Virtual hike: Descent to Postawna Mountain through Smrk Mountain to Bielice, Poland
Route: Postawna Mountain (1117 m a.s.l.; 50.221937, 17.011852) – Bielskie Siodło Pass (1087 m a.s.l.; 50.225180, 17.020503) – Brusek Mountain (1115 m a.s.l.; 50.227205, 17.024435) – Smrk Mountain (1127 m a.s.l.; 50.229511, 17.033943) – Three Borders Pass (1101 m a.s.l.; 50.231533, 17.026187) – Smrek Trójkrajny Mountain (1110 m a.s.l.; 50.233333, 17.023055) – Klonowiec Mountain (962 m a.s.l.; 50.241333, 17.011494) – Karkulka Mountain (909 m a.s.l.; 50.249083, 17.010871) – Pasieczna Mountain (927 m a.s.l.; 50.255833, 17.000833) – Bielice, crossroads (745 m a.s.l.; 50.263897, 16.995075)
Trail designation: path marked on the map, red walking trail, yellow trail, green trail
Length: about 8.6 km
Walking time: about 2:50 h
Sum of approaches: 88 m
Sum down: 460 m
00:00:28 Postawna Mountain
00:13:47 Polish-Czech border
00:28:26 Bielskie Siodło Pass
00:37:02 Brusek Mountain
00:48:36 Crossing of trails, Smrk – hraničník
00:53:14 Natural monument of the Peat bog on Smrku
00:58:27 Smrk Mountain
01:10:43 Crossing of trails, Smrk – hraničník
01:13:45 Three Borders Pass
01:15:56 Crossing of trails
01:19:35 Smrek Trójkrajny Mountain
01:38:04 Klonowiec Mountain
01:50:24 Karkulka Mountain
02:09:34 Going off the trail
02:10:47 Pasieczna Mountain
02:13:04 Return to the yellow trail
02:23:12 Crossing of trails
02:39:52 Bielice, crossroads
02:40:05 Biała Lądecka River
Smrk Mountain – the highest peak in the Złote Mountains (Czech: Rychlebské hory), at 1127 meters above sea level, is located in the Czech Republic, a few hundred meters from the border with Poland. It borders Brusek Peak to the west and Kuník Peak to the south. To the north, a long ridge extends, culminating in Stříbrný Vrch, which descends into the Stříbrný Stream valley. To the east, Smrek’s slopes descend steeply into the Dlouhá Valley. To the northwest lies Przełęcz u Trzech Granic (Three Borders Pass), which owes its name to the historic intersection of the borders of Silesia, Moravia, and the Kłodzko Region.
The peak is flat and completely covered with an upper montane spruce forest. Within its territory lies the Malení Highlands, with typical peat bog vegetation, protected as a natural monument, Rašeliniště na Smrku. The 6.7-hectare area protects a unique mountain peat bog with spruce forests on the peat.
There are no hiking trails leading to the summit; a red-marked Czech hiking trail runs nearby.
Hike recorded on April 3, 2025.
