Rozhledna Velká Deštná – Orlické hory

Location: 517 91 Deštné v Orlických horách · Hradec Králové Region

Category: steel lookout tower

A modern 19 m tall lookout tower from 2019 (steel structure with larch cladding) on the summit of Velká Deštná (1115 m above sea level), the highest mountain of the Orlické Mountains. It opens up a panoramic view of the Orlické Mountains, the Polish Stołowe (Table) Mountains and Králický Sněžník. Access on foot via the ridge trail from Šerlich.

Why visit this place?

• The summit is 1116 m above sea level; the older figure of 1115 m is the height of the survey marker, not of the highest point.
• In 1992 scouts built an eight-metre wooden lookout here called Štefanova vyhlídka as a present for forester Štefan Matějka's 60th birthday.
• Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 1,380 visitors on Google Maps.
• Admission is free, which helps when the class budget is tight.
• Allow roughly an hour; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 39 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: freely accessible year-round
• Typical visit: 60 min
• Admission: free
• Visitor rating: 4.8 ★ from 1380 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

Official website: https://www.regiontourist.cz/co-podniknout/hora-a-rozhledna-velka-destna/

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