By cable car to Černá hora and back to Aurum via Pražská Bouda
A popular excursion combining a comfortable cable-car ride with one of the most beautiful ridge walks in the Krkonoše Mountains. You can look forward to wonderful views, mountain meadows and a pleasant route back down into the valley.
Key information
Distance: 9.2 km
Duration: approx. 2.5 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
All-terrain pushchair: Yes
Route description
First, make your way to the lower station of the cable car in Janské Lázně. You can take the bus from Černý Důl, drive and park near the cable car, or use Aurum Resort transport.
After the ride up to the summit of Černá hora, the route is mostly downhill. The first section between the summit of Černá hora and Pražská Bouda is one of the most popular and accessible ridge walks in the Krkonoše Mountains. Most of the route follows paved or well-maintained paths with very little elevation change, making it ideal for families with children and pushchairs. From the upper cable-car station, head towards Černá Bouda and follow the red hiking trail as it descends gently past the junction below Černá Bouda. Along the way, you’ll pass a turn-off to a nature trail leading to the largest peat bog in the Krkonoše Mountains, with a viewing tower. If you have time, the detour is well worth it.
Continue through the picturesque meadow enclave of Lučiny, passing Kolínská Bouda on the way. After a refreshment stop at Pražská Bouda, continue downhill past Cihlářské Boudy and back to Černý Důl.
The Černohorský Express continues a cable-car tradition dating back to 1928, when the first passenger cabin cable car in what was then Czechoslovakia was launched here. Today, the modern eight-seater cable car carries visitors from Janské Lázně to the summit of Černá hora (1,260 m above sea level) in less than eight minutes. Mountain bikes, scooters and pushchairs are transported free of charge. One of the supports from the original cable car still stands on the mountainside today and now serves as the Panorama Lookout Tower.
The Černohorské rašeliniště (Černá hora Peat Bog) is the largest forest-type peat bog in the Krkonoše Mountains and has an atmosphere reminiscent of Scandinavian tundra. It began forming more than 6,000 years ago - long before the Egyptian pyramids were built. The peat here has preserved traces of plants, animals and pollen, allowing scientists to piece together the natural history of the Krkonoše Mountains. The best time to visit is July, when the peat bog is in full bloom.
Near Kolínská Bouda, you’ll find enclosures with goats, sheep, llamas and rabbits - and children can even help feed them.