Hiking from Zakopane to Giewont
Photo: Selso at Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
This itinerary is a summer day walk from Zakopane. The route starts and finishes on the streets of Zakopane, heading out through the forest and then walking up the exposed side of a high peak.
UnderstandThis is a day walk, with part of the route in sheltered forest and an elevated section on exposed mountains. The route is relatively straight forward in summer, but would be a more serious trek in winter.
PrepareA map and a compass should be used, not just this rough outline! You will have to pay a small entrance fee (August 2018: 5 zł).
Get inSee Zakopane for details of how to get to this major mountain resort, which is served by buses and trains from Krakow.
WalkA suggested route, straight from town, heads south along a road away from Zakopane, to the north end of the Strążyska Dolina valley (898m).
Stay safeWhichever route you plan to take, it is advised you dress warmly and bring spare waterproof clothes and water. Put the clothes in a plastic bag in your backpack to keep them dry in case of a rain.
SleepAlthough this is usually done as a day walk, there are a couple of places to sleep on the route.
Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Hiking from Zakopane to Giewont" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Selso at Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons