Stará Červená Voda: Nature, Cycling Routes and Cultural Monuments

Stará Červená Voda offers several focal points for planning a trip: rocky landscapes and nature, cycling routes, and cultural and technical monuments. If you are looking for a hotel for your stay, you can consider which of these themes you would like to focus on during your trip. The local features below offer specific points of interest to help you decide.

Nature and distinctive landscapes

Sedm skal is considered the largest rock formation in Stará Červená Voda. The rock wall is about eight metres high and consists of granite boulders carried here by glaciers. The approximate height gives an idea of its scale, while the origin of the boulders illustrates the formation's geological character.

The Rychlebské hory-Sokolský hřbet European protected area extends into the territory of Stará Červená Voda. The Stará Červená Voda forest complex is also home to a regionally significant population of yellow-bellied toads (Bombina variegata). Another natural highlight is the protected large-leaved lime tree in Nová Červená Voda, considered the largest known tree of its kind in the region.

Cycling routes and navigation

Several singletrack trails of the Rychlebské Trails pass through the municipality's cadastral area, particularly through Nová Červená Voda. There are also mountain bike trails in the vicinity of Stará Červená Voda. These can be distinguished from cycle route 6046: it passes through Stará Červená Voda, is 28 kilometres long and is rated as moderate. The length and difficulty rating refer to this route, not to the individual singletracks.

From the upper edge of Nová Červená Voda, you can reach Sedm skal by following the connection to the cycle route towards Černá Voda. When choosing routes for your plans, check the singletrack routes before travelling and the current signage for cycle route 6046. This will help keep the different route details clear.

Church, tunnel and memorials

The Roman Catholic parish church of Božího těla is a cultural monument; its Gothic core dates from the 13th century. The church received its Baroque nave in 1753. Its furnishings include Baroque and Neoclassical elements, and fragments of original 13th-century frescoes have been preserved in the presbytery. Several historical layers thus coexist in a single building.

The Baroque Holy Trinity Column, dating from the first half of the 18th century, stands in front of the church. It is protected as a monument together with the church. Another testament to the area's history is the kaolin railway tunnel in the Old and New Kaolin Mines in the municipality. The tunnel is a technical monument and one of two such tunnels in the Jeseník District. Its very well-preserved portal features pilasters dating from 1921.

The memory of the victims of the First World War is also part of the local landscape: Josef Obeth's memorial was erected by the cemetery wall in 1929 and reconstructed in 2005. The church, technical monument and war memorial each represent a different form of cultural heritage.

Chapel and historic spring

On the edge of the municipality near Vidnava stands the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows, built in 1904. As a double chapel, it has two distinct functions: one side serves as a funeral chapel, while the other is the Latzel family crypt. This division helps explain the building's unusual layout without conflating its two sections.

Pramen Pokroku was built in 1848 under the name Vorwärts Quelle and lies within the cadastral area of Stará Červená Voda. Today, the historic spring retains its round shape and has a square marble plaque bearing its name; access has been partially restored. Its construction date, former name and described present-day appearance offer another distinct perspective on the area's history.

Discover more destinations: Žulová, Bělá Pod Pradědem, Vidnava, Jesenik, Kobylá Nad Vidnavkou, Písečná, Mikulovice U Jeseníku, Vápenná.

For the broader travel overview: Okres Jeseník.