Olesnice V Orlickych Horach: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Around Olešnice v Orlických horách, the Olešenka stream and its tributaries flow through green valleys between forests, pastures, and meadows. There are also viewpoints, marked trails, geological features, and local cultural history with unusual details.

Landscape and Trails

From the square in Olešnice v Orlických horách, a marked green hiking trail leads to the observation tower on Feistův kopec. It offers the shortest and easiest access and is also suitable for prams. The observation tower is located 1 kilometre from the town centre and offers views of the Orlické hory Mountains, the Giant Mountains, Broumovsko, and the Polish Stolové hory Mountains.

The Feistův kopec geological educational trail has nine stations and passes through a geomorphologically distinctive landscape. A blue-marked hiking trail leads to Sedloňovský vrch. The red-marked long-distance Jiráskova cesta trail also passes through Olešnice v Orlických horách and is 100 kilometres long in total. At Zelené údolí near Olešnice v Orlických horách, it reaches the Orlické hory Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Orlické hory) and from there climbs to the observation tower on Vrchmezí.

From Olešnice v Orlických horách, you can drive to Lewin in Poland in vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tonnes.

Culture

Utzův betlém was reassembled and made operational again; on 30 April 2000, it was opened to the public at the town hall in Olešnice v Orlických horách. Its drive system includes a metal transmission shaft ending in a wooden pulley. The grounds of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene also include the listed Svatého Příbuzenstva sculptural ensemble.

The museum in Olešnice v Orlických horách displays an exhibition of historical objects and furniture from the local region. The exhibition opened to visitors in 2004 after the displayed objects had been restored and the exhibition had been moved to new premises.

Winter

The Hartman Olešnice Ski Resort offers a ski and snowboard school for children and beginners and is suitable for children, beginners, and intermediate skiers. Its facilities include three ski slopes prepared daily, with artificial snowmaking and a total length of more than 2,000 metres. Night skiing takes place on a floodlit slope measuring 1,100 metres.

Other places: Panske Pole, České Meziříčí, Lukavice, Rychnov Nad Kneznou, Vamberk, Uhřínovice, Bohdašín, Bartosovice V Orlickych Horach

For the higher-level travel overview: Okres Rychnov Nad Kněžnou.