What to see nearby

Rokytnice's main ski resort has two chairlifts (Horní Domky and Lysá hora) and 11 runs of all levels; the longest is over 3 km and starts at the summit of Lysá hora (1,310 m). The free ski bus runs between the central car parks and Skiareál Nahoru (Horní Domky). Ski hire, ski schools and restaurants.

Family slopes with button lifts for children and beginners, with ski hire and ski schools.

A twenty-metre waterfall on the Huťský stream, which rises below the Dvoračky mountain lodge.

The longest bobsled track in the Giant Mountains – 1,674 m, up to 40 km/h – and a rope park at the bottom station of the Horní Domky chairlift. Open in summer and winter.

From the top station of the Horní Domky chairlift it's 300 m to the Ručičky crossroads and on to Dvoračky at 1,140 m, a junction of hiking trails.

Take the chairlift up to Ručičky, walk to Dvoračky, then over the mountain saddle to Růženčina zahrádka and on to the source of the Elbe.

The Okolo Rokytnice (Around Rokytnice) discovery loop, the Dřevosochání wood-carving trail and the Pašerácká (Smugglers') trail.

A newly opened forest park with viewpoints on Stráž hill. You can park at Hotel Stráž (paid) or for free on Sachrův hřeben (there is no officially marked car park there) – from there it is about 1.5 km to the viewpoints.

Stone lookout tower from 1892 on Hvězda hill near Příchovice, 24 m tall, with views of the Jizera and Giant Mountains.

A hamlet in the Jizera Mountains surrounded by peat bogs – one of the coldest places in the Czech Republic.

The highest waterfall in the Polish Sudetes – 27 m, three cascades and a rocky gorge in Szklarska Poręba.

Take the chairlift from Horní Domky up to the Krkonoše ridges: Dvoračky, the source of the Elbe, the Kotelné and Sněžné jámy cirques, Zlaté návrší and the Pančava waterfall. Keen hikers can walk all the way to Sněžka.

Śnieżne Stawki (walkable from us, a demanding route), the Wysoki Kamień lookout tower above Szklarska Poręba and the glacial lakes Mały and Wielki Staw near Karpacz.

A park with dozens of life-size moving dinosaurs, a playground and a cinema. A full day of fun for families with children just across the Polish border.

A museum in an Augustinian monastery: exhibitions on the nature and history of the mountains, with interactive elements for children. A good plan for a rainy day.