Top 20 Natural Monuments around okres Žďár nad Sázavou

Lisovská skála is an 802 meter high peak in the Žďárské vrchy mountain range. It is located three kilometers southwest of the settlement of Křižánky in the district of Žďár nad Sázavou and one kilometer southeast of Devíti skal. The peak is made of gneiss rock, which is a natural monument. The peak is wooded, without a view. Rather than a separate peak, it is the western sub-peak of Křovina (830 m above sea level), 1.2 km away.

Nine Rocks (836 m a.s.l.) is the highest point of the Žďárské vrchy, the second highest point in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. In 1976 it was declared a natural monument. The rock formation is located about 3.5 km southeast of the village of Herálec. The name Nine Rocks is derived from the nine rock formations scattered within a radius of 1 kilometer, which form a rock city-type grouping. The entire formation was formed by processes of frost weathering in the older Quaternary. At that time, a group of three separate rock ridges was dissected, along fissures divided into a series of blocks with nine larger and three smaller peaks. The rock walls reach a height of up to 15 m.

Beautiful views, peace and admirable natural formations. All this is hidden in the Malinská skála, which starts in the Nine Rocks and stretches further east. From the top you can see Blatiny, Křižánky, Samotín, Buchtův kopec, Drátőkny or Čtyři palice. It is a group of gneiss rocks in the Žďárské vrchy, which reach a height of up to 20 m, arranged in a circle around the top, in which interesting niches and fissure caves have been formed by weathering. Among the most important rock formations are Výspa, Srnčí věž, Škuner and Buldok. If you follow the red hiking trail, you will be greeted by beautiful nature that is characterized by a number of protected animals (common buzzard, great raven, great horned owl, speckled nuthatch) and plants (curvy broom, sour sorrel, spiny fern) including a distinctive group of boulders . And when you reach your destination, you can enjoy the view of the highest peak of the Žďárské vrchy – Nine Rocks. This natural monument is a frequent destination for tourists, cyclists and climbers (for this sport only from July to December). In winter, you can meet enthusiastic cross-country skiers here.

We will come across Maryáška if we follow the red sign from Štěpánov nad Svratkou in the direction of Pivonice, near Jahodná hill. The place for the well was probably not chosen ideally. It is mostly water-free and, even by local standards, has a very low bicarbonate content of 6 - 25 mg/l and a low pH value. If it has water, the conductivity is 240 - 270 uS/cm and the calcium and magnesium content is only up to 35 mg/l. On the other hand, it contains 20 - 30 mg/l of nitrates and chlorides and twice as much of sulfates. A low pH value will also affect the dissolution of silicon oxide, which is why its content in water is even 30 mg/l. The well has recently been repaired and therefore also fulfills an aesthetic function. In the vicinity are the romantic ruins of Zubštejn, Aueršperk and Pyšolec. At the beginning of the 70s of the last century, when we built the well, there was always water there. That is, if it is in its original place today. There used to be an inscription on the well: "Drink - sit - do not harm". Pavel Zeman May 2022 - the well has a little water, it would need to clean and deepen the place to collect the water. In an emergency, water could be collected

The valleys of Loučky and Bobrůvka stretch between the villages of Strážek, Střížeš and Skryje (approx. 10 km northwest of Tišnov). Approximately in the middle of this valley is Trenckova Rokle. The beginning of the journey would logically be offered in the village of Skryje. On the one hand, the red sign leads from there. The transport from Tišnov here is not bad either. Well, I don't think the journey itself is that interesting, personally I'm in favor of the route from Drahonín. You can reach the red sign from Drahonín by following a dirt road, basically after getting off the bus it is enough to continue along the road, after a few meters it becomes a dirt road and after about two and a half kilometers you will be at the red sign near Šafránkova mlýn. There is also a nice view of the surroundings from this path, which we won't be able to enjoy in the valley. I personally rank the road from here to the Trenck Gorge as one of the most beautiful tourist roads around Brno. For a while by the Loučka river, for a while on the slope above the river. Various obstacles await us on the slope in the form of fallen trees, sloping rocks and various elevations. However, be careful - in winter, under snow cover, I would not recommend going this part of the road in any case. The road is really on a slope, in addition on smooth rock in places, in combination with snow it is quite dangerous.

Studánka Slovanka is located on the banks of the Svratka and we can reach it from Nedvědice following the red sign past the church and the cemetery for approximately 1 km. The date 5/16/1835 is associated with the modification of this source. The name is the opposite of the Císařská well, located nearby (by the railway station in Nedvědice, under the railway crossing), which was modified in honor of the Habsburg monarch. In terms of the composition of dissolved substances, the springs are very similar, but due to the location, Slovanka contains less chlorides and nitrates. Conductivity 380 - 430 uS/cm, calcium and magnesium content around 80 mg/l and bicarbonates 180 - 220 mg/l, nitrates around 3 mg/l, but phophorates are also present in the water, most often 0.2 mg/l. These are the nutrients for the rich recovery in the area around the spring. The yield fluctuates between 3.5 and 6 l/min all year round. and a temperature between 7 and 10 degrees Celsius. Since 1993, the ratio of bicarbonates to total water hardness has decreased by 0.7 mmol. A seemingly small number, but in relation to the total amount of bicarbonates, it shows an undesirable trend even in some of these slightly mineralized waters. Current photo October 2014. eStudanky.eu

Around the top itself there are very valuable gneiss rock blocks on which rare flowers grow.

Malinská skála is located in Žďárské vrchy. Here you will find a rock peak that is protected as a natural monument. The rocks are up to 20 meters high. A red tourist sign leads here.