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Mountains & peaks
Brzegi
Rysy (pronounced RIH-sih) is the highest mountain in Poland: its northwest summit, on the Polish–Slovak border in the High Tatras, rises to about 2,499 meters (8,199 ft). The classic hike from Palenica Białczańska past the famous Morskie O…
Waterfalls
Brzegi
Adam Mickiewicz never set foot in the Tatras, yet the best-known group of waterfalls on the road to Morskie Oko bears his name. Mickiewicz Falls are three larger and several smaller cascades on the Roztoka stream, 3 to 10 m high, whose roa…
Nature
Brzegi
The Valley of the Five Polish Ponds is a high mountain basin in the High Tatras, home to the largest and deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains. Despite the name there are actually six lakes, and above the Front Pond stands Poland's highest m…
Hidden gemNature
Brzegi
Some of the spruces in this valley have been growing for more than 300 years, and a few for as long as 400 – it is one of the best-preserved natural forests in the Tatra Mountains. Roztoka Valley (Dolina Roztoki) leads from the Białka vall…
Mountains & peaks
Brzegi
Twenty-eight summits, from Łysica in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (614 m) to Rysy in the Tatras (2,499 m), adding up to more than 30,000 metres of ascent on your own legs. The Crown of Polish Mountains (Korona Gór Polski) is not a single t…
Nature
Brzegi
Włosienica is a small clearing on the floor of the Rybi Potok Valley at around 1,315 m above sea level, right beside the Oswald Balzer Road. For hikers heading to Morskie Oko it is the last stop before the lake: only about 1.5 km of walkin…