Jesenný: Hotels and accommodations

Jesenný can best be explored via specific trails, historic sites and unusual underwater experiences. The Údolím Vošmendy educational trail is the main attraction: the loop is 5.5 kilometres long, can be walked in both directions and follows hiking trails marked in blue and green.

Nature

The Údolím Vošmendy educational trail runs along the boundary of the municipalities of Bozkov, Jesenný and Roztoky u Semil. Along the way, it offers exceptional views of the Ještědsko-kozákovský ridge, the Jizera Mountains and the western Giant Mountains. The trail also provides information about the historic extraction and processing of limestone and iron ore in the valley; the remains of these activities are still visible to visitors today. When the educational trail was established, eleven information panels, rest areas, a climbing facility and interactive elements for children were created.

Culture

The Renaissance fortress of Jesenný was converted into an early Baroque château; the château dates from 1664. In 1715, it was expanded to include a château chapel dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. The château grounds are freely accessible.

In the upper part of Jesenný, on Kalvárie Hill, stands the octagonal Chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Maxmilián Rudolf Lamotte von Frintrop had it built in 1734. In front of the chapel, six polychrome statues line a masonry balustrade. A geological excursion route in Jesenný also leads to a limestone quarrying station.

Water

The Jesenný quarry lake is a freshwater quarry with a maximum depth of 13 metres. Underwater, visitors can see, among others, tench, carp and koi carp, sturgeon, eels, perch, whitefish, nase, pike, catfish, trout, silver carp, pike-perch, crayfish and pond mussels. Divers can also explore the steel structure of a tower, the wreck of a Volkswagen minibus and a caisson.

The private quarry in Jesenný is accessible only through the base; visits must always be arranged in advance.

Routes

Jesenný railway station is located on the Tanvald–Železný Brod railway line. The Palacký route runs from Tanvald via Jesenný and Bohuňovsko at kilometre 13. It also includes a four-kilometre section between Jesenný and Podspálov.

Other destinations: Modřišice, Hochstadt An Der Iser, Jestrabi V Krkonosich, Vyskeř, Rakousy, Loukov Nad Jizerou, Tatobity, Bradlecka Lhota

To the higher-level travel overview: Semily District.