Watermanship
The region offers water sport enthusiasts numerous undiscovered rivers and streams, many of which are navigable year-round. The most popular of these include the Orlice (and its tributaries Tichá and Divoká Orlice), Úpa, Metuje, Elbe, and unusual conditions are available on the manmade Opatovice Canal from the turn of the 16th century.
Information on river navigability
| River | Section | Level of difficulty | Date of measuring | Navigability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrudimka (river, 93 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Trhová Kamenice) | ZW, WW I | 3.2. | 3 cm above limit |
| mid (from Křižanovice) | ZW, WW I, WW II, WW III | 3.2. | 57 cm below limit |
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| lower (from Svídnice) | WW I, WW II | 3.2. | 27 cm below limit |
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| the most lower (from Chrudim) | ZW | 3.2. | 8 cm above limit |
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Cidlina (river, 76 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Jičín) | ZW | 3.2. | 3 cm below limit |
| mid (from Bydžov) | ZW | 3.2. | 17 cm above limit |
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| lower (from Chlumec nad Cidlinou) | WW I | |||
Divoká Orlice (river, 130 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Orlické Záhoří) | WW I, WW II | 3.2. | 0 cm above limit |
| mid (from Pastvin) | ZW, WW I, WW II | 3.2. | 12 cm below limit |
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| lower (from Kostelec) | ZW | 3.2. | 21 cm above limit |
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Doubrava (river, 75 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Bílek) | ZW, WW II | 3.2. | 3,31 m3/s below limit |
| mid (from Pařížov) | WW I, WW II | 3.2. | 7 cm above limit |
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| lower (from Ronov) | ZW | 3.2. | 17 cm above limit |
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Elbe (river, 249 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Špindlerův Mlýn) | WW II, WW III, WW IV | 3.2. | 28 cm below limit |
| mid (from Hostinné) | ZW | 3.2. | 13 cm below limit |
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| lower (from Dvůr Králové) | ZW | 3.2. | 2,191 m3/s above limit |
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Loučná (river, 60 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Litomyšl) | ZW | 3.2. | 31 cm above limit |
| lower (from Zámrsk) | ZW | 3.2. | 51 cm above limit |
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Metuje (river, 69 km) Raft.cz |
the most upper (from České Metuje) | 3.2. | 6 cm below limit |
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| upper (Peklo) | ZW, WW II | 3.2. | 18 cm above limit |
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| mid (from Nové město new river) | ZW | 3.2. | 38 cm above limit |
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| lower (from Nové město old river) | ZW | 3.2. | 62 cm above limit |
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Orlice (river, 33 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Týniště nad Orlicí) | ZW | 3.2. | 52 cm above limit |
Svitava (river, 73 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Letovice) | ZW | 3.2. | 6 cm below limit |
| lower (from Bílovice) | ZW | 3.2. | 10 cm above limit |
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Tichá Orlice (river, 91 km) Raft.cz |
the most upper (from Lichkov) | WW II | 3.2. | 43 cm below limit |
| upper (from Mladkov) | WW I, WW II | 3.2. | 58 cm above limit |
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| mid (from Letohrad) | WW I | 3.2. | 3 cm above limit |
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| lower (from Choceň) | ZW | 3.2. | 26 cm above limit |
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Úpa (river, 73 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Pec pod Sněžkou) | WW II, WW III | 3.2. | 26 cm above limit |
| mid (from Havlovice) | ZW, WW I | 3.2. | 22 cm above limit |
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| lower (from Česká Skalice) | ZW | 3.2. | 127 cm above limit alertness (1st SPA) |
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Bělá (Orlická) (stream, 31 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Jedlová) | WW II, WW III | 3.2. | 11 cm above limit |
| mid (from Solnice) | WW I | |||
Bystřice (Hořická) (stream) Raft.cz |
upper (from Miletín) | 3.2. | 9 cm below limit |
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Dřevíč (stream, 8 km) Raft.cz |
mid (from Stárkov) | ZW, WW I | 3.2. | 12 cm below limit |
Javorka (stream, 30.7 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Horní Ves) | WW I | 3.2. | 4 cm below limit |
| mid (from Šárcova Lhota) | ZW | 3.2. | 6 cm above limit |
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Kněžná (stream, 9 km) Raft.cz |
lower (from Rychnov nad Kněžnou) | ZW, WW I | 3.2. | 0 cm above limit |
Krounka (stream, 10 km) Raft.cz |
mid (from Kutřín) | WW II, WW III | 3.2. | 1 cm above limit |
Ležák (stream, 23 km) Raft.cz |
mid (from Miřetice) | ZW, WW I, WW II, WW III | ||
| mid (from Miřetice) | 3.2. | 3,893 m3/s below limit |
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Moravská Sázava (stream, 30 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Žichlínek) | ZW, WW I | 3.2. | 71 cm above limit |
| lower (from Lupěné) | ZW | 3.2. | 76 cm above limit |
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Olešenka (stream, 13.5 km) Raft.cz |
lower (complete) | WW I, WW II | 3.2. | 24 cm above limit |
Oleška (stream, 23 km) Raft.cz |
mid (from Stará Paka) | ZW, WW I | 3.2. | 22 cm below limit |
Opatovice canal (stream, 32 km) Raft.cz |
mid () | ZW | ||
Třebovka (stream, 13 km) Raft.cz |
mid (from Česká Třebová) | ZW | 3.2. | 11 cm below limit |
Zdobnice (stream, 26 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Zdobnice) | WW I, WW II, WW III | 3.2. | 38 cm below limit |
| mid (from Pěčín) | WW I | 3.2. | 23 cm below limit |
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Žejbro (stream, 21 km) Raft.cz |
upper (from Žďárec u Skutče) | WW I, WW II | ||
| mid (from Vrbatův Kostelec) | WW II, WW III | 3.2. | 34 cm below limit |
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| lower (from Chacholice) | 3.2. | 9 cm below limit |
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Zlatý potok (stream, 16 km) Raft.cz |
mid (from Kounov) | WW II | 3.2. | 52 cm above limit |
Downhill skiing
Hiking
Bohemia-Moravia borderlands
Chrudim-Hlinsko Region
Hradec Králové region
Kladské border region
Králický Sněžník
Orlické mountains and foothills
Pardubice region
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