Javorná: Hotels and accommodations

Javorná combines winter sports with local and glassmaking history, as well as routes through the Ostružná Valley.

Winter sports

The “Ski areál Javorná” ski resort uses two drag lifts, has 2 km of ski slopes, and relies exclusively on natural snow. It operates four ski slopes with a total length of 1,670 m and difficulty levels ranging from easy to moderately difficult. The “Ski areál Javorná” ski resort also has a ski school.

Culture and history

The first written mention of Javorná dates back to 1614. An important landmark in the village is the Church of St. Anne in Javorná. It was expanded from a chapel dating from 1698 between 1718 and 1721 by the Italian-born builder Marc Antonio Gilmetti, who added a nave and a façade with two shingle-covered onion-domed towers.

The Church of St. Anne contains gravestones of the glassmaking families Gerl, Hagenbrädl, and Adler from the 18th and 19th centuries. The Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Javorná dates from 1723 and is freely accessible.

There were numerous glassworks in the territory of the former royal magistracy of Javorná, formerly called Zejbiš. Most holders of the office of chief magistrate, who represented the inhabitants of Královský hvozd to the authorities, came from Zejbiš (Javorná).

Artificial pearls and Páteříky glass beads were historically produced at Páteříková Huť. A group of enthusiasts operates a small forest glass furnace there.

Nature and trails

The Páteříková Huť protected area protects dynamically developing herbaceous and woody communities at all stages of natural development.

The “Mezi Javornou a Čachrovem” route is a moderately difficult circular trail measuring 18.4 km, with 462 m of elevation gain and a stated duration of 5 hours and 6 minutes. The circular trail starts at the church in Javorná and follows marked paths through the Ostružná Valley, forests, meadows, and small settlements. From Železná Ruda or Klatovy, the route can be reached by bus to Javorná or Čachrov.

The “Z Javorné (Seewiesen) do Keply (Köppeln)” route starts at the Baroque church in Javorná and follows cycle route 2093 into the Ostružná Valley. Cycle route 2093 passes through Javorná.

Other places: Chrepice.

To the overview of higher-level travel destinations: Čachrov.