - Desna (Desná) - Darretalsperre at Souš - Pod Bukovcem - Jizerka (Jizerka).

Schwarzbrunnkoppe (Cerná studnice) near Morchenstern (Smržovka)
Schwarzbrunnkamm
Hiking trail in Tannwald
At the Darret dam (Souš)
On the Buchberg near Klein Iser

Ridge path in the Jizera Mountains - northern branch

Course of the northern branch: Jizerka (Klein Iser) - Pytlácké Kameny (Robbery Rock) (975 m) - Predel - Smedava (Wittighaus) - Stolpichstrasse (Štolpišská Silnice) - Cerná hora (Black Mountain) (1085 m) - Holubník (Pigeon House) ( 1071 m) - Ptací kupy (bird crests) (1013 m) - Hřebínek - Jizerský Kostelík - Oldrichovské sedlo (481 m) - Koprivník (Nesselberg) (598 m) - Buschullersdorfer Spitzberg (Špicák) (724 m) - Albrechtice u Frýdlantu (Olbersdorf) - Horní Vítkov (Ober Wittig) - Vaclavice (Wetzwalde) - Grabštejn (Grafenstein) - Chotyně (Ketten) - Hrádek nad Nisou (Grottau).