The ridge of the Royal Forest starts at Jezerní mountain with the cirques of both lakes at its slopes and continues past Svaroh and Kokráháče to Velký Ostrý mountain. Both lakes are accessible from the Czech side of the border along so called Horizontal Path. From the Black Lake it is possible to go further to the White Gorge (Bílá strž) on the Bílý stream and continue to the crossroads Stateček pod Ostrým, the place where a glass-works used to be. The tourists may afterwards join the road from Hamry and mount to Velký Ostrý mountain, which is also well accessible from the German side. A frontier footpath also connects Ostrý and Svaroh (1330 m) mountains. Svaroh is nevertheless accessible only from the German side of the border, from the car park of Scheibensattel (in the distance of 10 km from Železná Ruda).
In 1922, the Ski Club of Pilsen built a small log cabin on the top of the border mountain Svaroh, named after the promoter of skiing Arne Juránek. The cabin later burned down, but a new luxury cottage with central heating was built in the place instead. The building was completely destroyed towards the end of the World War II, but the Ski Club members built an new one on the ruins in summer 1945 already. In 1948 the building became a seat of the border guard, which eventually brought it to the final destruction. The cottage was sought after by both cross-country skiers and hikers for its great hospitality and beautiful view of the surrounding landscape.
Between the ridge of the Royal Forest and Hojsova Stráž, there are villages of Brčálník and Hamry, and the Úhlava valley, which is the deepest and longest in the whole Šumava region. Nearby Hojsova Stráž, there is a romantic rocky lookout offering views of the Royal Forest named  Liebeshöhe.

White Gorge (Bílá strž) Waterfall

The National Nature Reserve of the same name (Bílá strž) was declared in 1972 and extends at the area of 79,2 hectares at the altitude 735-1086 m. The Bílý stream creates a romantic valley, where at the altitude of 940 m can be found an outlook of the highest Šumava waterfall, only a few dozens of steps from a forest road. The remains of the original mountainous forest of virgin character have been preserved in the surroundings of the waterfall. The forest is mainly formed of spruce trees with the trunks of up to 95 cm in diameter. The oldest trees are 220 to 240 years old. The waterfall itself is formed of several terraces and cascades and has a total height of 13 metres with the highest grade of 7 metres. In the carved bed of the Bílý stream there are also so-called "giant pots" - huge boulders carved by running and whirling water.
At the territory of the Nature Reserve live typical species of vertebrates for the Šumava, amongst whom we should name at least Common Raven, Three-toed Woodpecker or Eurasian Lynx, occasionally we can also meet here Cantabrian Capercaillie. Bílá strž is one of the documented habitats of Garden Dormouse and of Ural Owl.

Velký and Malý Ostrý

Velký Ostrý (1293 m) is one of the most beautiful mount-peaks of the whole Šumava - a frontier mountain with a cross placed on the top, a German mountainous cottage with a pub and a rock formation offering impressive view of the surrounding mountain ridges. It is very interesting that the state frontier passes right through a bench placed in front of the cottage. It is also the only place in the Šumava where a belay climbing rope has to be used while taking tour around the peak rock. On the Bavarian side, in the saddle between Malý and Velký Ostrý, there is a chapel with a belfry. Thanks to their inspiring shape, the mountains are called the Breasts of Our Lady. Ostrý mountain is accessible on foot from Hojsova Stráž as well as from the Bavarian side of the border.