Harrachov – Jakuszyce Cross-country Ski Paradise without any Border
Harrachov is the promised place for the fans of the cross-country skiing, because there are several maintained ski trails intended for the tourists and also a large cross-country ski arterial trail.
Harrachov is understood over 100 km of cross-country tracks, all of them treated regularly. The cross-country circuits are often easy, undemanding and can be utilized by less qualified skiers. The cross-country ski trails from Paseky circuits through Studenov to Dvoračky are suitable for more qualified skiers.
Two cross-country circuits 7.5 km long have their start directly close to the bottom station of the chair lift in the Harrachov Sports Resort. The ridge hikes can be started from the upper lift station Čertova hora (the chair lift certainly transports the cross-country skiers). The more qualified skiers can utilize the regularly treated track through Rýžoviště up to Dvoračky or start out through the Mumlava river valley to the chalet Vosecká.
Do also visit the fabulously treated cross-country ski trails only 3 km from Harrachov, in the Polish city Jakuszyce.
Information about the cross-country ski trails in Jakuszyce: www.jakuszyce.info.pl
The cross-country ski trails in Jakuszyce are excellent both for the beginners and for more demanding sportsmen; thanks to excellent climatic conditions the snow blanket is guaranteed here till the late spring. The Ski Resort "Jakuszyce" offers a number of trails of varying difficulty, total length of ca 100 km. he majority of trails are located in Jizerské hory, close to the city of Szklarska Poreba: www.szklarskaporeba.pl
FIS World Cup trails - approved by FIS :
1. EU trail - 7.500 m, class D
2. Turow Trail - 5.005 m, class E
3. PKO Bank Trail - 5.090 m, class E
4. Marszałkowska Trail - 1.000 m, class D
This cross-country ski Paradise is a more and more frequently visited border area on the Polish side of the Jizerské hory mountains. You can arrive them by your car (toll parking lots are available here) or you can use services of the free skibus, passing daily from 9:30 - 10:00 am though the Harrachov stops and ending in Jakuszyce. Nest to the sports stadium in Jakuszyce there is the stop of the recently launched railway line from Harrachov to Szklarska Poreba. From the Polish cross-country circuits you can return back to Harrachov using the interconnected trails Mýtiny or Misarova cesta. TAXI Harrachov is available for more indolent persons. Price from Jakuszyce to Harrachov is CZK 250 (e.g. TAXI TONDR Tel: +420 602 353 578)
When hiking the Giant Mountain ridges, do observe the bar signs installed by Mountain Rescue!
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