Svoboda nad Upou

The mountain town Svoboda nad Upou is located 516 m above sea level in the east part of the Giant Mountains, in the Upa river and Jansky creek valley on the foothill of Rychory ridge. Svoboda nad Upou is a summer starting point of many tourist tracks and trails through the Giant Mountains. Svoboda nad Upou becomes more and more visited recreation centre thanks its location and development. Walks goes to hill Mochomurka, to neighbouring Janske Lazne with the funicular to the top of Cerna Mountain, or to the ridge of Rychory, where is situated the protected beech virging forest. The new large educational trail Via Piette is formed there today. Svoboda nad Upou is a town with a long tradition of paper and its surroundings offer good-class accommodation facilities and many attractions especially for families with children – horse riding, fishing, bowling, gameroom with table tennis, cycling tracks and mountains bike and scooter lending. In winter first-class ski centre, prepared cross-country tracks and skibus.