[3] The range is located entirely in Czech territory and create a slight highland within the Eastern Sudetes mountains.

[4] To the southeast, the Oderské vrchy borders the Moravian Gate that separates it from the Western Carpathians.

Though recently reduced in size, this area, except for the trails to the source of the Oder river, is not open to tourists or visitors.

The closest cities and towns are Olomouc in the west, and Lipník nad Bečvou and Hranice in the south.

It comprises an area of 287 km2 (111 sq mi) with the towns of Odry, Fulnek and Bílovec.