Naučná stezka Jáchymovské peklo, Educational trail system in Jachymov, Czech Republic

Naučná stezka Jáchymovské peklo is an educational trail through a former mining region featuring information panels about uranium extraction and the labor camps that operated there. The route connects significant historical sites across the landscape and helps visitors understand what happened in this area.

Prison camps were established in this region after World War II, where people were forced to extract uranium under harsh conditions for the Soviet Union. This period left deep marks on the landscape and the memories of those who lived through it.

The trail's first panel stands at the Křížová cesta ke svobodě memorial before the church of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne. The renewed route was opened on 27 June 2015, the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Communist Regime, with sponsors Hana Truncová, Zdeněk Mandrholec and František Wiendl unveiling the introductory board.

The loop starts at panel 1 by the Cross Path to Freedom memorial in front of the Church of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, then climbs past the mint and the Svornost mine. It follows the yellow KČT 6710 route for almost its whole length and the blue 1435 route at the end, 8.5 km in total. The mountain conditions make it unsuitable in winter.

Parts of the landscape still show scars and structures left from the mining era, shaping how the area looks today. Visitors can see these physical traces and grasp how heavily the land was exploited during that time.