Velká Stolová, Mountain summit in Čeladná, Czech Republic

Velká Stolová is a mountain peak in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids region, rising above 1000 meters high. Its slopes are covered with thick forests of spruce and beech trees that shape the landscape.

This mountain area became a forestry center in the 19th century, providing key resources for the growing communities around it. The forests were actively managed for timber and other forest products.

The summit lies on the northern spur of Kněhyně, and no marked trail reaches it: walkers leave the red trail about 300 m above the junction below the Malá Stolová saddle and follow an unmarked forestry road, then a ridge path, for 1.5 km. Yellow markings traverse the northern and eastern slopes instead.

No marked trail reaches the summit. The easiest route starts at the signpost below the Malá Stolová saddle, reached by a red trail from Horní Čeladná (5 km) or Pustevny (5.5 km) and a yellow trail from Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem (4.5 km). From there an unmarked forest road and a ridge path cover the last 1.5 km.

Clearings made in the 1970s on these slopes later became launch sites for paragliding and hang gliding. These open spaces allow fliers to take off from this mountain.