Koruna (769 m a.s.l.) is one of the most striking summits in the Czech part of the Table Mountains — a bold sandstone massif with near-vertical walls that can be spotted from miles away near Broumov. Despite its modest elevation, it delivers a powerful visual punch and rewards visitors with a surprisingly sweeping summit view.
The flat-topped plateau stretches horizontally to the northwest towards the neighbouring rise of Velká kupa, a classic table-mountain form built from Upper Cretaceous block sandstone. The weathered, fractured rock surface, criss-crossed with small fissures, is especially atmospheric in autumn when the lower forests blaze with colour. From the summit viewpoint you can take in the Broumov countryside, the Suche Mountains, the Ścinawka Depression, and the Table Mountains landmarks of Szczeliniec and the Błędne Skały rock labyrinth. Koruna is the second-highest peak of the Broumovské stěny ridge and sits within a protected Czech nature reserve.
How to reach the summitThe old German name for the peak — Ringelkoppe — means 'ring-crowned peak', a nod to the same crown-like silhouette that gave the mountain its Czech and Polish name 'Koruna' ('Crown'). It is a place that looks photogenic from every angle.