Solanská hora

summit · 638 m · České středohoří

A three-topped forest massif (Solanská hora 638 m, Dlouhý vrch 618 m, Třtín 601 m) with no marked trail — its open summit slope gives one of the finest views over the lower Ohře basin.

Solanská hora is the highest of three tops on one long wooded ridge — Dlouhý vrch (618 m) and Třtín (601 m) continue it eastward — a remnant of a volcanic sheet of nepheline and limburgite rising over the villages of the southern rim. The slopes carry spruce and oak with patches of rock and boulder scree; no marked trail reaches the summit, which keeps the massif quiet even on fine weekends.

The draw is the summit slope itself: a broad, open, tilted meadow just under the top of Solanská hora, giving one of the finest wide views over the lower Ohře basin — Hazmburk, Říp and on clear days the Krušné hory across the whole horizon.

Photos from my visits

Hikes passing here

  • New Year's Fire on Solanská

    A 17.2 km New Year's Eve round over Košťál castle rock and Solanská hora, from Třebenice to a pub finish in Třebívlice.

    17.2 km ↑ 671 m medium
  • Solanská hora in Autumn

    A 17.9 km autumn ridge walk in the quiet south-west of the České středohoří — Sukoslav castle, Kloč, Štěpánovská hora and the three-topped Solanská hora massif, ending in Dřemčice.

    17.9 km ↑ 659 m medium
  • Stone Suns and Orchids

    A 42 km May botany epic — the Třtěnské stráně steppe, the one-of-a-kind Kamenná slunce, orchid meadows under Solanská hora, and the Košťál panorama before Lovosice.

    42.0 km ↑ 654 m hard
  • Three Tops of Solanská

    A 29.2 km solo ridge walk for view collectors — the full Solanská hora massif from Bělušice, all three tops, down to Třebívlice.

    29.2 km ↑ 743 m medium