With a length of over 130 km, the Ore Mountains are our longest mountain range. Despite their easy accessibility, however, they are still one of the least visited mountain groups in the Czech Republic. This is mainly due to the not very good reputation from the XNUMXs. At that time, they were known mainly for the destroyed top parts of the forests. From exhalations from thermal power plants in the Mostecká and Sokolovská lignite basins and also from the German side. This time is long gone and in thirty years the local nature has admirably managed to repair the damage of past generations. The local forests and nature are dense and beautifully healthy. And precisely because the peaks in the western part of the Ore Mountains are mostly forested, we do not find many natural views of the landscape. In some places, we have to help ourselves with human creations - that is, lookout towers.
One of the most popular sightseeing destinations in the western part of this mountain range is, for example, the lookout tower on Blatenské vrch. Near her. near Horní Blatná you can also visit interesting remains of mining activities in the Ore Mountains. This is, for example, the depression of medieval tin mines called the Wolf Pit.
Another popular lookout tower is the one on Tisovské vrch, also called Pajndl. It rises on an almost 1000 m high hill above the town of Nejdek and provides amazing views and opportunities to watch, for example, sunrise and sunset. From this lookout tower we can see other viewpoints of the mountains. One of them is, for example, a lookout tower in a cruise restaurant on top of the Plešivec mountain at an altitude of 1019 m. You can enjoy the views from this tower only as guests of the cruise restaurant or buy a ticket in the bar for a small fee. It is necessary to add that the popular restaurant in Plešivec is also appropriately expensive, thanks to the newly built ski area with many cable cars and lifts, which is one of the newest in the Czech Republic.
Therefore, the views from this tower are no longer as impressive as before. Not far below the peak, there is an educational trail of Ore Mountains legends, where you can get to know the main mystical and fairy-tale creatures of these mountains with information boards and carved sculptures.
Nearby is also a natural Plešivecká lookout, which provides a natural view from the cliff in a southwesterly direction, already undisturbed by ski lifts and buildings.
If you head out from Plešivec in the north direction through Boží Dar you will reach the highest mountain of the whole Klínovec Mountain Range
With its 1244 m, it should provide the best view of the region. The advantage for lazy tourists is, similarly to Plešivec, also the fact that you can drive to the top of Klínovec and park in one of the parking lots. Unfortunately, the exit stations of the cable cars and lifts of one of the largest ski resorts in the whole of the Czech Republic converge at this place, so the atmosphere of this place is already disturbed by human activity.
For a better view across the woods, use the newly-restored lookout tower, which closely adjoins the now-dirty and dilapidated mountain hotel.
However, if the weather comes out and the sub-Ore Mountains are covered by an inverted lid, it is really a unique experience, which many tourists and photographers come here for.
On the opposite side of Saxony, you can also ride a bicycle or car up to the top of the highest mountain of the former East Germany, Fichtelberg. It is only a few meters lower than the neighboring Klinovec and towers above the spa town of Oberwiesenthal.
However, our Western Frontier Mountain Range offers many other views that make the romanticities far outstripping the views of the visitor's tourists. But you have to go on foot or on the bike, and they really know about them. But about it again next time ....
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