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The Jizera Mountains are among the most interesting tourist destinations in the Czech Republic, mostly because they can be enjoyed all year round. Especially hikers and cyclists will appreciate them in spring, summer and autumn. In winter it is professional and amateur skiers since the Jizerky are interwoven with tens of kilometers of marked hiking routes and cycling paths connecting the most interesting locations of the area.

An ideal starting point is Bedřichov, located only a few kilometers from Liberec and Jablonec. Your trip from there can head to the Černa Nisa reservoir or to Nova Louka clearing with a period restaurant, on across Blatný Potok brook to the former glass makers settlement of Kristianov with a museum and historic graveyard with remains of the Riedel glass makers family. Taking your way over Hřebínek, Krasna Mari, Tetřeví Boudy, by Stolpich Road to Smědava promises a splendid view of Smrk and the Hejnice and Nové Město areas. The eastern parts of the Jizerky are ideally accessed walking or driving from Tanvald via Horní Polubný to the Jizerka settlement, which is an excellent point of departure for a lot of further directions. Smedava, in summer accessible from Hejnice and Souš, in winter for motorists from Hejnice only, is an ideal starting point for hiking and cycling trips to Vysoký Hřeben with Smrk, but also to Hejnický Hřeben with the peaks of Jizera (1 122 m above sea level), Černa Hora (1 084 m) and Holubník (1 070 m).

In winter the Jizera Mountains turn to an Eden for both recreational and performing skiers. Well-groomed cross-country trails cover the whole area and everybody easily finds a convenient route corresponding to personal abilities and tastes. The most suitable points of departure? Bedřichov again, further Horní Maxov, Josefův Důl, Horní Polubný, Kořenov. These are places you can reach by train, by bus or by car and find a good parking. You can also do recreational downhill skiing in the Jizerky, the most facilities are again in Bedřichov, in Severák's vicinity in Horní Maxov, on Špičák near Tanvald, and in Desna.

And summer bathing? You have to descend to Liberec, Jablonec or Hejnice for that. Only hardy folks will take a dip in the Bedřichov reservoir. Would you like to have a ride on horseback right in the Jizerky? Just go to Janov nad Nisou. Neither will rock climbers get a bad deal. It is a small miracle what opportunities the Jizerky offers. And how about a game of tennis? That is possible in summer and in winter too, not only in the large towns. There are tennis courts in Bedřichov, in Desná, in Smržovka and other places. In winter, then, in indoor halls in Jablonec nad Nisou, even on clay in one of them.