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Smrad'och Nature Reserve

Natural Monuments

Smrad'och Nature Reserve

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Smrad'och Nature Reserve

Recommended by 128 hikers out of 132

This Highlight is in a protected area

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CHKO Slavkovský les

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Location: Karlovarský kraj, Severozápad, Czech Republic

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1. Smrad'och Nature Reserve – Colonnade of Mariánské Lázně loop from Mariánské Lázně

11.7km

03:15

220m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Path Along Pramenský Potok – Smrad'och Nature Reserve loop from Sítiny

14.7km

03:56

170m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Musical Fountain – Smrad'och Nature Reserve loop from Mariánské Lázně

12.7km

03:29

200m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

June 11, 2023

A highlight for the senses is the so-called Stinkerquelle (Smrad'och). In the high moor, which is a nature reserve, volcanic gases flow from the subsoil. This includes hydrogen sulfide. The gas that smelled like rotten eggs gave the Stinkerquelle its current name.

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Holger

June 14, 2021

Miniature bog with lots of bubbling and stench in the air. Wooden plank paths lead there. Very interesting.

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eidi50001

September 18, 2023

In this area there are not only springs with water but also so-called mofettes, where only gas comes out of the earth: sometimes carbon dioxide, sometimes also hydrogen sulfide, sometimes in combination. In some places there are whitish-yellowish deposits in the middle of the forest, in the middle there are small holes from which you can sometimes hear the air hissing out. These deposits smell of sulfur, even if it is not elementary sublimated sulfur. The gas sources become visible when they pass through small water sources like here at the stinker and thereby form gas bubbles in the water.

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Elevation 840 m

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Tuesday 23 December

-2°C

-7°C

32 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Location: Karlovarský kraj, Severozápad, Czech Republic

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Smrad'och Nature Reserve

1. Smrad'och Nature Reserve – Colonnade of Mariánské Lázně loop from Mariánské Lázně

2. Path Along Pramenský Potok – Smrad'och Nature Reserve loop from Sítiny

3. Musical Fountain – Smrad'och Nature Reserve loop from Mariánské Lázně

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