Zlatorudné mlýny gold mills and the Poštovní štola adit

From the Údolí ztracených štol car park on the Zlaté Hory – Ondřejovice road 600 m along the Olešnice stream to the open-air museum: a guided tour of the mining settlement and the water-powered gold-ore mills (400 m apart), gold panning with a borrowed pan. Then along the Údolí ztracených štol (Valley of the Lost Adits) nature trail (2 km, panels on mining, a millrace with the “optical illusion” of water flowing uphill) and back the same way. A wide road through the valley, pushchair OK.

Destination

Gold-mining open-air museum near Zlaté Hory, mining settlement, the Poštovní štola mine gallery (rainy day)

1. By car from CHA-LU-PA – Údolí ztracených štol car park (Valley of Lost Adits; Zlaté Hory – Ondřejovice road) 49,8 km · 66 min
2. Through the Údolí ztracených štol (Valley of Lost Adits) 4 km · 1,5 h · 60 m ↗
3. Zlatorudné mlýny gold mills and the Poštovní štola adit

   

   websiteopening hours
4. Back to CHA-LU-PA the same way

Tips

• Gold panning – At the open-air museum you borrow a pan and try gold panning right in the Olešnice stream; admission includes two guided tours (the mining settlement and the mills, each approx. 30 minutes) – come at least 2 hours before closing time. The site was damaged by the 2024 flood – check before you go what has already been repaired.
• Poštovní štola mine – The Zlatá Poštovní štola mine adit 6 km south of the town (road to Heřmanovice): guided tours take 1.5 h, by reservation only (min. 5 people), in the May–October season at 9:00, 11:30 and 14:00, children from 7 years only; it is 7–8 °C underground – bring warm clothing. Admission 200 Kč adults, 160 seniors, 100 children/students, family 500 Kč. As of October 2026 the website says 'Closed – reservations only for walking groups of 5 or more', so call 721 930 684 before setting out.
• Opening hours – May–June daily 10–17, July–August daily 10–18, September Tue–Sun 10–17, October Tue–Sun 10–16; closed in the other months; for both tours arrive at least 2 h before closing time (krajpokladu.cz, 2026 visitor regulations)
• Admission – adults 120 Kč, seniors 100 Kč, children 6–15 and disabled 70 Kč, under 6 free – the price includes two guided tours (mining settlement + gold-ore mills, each approx. 30 min, cannot be separated), gold panning is part of the mill tour (2026 price list)
• Parking – free at the open-air museum / Údolí ztracených štol car park by road 457 (Zlaté Hory – Ondřejovice)