TOURISM AND SPORT
Bikes
Srní circle (10 km) – green-marked path
– easy trail
Srní – hotel Vydra – Sedlo – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Hauswald Chapel – Staré Srní – Srní
from Srní to Prášily (9 km) – yellow-marked path
– easy trail
Srní – Mechov – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Srní, Mechov – Velký Bor – Prášily
from Srní to Poledník mountain (13,5 km) – yellow-marked path, Šumava main cycle route nr. 33, yellow-marked, green-marked, red-marked paths
– difficult trail
Srní – Mechov – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Mechov – Velký Bor – Nová Studnice – Javoří cesta – Předěl – Poledník mountain
from Srní to Modrava (12 km) – blue-marked, green-marked paths, last 2 km section on the road
– easy trail
Srní – Staré Srní – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Rokyta – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Antýgl hotel – Rechle (bridge) – Modrava
from Srní to Modrava across Tříjezerní slať (12 km) – blue-marked, yellow-marked, red-marked paths
– difficult trail – after detour to Hakešická cesta steep climbing of approx. 2 km
Srní – Staré Srní – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – detour to Hakešická cesta – Three Lake Fan – Rybárna – Modrava
from Srní to Dobrá Voda (13 km) – yellow-marked path, Šumava main cycle route nr. 33, blue-marked path
– last 1,5 km section on the road, difficult trail
Srní – Mechov – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Mechov – Velký Bor – Stodůlky – Malý Babylon – Dobrá Voda
In-line
Srní – hotel Vydra – 1 km
Staré Srní crossroads – 1 km
Rokyta – crossroads Three Lake Fan – 0,5 km
Rokyta – hotel Antýgl – 0,5 km
Hiking
Ant instructive path – (4 km) – green-marked path
– easy trail
Right from the centre of the village a beautiful walk leads past Srní hotel and residential houses to the newly built instructive and experience path along the Hrádecký stream. The information panels describe local fauna, flora and history of the water-mill that used to be here. The trail follows the forest footpath with moderate rise in the last section.
Srní circle around Spálený hill (9 km) – green-marked path
– easy trail, suitable for strollers and wheelchairs
Srní – Klostermann's cottage – hotel Vydra – water reservoir – Klostermann lookout – Sedlo – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Mechov – behind distribution plant detour to the left along yellow-marked path (leading in the nature along the road to Mechov) – Srní
Around Kostelní hill (10,5 km) – blue-marked, green-marked, blue marked paths
– easy trail
Srní – Staré Srní – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Hauswald Chapel – path behind Hauswald Chapel around Kostelní hill – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Staré Srní – Srní
Klostermann instructive trail (5 km) – yellow-marked, green-marked paths
– easy trail
Srní – behind Liška pension (in direction of Modrava) detour to the left into the forest along yellow-marked path – Horní Hrádky (Stone House) – Rokyta
Routes back to Srní
Rokyta – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Staré Srní – Srní (8 km)
Rokyta – Antýgl – turn left behind the bridge – NS Povydří – Hálkův most (Hálek's bridge) – Hrádky – Srní
(6,5 km)
From Srní to Modrava (11 km) – blue-marked, green-marked paths
– easy trail, suitable for strollers and wheelchairs
Srní – Staré Srní – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Antýgl – Rechle (covered bridge) – (2 km along the road) Modrava
From Srní to Hauswald Chapel (5 km) – blue-marked path
– easy trail, suitable for strollers and wheelchairs
Srní – Staré Srní – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Hauswald Chapel
From Srní to Poledník mountain (11 km), (lookout tower, June - September) – yellow-marked, green-marked, blue-marked, green-marked paths
– difficult trail, steep climbing
Srní (in direction of Prášily) – Zelenohorské cottages – Bavarian road – Předěl – Poledník
Instructive path Povydří from Srní (11,5 km) – yellow-marked, from the bridge red-marked paths
– trail of medium difficulty, climb towards the end
Srní (in direction of Modrava) – Hrádky (authentic Šumava architecture) – Hálek's bridge – Turner's cottage – Čeňkova Pila (Čeněk saw-mill) – Srní
Cross-Country Skiing Hints
Route arround Spáleného vrchu (9 km)
– easy trail
Srní (in direction of hotel Vydra) – Sedlo – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – Mechov – Vchynicko-tetovský canal – turn to the left behind the distribution plant – Staré Srní – Srní
From Srní to Modrava (13 km)
– easy trail
Srní (in direction of Prášily) – starting point in front of the fire station – to the meadows beyond Staré Srní, past the forest nursery – Vchynicko-tetovský canal (to the left) – along the canal towards Hakešická cesta (detour to right up the hill) – Three Lake Fan – Rybárna – Modrava – 13 km (the route is more difficult if you turn to Hakešická cesta, which has a steep superelevation in the length of approx. 2 km)
From Srní to Modrava (10 km)
– easy trail
Srní (in direction of Prášily) – starting point in front of the fire station – to the meadows beyond Staré Srní, past the forest nursery – Vchynicko-tetovský canal (a part of the canal about 2,5 km long forms access road to a pension which is why there is no ski track here) – set on the ski track on the crossroads Rokyta – Vchynice-Tetov – Modrava – approximately 10 km
From Srní to Prášily (9 km)
– easy trail
Srní (in direction of Prášily) – starting point in front of the fire station – to the meadows beyond Staré Srní – behind distribution plant to the right down along Vchynicko-Tetovský canal – Mechov (car park) – Velký Bor – Prášily
Up-to-date information about conditions of cross-country skiing tracks
Downhill Skiing
Other Information
Overview of social and cultural events
Lesácký ball – end of January
Costume ball – February
Down the hill on anything in costumes – end of February
Firemen's ball – March
Children's costume ball – March
Wakening of the spring next to Hauswald Chapel – April
Witches Sabbath and May pole erection – 30th April
Children's day – beginning of June
Traditional Srní Fair – August, at 10 a.m. Mass served at the Hauswald Chapel
Fairytale forest – September
Kite contest – end of October
St. Nicolas party – December
Guided tour of the Church of the Holy Trinity and the historical Christmas Crib - Christmas holidays until Twelfth Night
Christmas mass and concert at the Church of the Holy Trinity – 24th December
Observation of forest wildlife
Beranky – observation of forest wildlife in winter
Velký Bor – observation of forest wildlife in sumer
Sports ground
School sports ground in front of Srní hotel with a terrace and at the premises of Srní primary school.
Horse riding
Horse riding for adults and children, teaching of horse riding basics (June - September)
Navigation of rivers
The Vydra: section Modrava – Antýgl, 15th March – 31st May Sat + Sun (only canoes or kayaks)
The Otava: section Čeňkova Pila – Rejštejn, 15th March – 21st October (no limitations as to kind of vessels)
Welness, sport
Hotel Srní – indoor swimming-pool (25 m), sports ground with the net, table tennis, fitness, bowling
massages, sauna, steam, rental of Nordic-walk poles, hockey sticks, floorball goals, snow-shoes
Hotel Vydra – tennis court (clay), ski lift, bowling, rental of sledges and bobsleigh, table tennis
Pension Staré Srní – massage bath + sauna
Cottage Povydří – sports-ground, open-air pool
Outdoor geological exposition of Šumava minerals - Rokyta
Exposition of the water power plant Vydra – Čeňkova Pila (June-September)
Programmes for public – outdoor, technical, topographical, cultural-historical, for children, workshops and creative. Programmes for summer and winter seasons are available at information centres.
The programmes designed for public include:
Trout nursery – guided tour with professional commentary
The panoramic Šumava – projection of the Šumava photographs
Creative workshop "From the Sheep Farm" - sheep wool processing
Handicraft workshop - glass beads
Navigation along Vchinicko-tetovský canal - demonstration of timber floating and rafts
Observation of forest wildlife
Emergency outdoor camp sites – Hůrka u Prášil, Poledník, Modrava, Bučina, Strážný, Nové Údolí and Jezerní