# Things to see in Železná Ruda (Czechia): 51 places and when to go

> Železná Ruda is a town in Czechia, and this site lists 51 places in and around it, mainly Nature (29), Wildlife (17), Hiking (16). The best known are Großer Arber, Zwercheck and Lackenberg. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 15 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 01. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/zelezna-ruda/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Czechia · 49.1431, 13.2396
- **Places:** 51 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/naturaleza/) (29) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/fauna/) (17) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/senderismo/) (16) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/montana/) (15) · [Snow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/nieve/) (3) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/arquitectura/) (1)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** PRG Prague, 130 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Großer Arber, at 1,456 m.

## What to see in Železná Ruda

The places in and around Železná Ruda, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Großer Arber](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/grosser-arber/): Highest mountain of the Bohemian Forest in Bavaria, Germany · 8.3 km
- [Zwercheck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/svaroh/): Nature · Mountains · 6.3 km
- [Lackenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/plesna/): Nature · Mountains · 6.8 km
- [Jezerní hora](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/jezerni-hora/): Mountain of the Kunisch Mountains in Czech Republic · 4.9 km
- [Můstek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/mustek/): Mountain in Czech Republic · 6.6 km
- [Pancíř](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/pancir/): Nature · Mountains · 4.0 km
- [Poledník](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/polednik/): Nature · Mountains · 14 km
- [Polom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/polom/): Mountain in Czech Republic · 3.8 km
- [Prenet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prenet/): Mountain in Czech Republic · 10 km
- [Ždánidla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/zdanidla/): Mountain in Czech Republic · 9.0 km
- [Javorná](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/javorna/): Mountain in Czech Republic · 8.8 km
- [Vysoký hřbet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/vysoky-hrbet/): Mountain in Czech Republic · 10 km
- [Černé a Čertovo jezero](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/narodni-prirodni-rezervace-cerne-a-certovo-jezero/): National nature reserve in the Czech Republic · 5.1 km
- [Bílá strž](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/national-nature-reserve-bila-strz/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 8.0 km
- [Zelenský luh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/nature-reserve-zelensky-luh/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 11 km
- [Poustka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/pr-poustka/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 11 km
- [Královský hvozd](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-pamatka-kralovsky-hvozd/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 9.6 km
- [Brčálnické mokřady](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-brcalnicke-mokrady/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 5.3 km
- [Chřepice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-chrepice/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 13 km
- [Datelovská strž](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-datelovska-strz/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 13 km
- [Lakmal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-lakmal/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 10.0 km
- [Městišťské rokle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-mestistske-rokle/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 9.3 km
- [Onen Svět](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-onen-svet/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 11 km
- [Prameniště](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-prameniste/): Protected area in Czech Republic · 5.1 km

And the other 27, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Svobodova niva](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-svobodova-niva/), [Úhlavský luh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-uhlavsky-luh/), [Zhůřská hnízdiště](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-zhurska-hnizdiste/), [Zhůřská pláň](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/prirodni-rezervace-zhurska-plan/), [Zhůřský lom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/zhursky-lom/)
- **Museums and art**: [Localbahnmuseum Bayerisch Eisenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/localbahnmuseum-bayerisch-eisenstein/)
- **History**: [Zámeček Železná Ruda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/zamecek-zelezna-ruda/)
- **Food and drink**: [Belveder](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/belveder/)
- **Hiking**: [Böhmweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/bohmweg/), [[Č] Alžbětín - jezero Laka](/paises/europa/chequia/c-alzbetin-jezero-laka/), [[Č] Železná Ruda - Luby](/paises/europa/chequia/c-zelezna-ruda-luby/), [E6 European long distance path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/european-long-distance-path-e6-germany-bavarian-forest/), [Flusswanderweg Schwarzer Regen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/flusswanderweg-schwarzer-regen/), [Goldsteig Alternative Nr.13](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/goldsteig-alternative-nr-13/), [Goldsteig N14: Großer Arber - Bayerisch Eisenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/goldsteig-n14-grosser-arber-bayerisch-eisenstein/), [Goldsteig N15: Bayerisch Eisenstein - Großer Falkenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/goldsteig-n15-bayerisch-eisenstein-grosser-falkenstein/), [Goldsteig N16: Großer Falkenstein - Rachel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/goldsteig-n16-grosser-falkenstein-rachel/), [Goldsteig-Nordroute](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/goldsteig-nordroute/), [Gunthersteig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/gunthersteig/), [[Z] Pod Lovečnou - Brčálník](/paises/europa/chequia/z-pod-lovecnou-brcalnik/), [Zlatá stezka Zwiesel - Hartmanice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/zlata-stezka-zwiesel-hartmanice/)
- **Mountains**: [Chata KČT Prášily](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/chata-kct-prasily/), [Osserschutzhaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/osserschutzhaus/), [Základna Bílého orla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/zakladna-bileho-orla/)
- **Snow**: [Debrník](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/debrnik/), [Samoty](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/samoty/)
- **With kids**: [Wellness Javor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/wellness-javor/)

## When to go to Železná Ruda

The best time to visit Železná Ruda is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 26 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 53 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 34 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 28 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 05 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 59 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 37 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 12 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 21 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 30 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 51 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 01 |

In June there are 15 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 01. In April, 49 of the 51 places are at their best.

When to go to Czechia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Železná Ruda

The nearest main airport is Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG, Prague), 130 km as the crow flies. How to get around Czechia (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=49.1431%2C13.2396)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.1431%2C13.2396)

## Other towns nearby

- [Sušice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/susice/): 51 places · 23 km
- [Bezděkov](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/bezdekov/): 43 places · 27 km
- [Stachy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/stachy/): 56 places · 30 km
- [Prádlo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/pradlo/): 32 places · 46 km
- [Horšovský Týn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/horsovsky-tyn/): 30 places · 48 km
- [Blatná](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/blatna/): 28 places · 56 km

And all of Czechia, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Železná Ruda?

The best known: [Großer Arber](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/grosser-arber/), [Zwercheck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/svaroh/), [Lackenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/plesna/), [Jezerní hora](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/jezerni-hora/), [Můstek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/chequia/mustek/). In all, 51 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Železná Ruda?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 15 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 01.

### How do you get to Železná Ruda?

The nearest main airport is Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), 130 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.1431%2C13.2396) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Železná Ruda as the destination and these 51 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).