Waterfalls
The Wild Waterfall near the lower station of the cable car to Kopa is one of Karpacz’s best-known sights. Despite its name, it is not a natural waterfall but a cascade formed on a stone debris-retention dam on the Łomnica River. The dam was built between 1910 and 1915 after a series of severe floods, especially the destructive flood of 1897. It was designed to hold back boulders, trees and debris carried by the mountain river; today the same structure creates the scenic drop.
The Łomnica rises in the Równia pod Śnieżką area at about 1,407 metres above sea level, so its current is fast and changeable. See both the cascade and the stone engineering structure. The dam’s crest is about 105 metres long, and the small reservoir above it reinforces the technical character of the site. The Wild Waterfall fits naturally into a walk towards Kopa, but the viewpoint itself also works as a short stop before continuing.
This is an outdoor sight with no confirmed fixed opening hours and no separate ticket for viewing it from outside. The cascade is usually most impressive after rain and during snowmelt, when the rocks and paths are also slippery and the Łomnica particularly hazardous. View it from a safe place, stay out of the current and do not climb onto wet parts of the dam. Before a longer hike, check current notices from Karpacz and Karkonosze National Park.
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