Both gorges are accessible and can be explored by boat. The trip can only be taken from the respective lower landing stage, and the boat returns there as well.
Due to the forest fires in July 2022, the Edmund Gorge is generally accessible only to guided groups. The following restrictions apply:
- Only 200 people per day (20–25 per hour) are allowed to enter the gorge, exclusively as part of a guided tour.
- The boats turn back at the end, so it is not possible to continue on foot to the Wilde Klamm.
- Tickets can be purchased at the entrance to the gorge, but only for the current day. Reservations and online purchases are not yet available; you must purchase them on-site.
- Visitors with strollers, dogs, small children, or people with limited mobility are currently not permitted to visit.
- Boat tours are suspended in case of bad weather; this decision is made on a day-to-day basis.
The Kamenice River forms two deep gorges between Vysoká Lípa and Hřensko: the Wild Gorge and the Edmund Gorge. Both can be navigated by boat, although Edmund's Gorge is considered more impressive. During the trip, the boatmen tell amusing stories and interpret the rock formations.
The trip through the approx. 450 m long Wilde Klamm gorge takes around 25 minutes, while the trip through the Edmundsklamm gorge, which is twice as long, takes 40 minutes. In both gorges, the ride starts at the respective lower landing point and leads back there again.
An important feature of the gorges is the vegetation: as cold air collects in the deep gorges, vegetation that is otherwise found in the colder climate of mountain regions does not thrive here at 200 m above sea level.
The gorges were made accessible in the 19th century by Prince Edmund Clary-Aldringen, who did a great deal to develop the region for tourism.
Well-prepared information on paths, bus routes, boat trips and interesting places in the area can be found in the national park leaflet (unfortunately only in Czech).
If you would like to know why the Edmundsklamm Gorge was partially closed for several years, we recommend the adjacent video from the National Park Administration (with German subtitles) from March 2024. It deals with both the Gabrielensteig trail to Prebischtor and the Edmundsklamm Gorge.
