Hořejší Vrchlabí: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

In the cadastral area of Hořejší Vrchlabi, the Labská Gorge is protected as a natural monument. Its erosion formations range from potholes, rapids and waterfalls to 53 giant potholes formed by erosion.

Culture

The old forge in Hořejší Vrchlabi is a protected national monument and a valuable example of traditional architecture in the Krkonoše Mountains. The former forge is a two-storey building, partly constructed using log construction; a gallery runs around part of the log-built living room. At the same time, it is a wooden house built on a masonry ground floor.

Opposite the forge stands the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, a Baroque chapel built in 1709. It has been a protected national monument since 1958 and features a massive octagonal dome topped by a lantern with wooden columns.

Trails and history

The Labská Hiking Trail offers an 8 km hike along the Elbe to Hořejší Vrchlabi. A remnant of the old Silesian Stezka through the Krkonoše Mountains, known as “Kamenná cesta”, has survived from Hořejší Vrchlabi to this day.

Local character

The Hendrych family brewery has been producing beer since September 2012 and offers regular and limited batches in kegs and bottles. In Vrchlabi-Hořejší, the Hendrych brewery operates a taproom open to visitors, serving draught and bottled beer.

More places to discover: Velké Svatoňovice, Litíč, Choustnikovo Hradiste, Horni Brusnice, Vlcice U Trutnova, Johannisbad, Dolni Lanov, Prkenný Dul.

To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Trutnov.