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Beskyd
Lesser Poland
0.7 km
Beskid is a 2,012 m summit on the main ridge of the Tatra Mountains, between Sucha Przełęcz and Liliowe Pass. The Polish–Slovak border follows the ridge, while the Polish slopes descend towards the Gąsienicowa Valley. It is a scenic summit…
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Hala Gąsienicowa
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2.1 km
The broad flattening in the upper part of the Gąsienicowa Valley is one of the busiest trail junctions in the Polish Tatras. Two routes lead here from Kuźnice — the blue trail via Boczań and Skupniów Upłaz or the yellow one through the Jaw…
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Gąsienicowa Valley
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2.2 km
## Gąsienicowa Valley and Hala Gąsienicowa Gąsienicowa Valley is one of the most distinctive mountain areas in the Polish Tatras. Most visitors aim for Hala Gąsienicowa and the Murowaniec PTTK mountain shelter, with views towards Kościelec…
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Suche Czuby (the Dry Peaks of the Western Tatras)
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2.2 km
Three dark rock towers rise from the main ridge of the Western Tatras between Kasprowy Wierch and Kondracka Kopa — the Suche Czuby, properly called Suche Czuby Kondrackie. The Polish–Slovak border runs across them, and so does one of the m…
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Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy
Lesser Poland
2.5 km
## A glacial lake below Kościelec Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy lies at about 1,628 m in a rocky basin in the upper Gąsienicowa Valley. Its dark surface, granite boulders and the walls of Kościelec, Kozi Wierch and the Granaty create one of the…
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Orla Perć
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3.7 km
Orla Perć is the **hardest marked trail in the Polish Tatras** and the longest ridge route of the High Tatras — it runs from Zawrat to Krzyżne, mostly along Świnica's eastern ridge, crossing several summits above 2,000 m. Chains, clamps an…
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Giewont
Lesser Poland
4.0 km
Giewont is the distinctive mountain massif above Zakopane and one of the symbols of the Polish Tatras. The summit attracts visitors with its views and legends, but the ascent is not an ordinary walk: the final rocky section requires care,…
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Kasprowy Wierch Cableway
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4.1 km
**The Kasprowy Wierch Cableway** climbs from Kuźnice into the heart of the Tatra high mountains. The route passes Myślenickie Turnie before reaching the upper station at about 1,959 m above sea level. Along the way, the cabins reveal steep…
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Nosal
Lesser Poland
4.9 km
The 1,206-metre summit caps the north-eastern ridge of Kasprowy Wierch above Kuźnice, its limestone walls rising up to 50 metres. The name comes from rocks that from the north-west resemble a nose — and for Zakopane, Nosal is more than a p…