Vodní brána (Water Gate) This is one of the very first protected routes in the country. This very popular training ferrata looms over the Jizera River canyon and it combines climbing with amazing views of the valley of the nature preserve. Access The Water Gate is best accessible by car via Liberec – Turnov – Železný Brod to Semily (Road E442, E65, 292). Continue on the main road along Brodská Street, Chuchelská and Jana Žižky, where you turn left to Bavlnářská. The street will take you across a bridge and past a housing estate and along an industrial area on the right to Jizera. From there, continue on the unpaved road down the river to the garages where you can park. Then, take the footpath along the river to the starting point of the more difficult part of the ferrata. Or, you can turn left at the information board and start at the easier part of the ferrata, which you can also use to climb down from the more difficult part. Protected route Via ferrata starts right on the bank of the Jizera River, from where it goes to the right on the rock. From the peak, there are two ways to climb down: take the road or use the easier part of the ferrata which allows two-way traffic. Beginners can also use it to climb up. www.hudy.cz/via-ferrata-cr-a-okoli.html