Pysna: Winter Sports, Hiking Trails and Mining History

Pyšná combines winter sports, trails through the landscape and a tangible mining history. The Pyšná ski area and the hiking routes give your stay a clear focus, while the protected landscape area provides the town’s distinctive setting. If you would like to combine different experiences on your trip, you will find concrete options here for snow, outdoor activity and historical discoveries.

Winter sports with different focuses

The Pyšná ski area has three ski slopes and three drag lifts. Its lift capacity is 1,540 people per hour, and the area lies at an elevation of 613 to 730 metres. The ski school in Pyšná offers ski lessons and has a rope lift. The ski area also offers downhill and cross-country skiing.

In the children’s ski park, playful obstacles provide a dedicated attraction. Snowboarders will find obstacles and a cross course in the snow park. Thanks to artificial lighting, evening skiing is also possible at the Pyšná ski area. Depending on your interests, you can choose between playful obstacles, the snow park and evening skiing.

Another notable winter sports attraction is the section of the Krušnohorská běžecká magistrála near Lesná. It includes downhill and cross-country ski routes with a total length of 13.6 kilometres and connects Svahová, Pyšná, Lesná, Brandov and Nová Ves v Horách. Free parking is available to visitors at the Pyšná ski area.

Hiking Trails and Kočičí skály

For a hike, the “Z Pyšné přes Jedlovou do Vysoké Pece” trail begins in Pyšná and is 13 kilometres long. At 32.9 kilometres, the Červený Hrádek loop is considerably longer and has an elevation gain of 677 metres. It continues via Pyšná to the Nad Lesnou-odb. signpost. At 32.9 kilometres, the loop is more than twice as long as the 13-kilometre route. The 677 metres of elevation gain also give the hiking day a different profile. This allows you to choose between a shorter hike and a longer loop with 677 metres of elevation gain. The choice therefore depends on the time and effort you have available.

The forest route known as the Sluneční cesta leads from the last cottages to the Kočičí skály near Pyšná in about ten minutes. In the vicinity of Pyšná, there is a climbing area with predominantly long, difficult routes as well as several easier routes. The site therefore combines marked trails with an additional destination for visitors interested in rocky landscapes and climbing.

Traces of Village and Mining History

Pyšná is located 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 belonged to Nový Žeberk Castle.

Mining is also part of the history of the area. The extraction of iron ore was more profitable in Pyšná’s mining history than silver ore mining. In 1835, Josef Gunzel from Pyšná applied for mining claims for silver ores under the protective name “Jeronýmův stříbrný důl”. If, in addition to nature and winter sports, you are also looking for historical connections, these dates and names offer a concrete way into Pyšná’s past.

More Travel Ideas

For further orientation, you can also view Kalek, Klášterec Nad Ohří, Kryštofovy Hamry, Okounov, Jindrichova Ves, Chbany, České Hamry and Libědice.

For the higher-level travel overview: Chomutov District.