Radków Rocks

South of the town of Radków, right by the Szosa Stu Zakrętów road, one of the harshest corners of the Table Mountains begins. The Radków Rocks are a rock city built of Upper Cretaceous sandstone — bastions, pillars and a continuous rock wall rise almost vertically to a height of 100 m, and the whole site sits at about 600 m above sea level.

Labyrinths, bastions and pillars

The outcrops do not form a single wall but a cluster of rock formations separated by labyrinths, tunnels and deep crevices. This relief is the work of millions of years: the Table Mountains were uplifted around 30 million years ago and are among the few table mountains in Europe, where horizontally bedded sandstone slabs create plateaus flat as a table. Numerous climbing routes have been established on the Radków Rocks, and the massive formations impress also from the forest roads below.

Practical information

From the forest car park on the Szosa Stu Zakrętów road, which connects Radków with Karłów, the approach to the rocks takes about 5 minutes. The area is accessible around the clock. Nearby await further highlights of the range: Szczeliniec Wielki (919 m, the highest summit of the Table Mountains) lies 3.8 km away and the famous Błędne Skały rocks 7.6 km away. The rock city near Radków works well as a quieter first stop before visiting these two busiest sites.