Pysna: Hotels and accommodations

Winter sports activities in Pyšná include a ski school offering ski lessons and a rope tow, a children's ski park with playful obstacles, and a snow park with obstacles and a cross course for snowboarders.

Winter sports

The Pyšná ski area has three ski slopes and three surface lifts with a transport capacity of 1,540 people per hour. Thanks to artificial lighting, it offers evening skiing. The Pyšná ski area also offers downhill and cross-country skiing and is situated at an altitude of 613 to 730 metres. Free parking is available to visitors at the Pyšná ski area.

The section of the Krušnohorská běžecká magistrála near Lesná comprises downhill and cross-country trails with a total length of 13.6 kilometres and connects Svahová, Pyšná, Lesná, Brandov and Nová Ves v Horách.

Hiking and climbing

The designated hiking trail “Z Pyšné přes Jedlovou do Vysoké Pece” begins in Pyšná and is 13 kilometres long. The Červený Hrádek circular trail is 32.9 kilometres long and has an elevation gain of 677 metres; it continues via Pyšná to the Nad Lesnou-odb. signpost.

The Kočičí skály climbing area is located in the surroundings of Pyšná and features predominantly long, difficult routes as well as some easier routes. The forest route known as Sluneční cesta leads from the last cottages to Kočičí skály near Pyšná in about ten minutes.

Landscape and history

Pyšná lies in a protected landscape area. The earliest surviving record of the village of Stolczenhain, later Stolzenhan, whose Czech name is Pyšná, dates from 1383. In the same year, Pyšná also belonged to Nový Žeberk Castle.

The mining of iron ore was more profitable in Pyšná's mining history than the extraction of silver ore. In 1835, Josef Gunzel from Pyšná applied for mining claims for silver ores under the protected name “Jeronýmův stříbrný důl”.

Other destination pages

Other destination pages: Nová Víska, Rokle, Vysoká Jedle, Račetice, Vadkovice, Kalek, Kovarska, Jindrichova Ves.

To the higher-level travel overview: Chomutov District.