Area and trips
Pomezní Boudy sits in a saddle at 1,050 metres right on the Czech–Polish border. The gentlest route up Sněžka (Snezka), the highest peak of the Czech Republic, starts here, as does the Krkonoše Ski Highway – and Poland is a five-minute walk away.
Pomezní Boudy
Pomezní Boudy (Grenzbauden in German) is the northernmost part of Horní Malá Úpa. It lies in a saddle between Smrčinná hora and Lysečinská hora, and on the Polish side it continues as the hamlet of Graniczne Budy. The road from Trutnov crosses the border here and carries on to Kowary.
The Czech–Polish Friendship Trail starts at Pomezní Boudy and follows the ridge over Sněžka all the way to Špindlerova bouda. A short walk from the guesthouse you will find the information centre, a microbrewery, the ski slope and the bus stop.
Most of the surrounding area lies within the Krkonoše National Park – please keep to marked paths and keep your dog on a lead.
Map and trip ideas
The numbers on the map match the tips below it. Distances are approximate, measured from the guesthouse.
Sněžka 1,603
Luční bouda
Lysečinská hora
Růžová hora
Svorová hora
Pec pod Sněžkou
Karpacz
Horní Malá Úpa
Kowary ↑
POLAND
CZECHIA
Lesní zátiší
Tip 1: Sněžka
Tip 2: Jelenka mountain hut
Tip 3: SKiMU Pomezky ski slope
Tip 4: Cross-country skiing and the Krkonoše Ski Highway
Tip 5: Trautenberk brewery
Tip 6: Fairy-tale trail
Tip 7: Church of St Peter and St Paul
Tip 8: Lví důl (Lion Valley) and the Smugglers’ Path
Tip 9: Wang Church in Karpacz
Tip 10: Miniature Park in Kowary
Tip 11: Sněžka cable car
Tip 12: Treetop Walk
Map © OSM contributors · Terrain Tiles relief (AWS)
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1,603 m · the highest peak of the Czech Republic
The gentlest ascent of Sněžka (Snezka) starts right here at Pomezní Boudy. Along the ridge via Soví sedlo and the Jelenka hut, about seven kilometres lie ahead of you, with views far into Poland. You can take the cable car down to Pec pod Sněžkou.
a mountain hut on the ridge
This hut at over 1,200 metres lies roughly halfway along the route to Sněžka. It makes an ideal destination for a shorter walk – follow the yellow or red waymarks via Soví sedlo and you will be there in about an hour. In winter, only set out in good weather.
skiing 200 m from the guesthouse
A kilometre-long intermediate slope with a 200-metre vertical drop starts a short walk from the house; the bottom lift station is at 1,050 m above sea level. For the youngest skiers there is the Children's SKiMU Park next door with a covered conveyor belt. A ski bus also takes you to the resort's second area, U Kostela.
trails 50 m from the door
The Krkonoše Ski Highway starts at Pomezní Boudy and runs across the whole range to Harrachov. For shorter outings try the Pomezky – Kraví hora – Pomezky loop (10 km) or the route to Lysečiny (8 km). The trails are regularly groomed for both classic and skating.
a mountain microbrewery
Malá Úpa's microbrewery, housed in a historic mountain lodge, brews unfiltered, unpasteurised beer. It is less than a four-minute walk away – the perfect end to a day in the mountains could hardly be closer.
for little hikers
A trail themed around Marie Kubátová's Giant Mountains fairy tales starts just past the car park at Pomezní Boudy. At each stop children make a rubbing of a relief in a booklet with a map from the information centre, and a reward awaits them at the end.
the heart of Malá Úpa
This Baroque church, built in 1788–1789, stands at 975 metres and was in its day the highest church in Bohemia. A pleasant walk through the meadows leads to it; in winter the SKiMU resort's second ski area, U Kostela, is right beside it.
a wild valley below Sněžka
A deep, forested valley on the flank of Sněžka, threaded by the Smugglers' Path – a reminder of the days when goods were carried over the ridges illicitly. One of the most romantic routes in Malá Úpa.
Poland · Norwegian wooden church
A wooden stave church built around 1200 in Vang, Norway. In 1842 it was dismantled, carried halfway across Europe and rebuilt in Karpacz – today it is one of the most visited sights in the Polish Giant Mountains.
Poland · landmarks in miniature
Scaled-down castles, palaces, churches and whole town squares of Lower Silesia on a single stroll. Along the border road from Pomezní Boudy you are there by car in about twenty minutes.
from Pec pod Sněžkou
The gondola lift carries you from Pec pod Sněžkou via Růžová hora right to the summit. A comfortable option for families with younger children – up by cable car and down on foot, or the other way round.
Janské Lázně
A wooden walkway more than one and a half kilometres long winds through the treetops and culminates in a 45-metre tower. You can get down by a fifty-metre slide – the highlight of the day for children. Open all year round.
Useful information
In case of injury or getting lost in the mountains, call
1210Maps, booklets for the fairy-tale trail, up-to-date information on routes and events. You will find it at Pomezní Boudy.
+420 499 891 112See current conditions on the slopes and ridges on the ski resort's webcams.
SKiMU webcamsThe Pomezky and U Kostela lifts, a children's park, online ski passes and slope conditions.
skimu.czConcerts, races, markets and other local events are listed in the Malá Úpa events calendar.
Events calendarRules for visiting the park, current trail closures and tips from the KRNAP park authority.
krnap.czPhotos of the places to visit come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the licences stated. The maps were rendered from OpenStreetMap data and the Terrain Tiles elevation model.
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