Nature
Today the flooded workings and their surroundings are used for walking and cycling, subject to nature-protection rules.
In the interwar period almost 200 tonnes of aggregate were produced here, transported to the railway station in a surprising way — by a ropeway over 2 kilometres long. When the deposit was exhausted, extraction ended and water filled the pit. Today the area is protected as a Natura 2000 site.
A meadow with a panorama of the surroundings stretches above the lake, and the approach is short and easy. It is worth walking up to the very rock face from which the material was won — its layered structure is impressive, and beneath it you can hear small pebbles trickling down.
From the quarry the Papal Trail leads to Chrobacza Łąka (828 m) — the ascent is steep but short, and the meadow on the summit offers a broad view of the Beskid Mały range. A natural continuation of a family outing with a picnic by the lake.
Swimming in the reservoir is prohibited without permission from the Kozy municipality. Keep to designated paths, do not walk on the quarry slopes and stay away from cliff edges.
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