Hamry Na Šumavě: Hotels and Accommodations
Accommodation in Hamry Na Šumavě
In winter, cross-country ski trails also run around the Bílá Strž gorge.
Nature
The Bílá Strž National Nature Reserve protects the deeply incised rocky valley of the Bílý potok stream, with numerous cascades, rapids and waterfalls, as well as natural forest communities. Bílá Strž is the highest waterfall in the Bohemian Forest, lies in the valley of the Bílý potok at an elevation of 940 m and has a drop of 7 m. There is also a viewing terrace at Bílá Strž overlooking the natural landscape.
In the immediate vicinity of Hamry, about 1 km from the village, stands a 250-year-old beech tree.
The 4 km-long Naučná stezka Úhlavským luhem educational trail runs along both banks of the Úhlava through natural areas of the river floodplain and is intended exclusively for pedestrians. It begins in Hamry at Kollerův dvůr, by a tourist shelter with an introductory information board and map, and includes five stations covering the upper Úhlava, its hydrology, forests, settlement and changes in the landscape. Four wooden walkways lead through the wetlands; the trail also features beaver tracks and habitats containing numerous protected plants and animals.
Trails
On the educational trail from Hamry to Velký Ostrý, the final fifth of the route to one of the best-known peaks of the Bohemian Forest, the 1,293 m-high Velký Ostrý, is covered via a rocky mountain path.
From Zadní Hamry, a green-marked hiking route leads after 3 km to the 4.5 km-long Brčálník educational trail, which focuses on history and nature and was opened in 2005.
From the Hamry–Hojsova Stráž railway station, a blue-marked hiking route leads through Hamry for 6 km to the Pod Statečekem trail junction; from there, Bílá Strž can be reached via a 1.3 km yellow-marked route. Bílá Strž can also be reached by bicycle from Špičák or Hamry.
From Hamry railway station, a green-marked route leads to Zadní Hamry; from the road bridge over the Úhlava, a convenient path then continues to the chapel in Křížkov–Kreutzwinkel. The total distance is approximately 2 km.
Culture and History
The chapel in Křížkov–Kreutzwinkel was founded and built in 1730–1731 by the freeholder Jan Torner near the former road to Železná Ruda, in the group of houses known as Křížkov (Kreutzwinkel). The pilgrimage site of Křížkov–Kreutzwinkel was restored in 2007 by the municipality of Hamry together with the Künische Gemeinde Hammern association and the Bavarian municipality of Lam, with the support of EU funds.
The church and the Way of the Sorrowful Mother Mary in Hamry house a Baroque image of the Virgin Mary, a folk-style linden-wood Madonna with the Child Jesus, and modern glass paintings.
In the cadastral area of Hamry, about 5 km upstream in the Úhlava valley, there is an old pumped-storage hydropower plant with a small reservoir, recognized as a technical monument. The pumped-storage hydropower plant began operating in 1930 as the first facility of its kind in Czechoslovakia.
To the higher-level travel overview: Klatovy District.
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