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Kvilda and surroundings

  • the village of Kvilda (Außergefild in German) lies in the middle of the Šumava National Park - the largest national park in the Czech Republic
  • altitude: 1,065 m (highest village in the Czech Republic)
  • the average temperature on Jezerní slat is 2 °C
  • the minimum daily temperature of -41.6 °C was measured on January 30, 1987 at Jezerní slat
  • the maximum daily temperature of 31.3 °C was measured in July 2005 at Jezerní slat
  • the average number of frosty days in Horská Kvilda was 224
  • the annual maximum amount of precipitation was 1538 mm in 1995 at Kvilda
  • the annual minimum amount of precipitation was 700 mm in 1971 at Kvilda
  • the average annual rainfall in Kvilda was 1165 mm
  • the daily maximum amount of precipitation was recorded on June 15, 1969 at Kvilda (value 103 mm)
  • the maximum snow height of 225 cm was found on Kvilda in March 1988
  • the longest Czech river Vltava originates in the cadastre of the village, the length of the stream is 430 km
  • as of 1/1/2022, the village had 125 permanently registered residents
  • up to 1,000,000 visitors visit Kvilda per year
  • on Kvilda is the longest groomed sledding slope in Šumava
  • in Kvilda, approx. 60 km of cross-country tracks are groomed every winter
  • films were shot on Kvilda: King of Šumava (1959), Behind the Thorn Bush (1980), On the Poacher's Trail (1979), Under the Badger Rock (1978), Black Wolf (1971), Markéta Lazarová (1967), Modrava Police (2019)


Thanks to its location in central Šumava, the Wellness Apartment Pila Kvilda offers you ideal conditions for hiking and cycling. Our routes will take you to the most beautiful places that you should not miss during your stay in Šumava.


Accessible Sumava
Full-day guided bus tours for seniors and people with reduced mobility (i.e. ZTP, ZTPP holders).
More info: https://www.npsumava.cz/navstivte-sumavu/dostupna-sumava

Scan the QR code with your mobile phone to view the route. You need to have the Mapy.cz application installed.
If you don't have the app, download it here: https://mapy.cz/zakladni?mobilepromo=1&x=15.6252330&y=49.8022514&z=8


Educational trail: Nelesní krajina (Non-forest landscape)
The Non-forest landscape (Nelesní krajina) educational trail takes you around the village of Kvilda and is marked with the symbol of a shrew beetle in the terrain. From the information boards, you will learn something about the development and emergence of the forestless area around Kvilda, about the development and creation of the landscape, about farming and human activity in the landscape in a historical context.

Route length: circuit: 5.9 km
Difficulty: suitable for families with children
Route: on foot



Educational trail: Modrava - Hradlový most Rechle (Gate bridge)
The educational trail, about 2.5 km long, starts at the parking lot in Modrava and leads along the Vydra River to Hradlový most. Visitors will discover the unique natural scenery of the Vydra River on the route. The trail is led through unimproved forest and meadow terrain, through wet places on a roofed walkway and is intended exclusively for hikers. 4 information boards are installed on the educational trail, which draw attention to the natural phenomena through which the educational trail passes. On the river Vydra, on the animals living in the local waters, on the vegetation growing in the adjacent wetlands and on the geological processes that created the unique stone formations.

During the rains, the trail is difficult to walk!

Route length: 2.5 km
Difficulty: suitable for families with children
Route: on foot



Educational trail: Modrava - Filipova Huť
The educational trail Modrava leads from the bus stop in Modrava in the direction of Filipova Huť. On the route you will meet 3 information boards that will introduce you to the mountain forest, the flora of the mountain meadows, the aquatic fauna and the forest flora.

Route length: 1.5 km
Difficulty: suitable for families with children
Route: on foot



The source of the Vltava
At the foot of Černá hora (1172m) south of Kvilda, there is a symbolic source of the longest Czech river Vltava. Here it bears the name Teplá Vltava.

Route length: Kvilda - Source of Vltava - Kvilda: 11 km
Difficulty: suitable for families with children
Route: on foot, to the Kvildy bike path - Yellow tourist sign



mountain Luzný
Luzný (Lusen in German) is a mountain located in the central part of the German side of the Šumava in the Bavarian Forest National Park, close to the state border with the Czech Republic. It measures 1,373 meters and stands out among the Šumava mountains with the largest stone sea that covers its top. The stone sea at the top of Luzné is included in the list of "100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria".

Length of route 1: Kvilda - Luzný - Kvilda: 34 km
Length of route 1: Bučina - Luzný - Bučina: 23 km (must use Kvilda - Bučina bus)
Length of route 1: Finsterau - Luzný - Finsterau: 14 km (must use CZ bus Kvilda - Bučina and then DE bus Bučina - Finsterau)
Difficulty: suitable for families with children
Route: on foot, or approach by bus



Lake marsh
This is a well-known wetland in the mountain saddle between Kvilda and Horská Kvilda, equipped with a lookout tower.

Route length: Kvilda - Jezerní słat - Kvilda: 6.5 km
Difficulty: suitable for families with children
Route: on foot, by bike, by car from Kvildy



Three-lake marsh
The Trijezerní slát is a part of the complex of peat bogs of the Modravská slát. The mire is a typical example of a mountain plateau with three peat lakes.
Many rare plants grow here, such as the swamp pine, the bisexual sedge, the dwarf birch and the carnivorous round-leafed tree frog. Among the animals here, you will see a large number of brightly colored dragonflies flying around.
Here you will find a 250-meter-long educational trail that leads around three peat lakes

Route length: Modrava - Three-lake marsh - Modrava: 6.5 km
Difficulty: suitable for families with children
Route: on foot, by bike



Visitor Center - Deer and Lynx Runs
Visitor center dedicated to the deer and the island lynx. The outdoor area includes a deer and lynx enclosure.

Route length: Kvilda - Vybéhy - Kvilda: 5 km
Difficulty: suitable for families with children
Route: on foot, by bike, by car from Kvildy



Visitor Center - Wolf Run
A visitor center dedicated to the animals with an indoor exhibition showing the life of wolves and their coexistence with humans. The outdoor area includes a wolf enclosure with a viewing platform.

Route length: Kvilda - Vlčí vyběh: 16 km
Difficulty: suitable for families with children
Route: by bike, by car from Kvilda via Modrava to Srní, on foot through the visitor center



Visitor center - Sovinec (owl aviaries)
At the edge of the area there is an entrance building with an exposition for detailed information about the presented species with a small service background. The visitor route between the individual aviaries is solved using a wooden path with extended observation points.

Route length: Kvilda - Sovinec - Kvilda: 16 km
Difficulty: suitable for families with children, on foot and by bike
Route: by bike, by car, or on foot from Kvilda to Borová lady, on foot through the visitor center