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Smědava is the name of the area around the mountain lodge of the same name in the Jizera Mountains at an altitude of 847 m above sea level. This mountain pass beneath Smědavská hora is the highest point of the only road crossing the Jizera Mountains and connecting Bílý Potok and Desná. The area was probably settled from 1814, when loggers, charcoal burners, and cattle herders lived here. It became a tourist area only in the mid-19th century; in 1841, the first tourist lodge was built at the confluence of the Smědá streams. A bus from Frýdlant stops at the lodge, and there is a parking lot right next to it. It is a popular restaurant for cycle tourists, cross-country skiers, and hikers. From Smědava you can set out to practically any place in the Jizera Mountains, for example to: Smrk, Jizera, or Jizerka.