Nová Louka

Nová Louka is a hunting lodge situated at 785 meters elevation in the Jizera Mountains surrounded by natural spruce forests. The area features waterlogged peat ecosystems with Blatný Brook running through the protected landscape.

The lodge was first mentioned in 1597 as Medvědí louka and went through several name changes over the centuries. Its development mirrors the evolution of hunting and forestry practices in the Bohemian mountains.

The lodge reflects traditional Czech hunting architecture and shows how people used this mountain location for hunting and forestry work. Its design reveals the historical connection between mountain communities and the forests that surrounded them.

The lodge is accessible via marked hiking paths from Bedřichov with the E3 European long-distance trail passing directly by. Visitors should prepare for mountainous terrain and changing weather conditions at this elevation.

The area surrounding the lodge is a protected nature reserve containing rare waterlogged spruce ecosystems found nowhere else in the Bohemian mountains. This wetland habitat supports specialized plant and animal species adapted to the wet conditions.