The Bohemian Ore Mountains extends along the border with Saxony between the Bohemian Switzerland in the northeast and the Elster Mountains in the southwest. In contrast to the Ore Mountains on the Saxon side it drops sharply.
places
- Kraslice (dt. Graslitz) - border town across from Klingenthal.
- Nejdek (Eng. Neudek) - winter sports resort in the valley of the Rolava.
- Pernink (Ger. Bärringen) - former royal mountain town and important winter sports resort.
- Boží Dar (Eng. Gottesgab) - the highest town in Central Europe and the most important winter sports resort in the Bohemian Ore Mountains.
- Vejprty (German Weipert) - border town across from Bear stone
- Horní Blatná (Eng. Bergstadt Platten) - based on the example of the Bergstadt Marienberg, laid out like a chessboard.
- Jáchymov (Eng. Sankt Joachimsthal) - the oldest radium spa in the world, is also on the edge of the Ore Mountains, but is on its side West Bohemian spas dealt with.
- Cinovec (German: Bohemian Zinnwald) - Bohemian part of the mining town Tin forest
getting there
The journey from Germany is possible via various border crossings from Saxony. Next to the federal highway 
also the 
, which leads from Dresden over the eastern Ore Mountains ridge as D 8 to Prague, the B 170 and the B 174 are still well developed as transit routes. The regions within the Czech Republic can be reached via the 
.
Border crossings open to car traffic:
- Klingenthal - Kraslice
- Klingenthal - Bublava
- Johanngeorgenstadt - Potůčky
- Oberwiesenthal - Boží Dar (federal road 95)
- Bear stone - Vejprty
- Reitzenhain - Hora Svatého Šebestiána (federal road 174)
- Deutschneudorf - Mníšek
- Deutschgeorgenthal - Český Jiřetín
- Neurehefeld - Moldava
- Zinnwald-Georgenfeld - Cinovec (Bundesstrasse 170)
- Breitenau - Krásný Les (Federal Motorway 17)
- Hellendorf - Petrovice
On the Erzgebirgskamm itself there are only a few small roads that are often closed to car traffic in winter. There are better transport connections in the Bohemian Basin, where the E442 road leads to Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Klášterec, Ostrov, Chomutov, Most and Teplice.
In the Czech Republic there are currently many smaller rail lines in operation. Some winter sports centers are therefore easily accessible by train.
From the railway lines on or over the Bohemian Ore Mountains only the route is left
- Zwickau - Klingenthal - Kraslice - Sokolov scheduled regular service.
The routes
- Zwickau - Johanngeorgenstadt - Potůčky - Horní Blatná - Pernink - Nové Hamry - Nejdek - Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)
- Chemnitz - Bärenstein - Vejprty - Chomutov
only have a few cross-border connections that route in summer
- Most - Litvínov - Osek - Mikulov - Moldava is closed on the German side between Holzhau and Moldava.
mobility
Timetables for all trains, buses and public transport in the Czech Republic can be found on www.idos.cz.
Tourist Attractions
Castles and Palaces
There are many interesting castles, chateaus and ruins to be discovered on the southern slopes of the mountains and in the valley of the Ohře River. Some interesting sights are for example:
- Osek Monastery
- Rýzmburk castle ruins near Osek
- Hasištejn castle ruins
- Jezeří Castle
- Thunsches Castle Klašterec nad Ohří (Eng. Klösterle)
- Kadaň Castle
- Loket Castle (Elbogen)
Waters
On the ridge to the north there are two large dams:
- Přísečnice dam
- Fláje dam
Striking mountains
- Klinovec (German Wedge Mountain) 1244 m: highest mountain in the Ore Mountains near Boží Dar (German Gottesgab)
- Komáří hůrka (German: Mückenberg) 808 m: striking mountain with restaurant Mückentürmchen in the Eastern Ore Mountains above Krupka (German: Graupen) with a view of the spa town of Teplice (German: Teplitz-Schönau).
- Strobník (Eng. Strobnitz) 856 m: mountain protrudes north of Osek (Eng. Ossegg) far into the country. This gives you a wonderful view from the Giant Mountains / Jizera Mountains over the Bohemian Central Mountains with its volcanic cones to the Kaiserwald.
- Loučná (German Wieselstein) 956 m: highest mountain in the Eastern Ore Mountains
- Jelení hora (Eng. Hassberg) 994 m: above the Preßnitz dam near the German border
- Velký Špičák (German Great Spitzberg) 965 m: striking mountain between the Preßnitztalsperre and Kovářská (German Schmiedeberg)
- Meluzína (German eddy stone) 1097 m: east of Klinovec, prominent rock
- Plešivec (Eng. Plassberg) 1028 m: southernmost over 1000 m high mountain in the Ore Mountains with gastronomy. Located north of Abertamy (Eng. Abertham).
- Božídarský Špičák (German: Gottesgaber Spitzberg) 1115 m: striking mountain on the edge of the high moor
- Blatenský vrch (German Plattenberg) 1043 m: Mountain in the Western Ore Mountains with an observation tower, near the former mountain town of Horni Blatna (German mountain town of Platten). The footpath up the mountain leads past the Wolfspinge, which is worth seeing.
activities
Cross-country skiing
The flat ridge of the Bohemian Ore Mountains is ideal for cross-country skiing. The Bohemian ski route Krušnohorská lyžařská magistrála (short: KLM) runs in two sections on the Ore Mountains ridge.
The western section of the ski corridor between Bublava and Boží Dar is about 45 km long, is very snow reliable due to its altitude (800-1050 m above sea level) and has hardly any steep slopes. In particular, the area around Boží Dar, with its 70 km network of cross-country trails and various connecting trails to Saxony, is very popular with winter sports enthusiasts. For a number of years, the trail east of the Klinovec has also been good.
Another well-developed network of trails is in the Eastern Ore Mountains. Here the ski artery between Lesná and Tisa / Sneznik is groomed by machine. Various sports clubs have taken the initiative Krušnohorská bílá stopa united. A total of 250 km of connected cross-country trails in the Bohemian part of the Eastern Ore Mountains are regularly groomed if the snow conditions allow.
Alpine skiing
The center of alpine skiing in the Bohemian Ore Mountains is the Klinovec with four chair lifts and several tow lifts. The longest downhill slope in the region leads from 1244 m down to around 800 m on the southern slope. The slopes on the northern slope are very snow-sure and can often be used until mid-April.
Larger ski areas in the Bohemian Ore Mountains:
- Telnice
- Bournák (Mikulov)
- Český Jiřetín
- Klíny
- Neklid (Boží Dar)
- Klinovec
- Plesivec
- Nové Hamry
- Bublava
The Telnice, Klíny, Neklid and Bublava ski areas have a chair lift. The Plesivec ski area offers just as many downhill options with 3 chairlifts and over 10 kilometers of ski slopes.
cycle
There are several signposted cycle paths. The Krušnohorská magistrála runs over forest paths and smaller roads continuously over the entire mountain ridge.
kitchen
See Wikipedia article> Erzgebirge cuisine.
nightlife
The Czech Republic is a country of early risers. That is why there is nothing going on in smaller towns during the week.
security
climate
The climate of the Ore Mountains is hard and strong.
