Malínská skála Sněžné, Natural monument in Blatiny, Czech Republic
Malínská skála Sněžné is a protected natural monument featuring distinctive rock formations in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. The jagged stones and rocky terrain create a rugged landscape that dominates the surroundings and draws hikers to the area.
Malinská skála is a natural monument protecting a rock group up to 20 m high with an adjoining boulder stream, evidence of cryogenic modelling of the highest gneiss ridges of the Žďárské vrchy. The main formations are Výspa, Srnčí věž, Škuner and Buldok. The area is managed by the AOPK ČR through the Žďárské vrchy protected landscape administration.
A red-marked hiking trail links Malinská skála with the nearby Drátenická skála and the more distant Lisovská skála. The summit is a regular destination for tourists, cyclists and climbers, and in winter for cross-country skiers, thanks to its easy access.
A red hiking trail links the summit with the nearby Drátenická skála and the more distant Lisovská skála. The rocks are a destination for tourists, cyclists, climbers and cross-country skiers in winter. Climbing and maintenance of existing routes are permitted only from 1 July to 31 December.
Climbing and maintenance of existing climbing routes are permitted only from 1 July to 31 December each year, a seasonal restriction protecting nesting birds such as the Eurasian eagle-owl and the raven. The summit also offers views reaching the Orlické hory, Králický Sněžník and Hrubý Jeseník, and rarely the Krkonoše with Sněžka.
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