Smědavská hora (1,084 m a.s.l.) is a rewarding forested summit tucked into a side ridge of the Jizera Mountains in northern Czechia. It offers a peaceful wilderness feel, a genuine summit register dating back to 1976, and a surprisingly moving piece of aviation history hidden along its trail.
The mountain rises from sprawling peat bogs and spruce forests typical of the Jizera Mountains plateau. Its southern slopes feed the headwaters of the Smědá river — the very source of the peak's name. The landscape is quiet and unspoiled in every season: blueberry-carpeted paths in summer, golden forests in autumn, and snow-dusted woodland tracks in winter. The nearby nature monument Vlčí louka, lying about 700 metres to the southeast, adds a lovely meadow detour to any visit.
How to reach the summitOn 23 April 1992, two French planes carrying humanitarian aid to Poland crashed into the mountain slope in deteriorating weather, killing all four crew members — a quiet but poignant reminder that even gentle hills carry deep stories.