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Jánské Kameny (Johannisstein) Rock Formation

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Jánské Kameny (Johannisstein) Rock Formation

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Jánské Kameny (Johannisstein) Rock Formation

Name: Jánské Kameny (Johannisstein) Rock Formation
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Location: Liberecký kraj, Northeast, Czech Republic

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1. Basalt Passage at Nonnenfelsen – Little Rock Alley loop from Hain

14.7km

04:19

350m

360m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Oybin Rock and Castle Ruins – Brooding Hen loop from Olbersdorf Oberdorf

25.7km

08:20

930m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. View of Hochwald – Gratzer Rocks loop from Hain

14.5km

04:52

530m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Uwe Drescher

November 4, 2023

The rocks are part of a basalt dike that filled a crack in the softer Cretaceous deposits during the volcanic activity of the Tertiary Age. In later times, due to the gradual action of the weather, the surrounding sandstone was removed and the basalt dike was carved out as a few rock walls that protruded above the surrounding terrain. With their horizontal four- to six-sided columns, the Jánské kamy represent a less perfect analogy to the well-known Čertova zeď (Devil's Wall) near Český Dub (Bohemian Aicha).
The basalt dike stretches from the summit of Jánské Kameny in a roughly westerly direction to the village of Valy (Schanzendorf). On the surface it consists of a series of isolated rocks of different sizes, only three of which are larger in size. The most striking feature is a 23 m long rock wall on the summit, to which a restaurant was built in the 19th century. The rock is 2-4 m thick and its ridge gradually rises from the earth's surface to its summit with a viewing platform built at a height of about 10 m. A second rock wall of approximately the same size stands on the adjacent slope and a third rock is also located on a wooded hill (589 m) about 150 m further to the west. A nature trail, less than 1 km long, runs along the rocks and was opened on November 25, 2006. It begins on the road from Krompach to Hain and has four display boards dedicated to history, geological structure, local flora and reptiles.

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Sandra

October 22, 2024

When the weather is nice you have a good view of the Lausche and also of the Oybin.

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Jánské Kameny (Johannisstein) Rock Formation

1. Basalt Passage at Nonnenfelsen – Little Rock Alley loop from Hain

2. Oybin Rock and Castle Ruins – Brooding Hen loop from Olbersdorf Oberdorf

3. View of Hochwald – Gratzer Rocks loop from Hain

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