The village of Dolni Lomna sits at the northeastern tip of the Silesia area, just a stone’s throw away from Slovakia and Poland. Tesin Beskids offer hundreds of kilometres of hiking and cycling trails that allow you to enjoy views of the unique mix of thick forests, mountain meadows and landscape with an exceptional number of mountain cottages offering a taste of the local gastronomy, culture and traditions. Feel free to ask us to help you with choosing a suitable trip for you.
Rzehaczek Holiday Apartments is the ideal starting point for cycling trips. Recreational cyclists or families with children can choose from a rich selection of cycle tracks or forest fire road tracks. Those who fancy a challenge can enjoy the ridge trails, which offer stunning views of the pure Beskids countryside and the comfort of many tourist cottages. The profiles of the trails in Tesin Beskids are not too demanding and all trails can be ridden without getting off the bike during the ascents or descents.
1. Cycling route through Lomna Valley with the finish at Prelac.
Length – 20 km, elevation gain – 290 m. Points of interest: magic well, Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross with a picturesque way of the cross, beer tasting at the Pod Kycmolem microbrewery, vernacular architecture along the way to Prelac.
2. Cycling route to Mosty u Jablunkova.
Length – 18 km, elevation gain 285 m. Point of interest: mountain coaster in Mosty u Jablunkova.
1. Dolni Lomna – Javorovy Hill
A beautiful ridge ride finishing at Javorovy Hill. Length – 38 km, elevation gain – 885 m. Points of interest: Kamenity Cottage, Javorovy Hill.
Point of interest: chata na Kamenitém, Javorový vrch.
Dolni Lomna – Ostry Cottage.
Length – 30 km, elevation gain – 790 m. A ridge trail visiting four tourist cottages. Points of interest: Kozubova Cottage, Kamenity Cottage, Ostry Cottage, Slavic Cottage
1. Dolni Lomna – Mount Lysa.
A superb trail for experienced bikers. Length – 60 km, elevation gain – 1,839 m. Points of interest: Bily Kriz, Mount Lysa, Slavic Cottage, Kamenity Cottage.
2. Dolni Lomna – ridge trail around Lomna Valley
A highly challenging terrain, only for very capable bikers. Length – 33 km, elevation gain – 1,100 m. Points of interest: Skalka Cottage, Kamenna Cottage, Murinkuv Hill, Slavic Cottage, Kamenity Cottage, Kozubova Cottage.
The Beskids are unique for being able to hike them without the need for a heavy rucksack. Deep forests, mountain meadows and stunning views are wedded with an exceptional number of tourist cottages offering a taste of the local gastronomy, culture and traditions. At the same time, your steps will take you through wildest forests, the home of wolfs, bears, lynxes, wood grouse and other wild animals.
The almost 4 km-long trail shares the starting point with the Mionsi Forest Educational Trail at the Matyscina Meadow information centre, and is mainly suitable for hikers.
The start of the trail is on asphalt and follows the Glovcin stream. From Polana Cottage the trail continues through the woods all the way to the Mala Kykula ridge.
If you wish to extend this trail, instead of descending back to the valley, you can continue following the marked tourist trail to Kozubova and then along the ridge to Kamenity and Slavic.
Seven wooden panels placed along the trail allow you to take a glance into the way of life led by the inhabitants of this area more than 100 years ago.
They provided for their families doing different professions than we know today. Most of them were linked to forestry work.
Felled wood was being taken by horse loggers from Lomna to Jablunkov, Cesky Tesin and Ostrava for the emerging steelworks and mines. Horse logging started gradually disappearing with the construction of railways, and road transport left horse loggers with only the most difficult part of the transit – pulling logs from the woods to the road.
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The Mionsi Forest is a national nature reserve on the slopes of the Velky Polom ridge, belonging to the municipality of Dolni Lomna and Horni Lomna villages. It is the westernmost fir-beech forest complex of the Western Carpathians. Their area spreads over approx. 169 ha and is one of the largest in the Czech Republic.
The wild forests have retained their mountain character, and have recently witnessed the return of large carnivores, which makes it the wildest mountain range of the Czech Republic. You may come across a wolf or bear scat but due to their shyness, it is highly unlikely that you will see one. The reserve may be visited only with a guide, who takes you on specially marked trails.
The local museum can be found in Dolni Lomna village centre, in an old wooden house from 1852, which used to serve as a school. In 1974, the original building was transferred to the Wallachian Museum depository in Roznov pod Radhostem. A replica of the house was then built in the same place, following the original architectural design.
The museum collects the historical heritage of Lomna’s inhabitants and stores it in the form of chronicles, photo albums, recordings made by older citizens, and original exhibits. There is also a gift shop that sells souvenirs and local specialities.
Every year, the museum grounds host a chariot race, an autumn fair, Easter and Christmas exhibitions, nativity and period photo exhibitions.
There are many unique observation towers in Tesin Beskids that are worth visiting. The views of the area from the mountain perspective are awe-inspiring. You can get a bird’s eye view of the local mountains, valleys and villages from the most beautiful spots and observation towers.
To get a bird eye’s view of Tesin Beskids, you need to visit the observation tower at Velka Cantoryje (995 m). There is a green hiking trail from the village of Nydek. Another way of getting to the tower is using the ski lift from Ustron on the Polish side of the mountain. The tower itself is located at the Czech-Poland national border. If you wish to have a rest, buy some refreshments or a nice souvenir, you can do so in the wooden hut next to the tower.
Kozubova Observation Tower is undoubtedly one of Beskids’ jewels. The keys to the tower and the enclosed chapel are available at the tourist cottage. You will be amazed by the stunning views of the Beskids and the Jablunkov area. From Kozubova you can continue to Kamenity Cottage and descend down the meadow to a bus stop, where you can take a bus back to the apartments.
Javorovy Hill and its surroundings are a very popular destination for sports and relaxing activities. From Oldrichovice, you can use a ski lift to get to the top. In winter, the area is very popular for cross-country skiing and other winter sports. There are ski slopes of all difficulty levels with ski lifts. They are regularly groomed and topped up using snow machines. Outside the winter season, the cross-country skiing trails are used for moutainbiking and hiking.
There is also an approx. 280 m long rope trail in the beautiful beech woods. Javorovy Hill is also known to be a paragliding paradise, where those who dare can enjoy a tandem flight. The cosy restaurant inside the tourist cottage offers tasty refreshments.
With good visibility, it is possible to see Mala Fatra and the High Tatras. If you drive to Mosty u Jablunkova, you can visit the local mini museum and information centre in an original wooden cottage, and then hike to Skalka and Tetrev Observation Tower.
For the way back, you can hire scooters from Skalka Cottage. Another option is going via Sance, a medieval fortification, and the mysterious Megonky Quarry.
The Ameryka outdoor swimming pool, Jablunkov – is situated in the Jablunkov-Zihla residential area and offers a lot of fun activities. In hot weather, you can cool down in a 40 m-long swimming pool, two shallow pools with water slides and water mushroom. You can also enjoy an adrenalin zip-line run or test your abilities on a tree rope course in the nearby woods. When you get hungry, there is a fast-food bar and two restaurants, one of which has an outside seating area and a bowling alley.
Outdoor swimming pool at Mosty u Jablunkova – situated in the centre of the village between the football grounds and the primary school. The 16.67 m-long and 9 to 15 m-wide pool with a depth varying from 15 to 130 cm offers stunning views of the surrounding mountains, and the site has a capacity of 330 guests.
Hotel Golebiewski AQUAPark in Wisla, Poland. Outdoor and indoor swimming pools, jacuzzis, toboggan slides, wild river ride, saunas, salt caves… All this only 30 km from the apartments. We also recommend visiting the town of Wisla or use a chair ski lift to Cantoryja, whose end terminal is only a short walkway from a historic tourist cottage and an observation tower.
The Olesna aquapark is at a close proximity of the Olesna reservoir in Frydek-Mistek. Thanks to its outdoor as well as indoor facilities, it is open all year round. A wide selection of amusements and swimming pools ensures a lot of fun for the whole family and not just for water lovers.
Ropice Golf Resort is rightly among the TOP 10 Czech golf courses and is a must-play for professionals as well as less experienced players. The Czech Golf Federation uses this venue for their annual tournaments
The setting of the 18-hole course offers stunning panoramic views of the Silesian Beskids with Javorovy as the highest peak.
Ropice Golf Resort is a masterpiece of a links golf course. Its diversity is reflected in numerous bunkers, the typical undulating fairways as well as interestingly shaped greens and water hazards.
Ropice Golf Resort Designed by the leading Austrian architect Hans Georg Erhardt, the 18-hole course, measuring 6,263 m from the back tees (PAR 72), was opened in 2004. At Ropice Golf Club, our guests can enojy a 20% discount on a game of golf.
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