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title: "Pod Kotlovou–Karlovské jezero: a walking route"
description: "A descent (1.5 km) on the yellow waymarks from the Pod Kotlovou saddle down the Jezerné valley to Karlovské jezero. Map and onward paths."
url: "https://zpusteven.cz/hiking/kotlova-karlovske-jezero"
lang: "en"
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# From the Pod Kotlovou saddle to Karlovské jezero

Walking route • yellow • easy (mostly downhill) 

On foot

A short descent from the ridge to the Karlovice side. From the Pod Kotlovou saddle the yellow waymarks drop through the head of the Jezerné valley to a lake wrapped in legend - it gave its name to the javořina, a high enclosed pasture, on which the lost settlement of Jezerné stood. From here the way carries on to Velké Karlovice.

- **Length:** 1,5 km
- **Time:** 30 min

Route along the waymarks

**The line follows the waymarked paths from OpenStreetMap.** In the field, still follow the waymarks, which can change.

### Take the route with you on your phone

Mapy.com shows the way between the points along waymarked paths. It also offers navigation and an offline map.

[Open in Mapy.com](https://mapy.com/fnc/v1/route?mapset=outdoor&routeType=foot%5Fhiking&start=18.2779627%2C49.4039065&end=18.27504%2C49.39089)

1. Pod Kotlovou start • 820 m a.s.l.  
yellow waymarks • descent  
From the signpost follow the yellow waymarks downhill into the head of the Jezerné valley and on to the lake. From there the yellow waymarks carry on down the valley to Velké Karlovice.  
detour • red waymarks • +0,6 km one way • 870 m a.s.l.  
[Kotlová (a short detour)](https://zpusteven.cz/en/kotlova) - The last two cottages of the lost mountain settlement of Jezerné stand in the saddle - in season refreshments are served from a serving hatch in one of them. From there the red waymarks climb through the wood to the wooded summit of Kotlová (870 m), which has no view; you return the same way.
2. Karlovské jezero 1,5 km from the start

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