In the Bialskie Mountains and the Złote Mountains (Czech Rychlebské mountains) There are about 200 km of cross-country ski trails groomed. On the Polish side, about 60 km of trails are maintained by the Stronie Śląskie Commune. The trails can be accessed at: Bielice, Nowa Morawa, Nowy Gierałtów and the Płoszczyna Pass. At the Płoszczyna Pass you can join the Czech trails maintained by Staré Město leading towards the Návrší Chalet (in the Śnieżnik Massif on the Czech side).
The trail is marked with wooden poles with yellow and black signposts. The starting points are located at: Bielice, Nowa Morawa and Nowy Gierałtów.
The list of all trails is available on the map below
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In Stronie Śląskie maps are available at the Centre for Education, Tourism and Culture, at the PTTK headquarters and at the Stronie Śląskie City Hall (room 11).
● a loop in the clearing just behind the winter rest areas in Bielice (approx. 800 m behind the last buildings of Bielice), at the beginning of the trail from Bielice towards the Paprsek shelter,
↑↓● Bielice – Biała Lądecka Valley
↑↓●● Bielice – Biała Lądecka Valley – Biały Spław – Bielice Loop,
↑↓●● Długi Spław - Dukt nad Spławymi - Przełęcz Sucha,
↑↓●● Sucha Pass - Wielkie Rozdroże - Dział Pass (part of the Bialska Loop and Pod Czernicą),
↑↓●● Nowy Gierałtów - Great Crossroads (part of the Czernica Loop).
↑●● ↓ ●●● Reserve Loop (Bielice-Reserve Road-Dukt nad Spławy-Czarny Dukt-Bielice),
↑●● ↓ ●●● Bialska Loop (Bielice-Bialski Dukt, i.e. Goat Road-Wielkie Rozdroże-Przełęcz Sucha-Dukt nad Spławy-Czarny Dukt-Bielice),
↑●●● ↓●●● Czernica Loop (Nowy Gierałtów-Przeł. Dział-Wielkie Rozdroże - Bialski Dukt-Nowy Gierałtów),
↑●● ↓ ●●● Nowa Morawa – Przełęcz Sucha (Marianna's Road),
↑●● ↓ ●●● Road under the Anvil (Nowy Gierałtów Forester's Lodge - Bielice Forester's Lodge)
↑●● ↓ ●●● Connecting route between Czarny Dukt, Przełęcz Sucha and Wielki Rozdroże.
Route No. 1 Biała Lądecka Valley-Biały Splaw-Długi Spław-Biała Lądecka Valley.
Length: 13.1 km Trail difficulty ↑↓●● Medium route, you should be careful on the descents on Biały Spław and in the Biała Lądecka Valley. In the middle part of the route, on Biały Spław, there are two technically more difficult sections. At the beginning of Biały Spław there is a steep ascent and then a steep descent.
- the loop starts at the car park in the upper Bielice and leads to the sources of the Biała Lądecka River, along the narrow, secluded valley of the Biały Spław stream. After walking about 4.5 km, at the crossroads, turn left towards Biały Spław. The beginning of Biały Spław is a steep climb, which flattens out after about 2 km, and from the crossroads, where we can join Czech cross-country trails (the Velky and Maly Schengen Loop leads uphill to the left), the descent towards Długi Spław begins. The descent is initially gentle, but after a few hundred meters it becomes steep. At the crossroads, on Długi Spław, turn right and go sharply down towards the Biała Lądecka Valley, which will lead us back to the car park in Bielice. Please be especially careful on the descents on Biały Spław and in the Biała Lądecka Valley.
- it is a very charming, quiet part of the Bialskie Mountains
- the ascent up the Biały Spław stream valley is quite steep, then the trail flattens out and after reaching the highest point, it gently descends towards Dukt nad Spławami
- on the Biały Spław loop, the cross-border loops Malý and Velký Šengen join, which on the Polish side run parallel to Dukt nad Spławami and which take you to the Palaš clearing, from where the Paprsek chalet is not far away.
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Biały Spław Loop - part of route no. 1 (this is a more difficult section on route no. 1)
Length: ↔ 4.4 km trail difficulty ↑↓●●
- the loop starts 4.3 km from the winter rest areas in Bielice and leads to the sources of the Biała Lądecka River, along the narrow, quiet valley of the Biały Spław stream
- it is a very charming, quiet part of the Bialskie Mountains
- the ascent up the Biały Spław stream valley is quite steep, then the trail flattens out and after reaching the highest point, it gently descends towards Dukt nad Spławami
- on the Biały Spław loop, the cross-border Malý and Velký Šengen loops join, which run parallel to Dukt nad Spławami on the Polish side and which take you to the Palaš glade, from where the Paprsek chalet is not far away
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Route No. 2 Biała Lądecka Valley-Biały Splaw-Długi Spław-Road over Spławy-Przełęcz Sucha.
Length: 15 km Trail difficulty ↑↓●● Medium route. In the middle part of the route, on Biały Spław, we have to overcome a steep climb for about 1 km, towards Długi Spław.
- the trail starts at the car park in the upper Bielice, gently rises along the Biała Lądecka river valley towards Długi Spław, on this section we have to overcome two steep climbs. The trail crosses the Biały Spław loop and the Dukt nad Spławami, which are crossed by the cross-border Malý and Velký Šengen loops, thanks to which there are many possibilities to extend the trip.
At Długi Spław we turn right onto Droga nad Spławami and, initially steeply uphill, head towards Przełęcz Sucha. The trail flattens out, runs along the Czech Schengen, the section we are now on is perfect for skating style. After covering about 10 km we reach Przełęcz Sucha, from where we can continue our trip towards Przełęcz Dział, Pętla Bialska, Nowa Morawa, Bielice or Pętla pod Czernicą and to Nowy Gierałtów.
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Długi Spław - Dukt nad Spławami - Przełęcz Sucha - part of route no. 2 (this is an easier section on route no. 2).
Length: ↔ 10.1 km (from the intersection with the Malý and Velký Šengen trails going from Bielice to Przełęcz Suchá)
Trail difficulty ↑↓●
- we enter the Spławami Dukt 5 km above the winter rest areas in Bielice
- Dukt nad Spławami is a forest slope road running along the Puszcza Śnieżnej Białki nature reserve
- in several places there are mountain views
- 150 m before the intersection with the green hiking trail (the trail leads from Bielice, if necessary, you can unfasten your skis and return along the trail to the Biała Lądecka Valley) and on Przełęcz Sucha there are small, roofed, built-up tourist shelters
- parallel to Dukt nad Spławymi run the Czech trails Malý Šengen and Velký Šengen, which turn from Dukt towards the state border and lead to the Czech Paprsek chalet. It is worth using them to extend your trip to/from Paprsek chalet.
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Route No. 3 BIAŁSKA LOOP (Bielice-Bialski Dukt i.e. Kozia Droga - Wielkie Rozdroże - Przełęcz Sucha - Dukt nad Spławy - Czarny Dukt - Bielice),
Length of the route: 11.8 km. Difficulty of the route ↑●● ↓ ●●●
- the trail starts in Bielice Górne at the parking lot, before the fire protection pond you should turn right (coming from the direction of Bielice) towards Czarny Dukt. The trail initially leads along a gently rising forest road. After walking about 450 meters on the right side of the road you reach the fire protection ponds, it is one of the most charming places on Czarny Dukt. After driving 1.1 kilometers, at the crossroads you turn right towards a deep valley, which initially rises gently, and after driving about 1 kilometer, after a sharp turn, you climb a very steep slope towards Bialski Dukt (the steep place is very dangerous when going downhill), where the Bialska Loop on the section to Wielki Rozdroże connects with the Pętla pod Czernicą. After reaching Bialski Dukt, the Bialska Loop turns left towards Wielki Rozdroże, which we reach after running about 1 kilometer. At Wielki Rozdroże, turning right, we can reach Pętla pod Czernicą to Przełęcz Dział. The Bialska Loop continues straight, after running 1.4 km leads to Przełęcz Sucha (1002 m above sea level).
From Przełęcz Sucha, turn left towards Dukt nad Spławami. After another 2 kilometres, Pętla Bialska joins Pętla Rezerwatowa at the crossroads before Czarny Dukt. Turn left onto Czarny Dukt and, initially descending sharply, which becomes more gentle after about 1 kilometre, you reach the car park in Bielice. The length of the descent along Czarny Dukt from Droga nad Spławami to the car park in Bielice is over 4 kilometres.
- there are two technically difficult places on the Bialska Loop, this is the ascent/descent along the road between Czarny Dukt and Bialski Dukt on a section of about 300 meters and the descent along Czarny Dukt to Bielice (the beginning of the descent is very steep) over 4 kilometers. The easiest section on the Loop is the road between Bialski Dukt and Wielki Rozdroże and between Przełęcz Sucha and Czarny Dukt on the Road over Spławami.
- on Czarny Dukt it connects with the Bialska Loop Reserve Loop, which we can use to continue our trip towards the Reserve Road, Długi Spław, the Biała Lądecka Valley or the Czech Loops Little Shengen and Greater Schengen. The Bialska Loop is one of the most demanding routes in the Bialskie Mountains. Places with steep descents are marked with signs in the terrain. WARNING STEEP DESCENT.
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LINK between Czarny Dukt and Przełęcz Sucha and Wielki Rozdroże. It is an alternative to shorten the route on the Przełęcz Sucha Bielice or Czarny Dukt Wielkie Rozdroże or Przełęcz Sucha section. Watch out for steep approaches and descents. Length: 1.4 km, Difficulty: ↑●● ↓ ●●●
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Route No. 5 PETLA RESERVE (Bielice-Reserve Road- Spławy Duct-Black Duct-Bielice),
Length of the route: 10 km. Difficulty of the route ↑●● ↓ ●●●
- the trail starts in Bielice Górne at the parking lot, before the fire protection pond turn right (coming from Bielice) towards Czarny Dukt. The trail initially leads along a gently rising forest road. After walking about 250 meters, at the crossroads turn left and head up the Reserve Road. A steep climb of about 2 kilometers takes us to Droga nad Spławami and the Czech loop Velký Šengen, then turn right towards Przełęcz Sucha. The road flattens out, perfectly suited for skating style. We move along the Puszcza Śnieżnej Białki nature reserve (on the left side of the road). After walking about 3.2 km we reach the crossroads, where Velký Šengen turns left towards the Czech border to Siodło pod Rudawcem, we continue straight along Droga nad Spławami. At the next crossroads, after about 250 meters, we turn right onto Czarny Dukt, which initially goes down a steep slope, after about 1 kilometer it is already gentler, to the parking lot in Bielice, ending the Reserve Loop. The length of the descent along Czarny Dukt from Droga nad Spławami to the parking lot in Bielice is over 4 kilometers.
- there are two technically difficult places on the Reserve Loop, these are the approach along the Reserve Road from Bielice to Droga nad Spławami, approximately 2 kilometres long, and the descent along Czarny Dukt to Bielice (the beginning of the descent is very steep) over 4 kilometres. The easiest section on the Loop is Dukt nad Spławami, between Droga Rezerwatowa and Czarny Dukt, almost 3.5 kilometres long.
- on Czarny Dukt it connects with the Reserve Loop Bialska Loop, which we can use to continue our trip towards Przełęcz Sucha and further towards The loop under Czernica, which will take us to the Dział Pass and to the parking lot in Nowy Gierałtów by the forester's lodge. The loop under Czernica is the longest and most demanding of all the routes in the Bialskie Mountains on the Polish side.
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Route No. 7 Bielice – Czarny Dukt - section of the Bialska Loop to Wielki Rozdroże - the peak of Czernica - Wielkie Rozdroże - Connecting route towards Bielice - Czarny Dukt - section of the Bialska Loop - Bielice.
Length 12.9 km. Trail difficulty ↑●● ↓ ●●● Difficult route, with steep ascents and descents.
- We start the route at the car park in Bielice, we follow the Czarny Dukt, along the Bialska Loop to the Wielki Rozdroże. Between Czarny Dukt and Bialski Dukt, we will have a very steep climb, the beginning is gentle. After reaching the Bialski Dukt, we turn left and along the gently rising road we reach the Wielki Rozdroże, where we should turn right into the Pętla pod Czernicą. At the next intersection, we turn right, initially the road climbs gently upwards, and after about 1.2 km on a bend to the left, we climb a very steep climb towards the peak of Czernica. After about 1 kilometre we reach the peak. Descend along the access road, be careful on the steep descent! At the intersection, we turn left, after reaching the Wielki Rozdroże, we head right, along a section of the Bialska Loop. At the next intersection we turn left onto Łącznik and a steep descent!!! takes us to Czarny Dukt from where we continue left downhill, along the Bialska Loop to the parking lot in Bielice.
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Route No. 8 Bielice – Biała Lądecka Valley – Paprsek shelter - Malý Šengen - Długi Spław - Bielice
Length: ↔ 15.8 km ↑total ascents 315 m ↓total descents 87 m trail difficulty ↑↓●●
- the shortest trail from Bielice to the Czech mountain hut Paprsek (www.paprsek.net)
- the trail gently rises along the Biała Lądecka river valley
- the trail crosses the Biały Spław loop and the Dukt nad Spławy loop, which are crossed by the cross-border Malý and Velký Šengen loops, thanks to which there are many possibilities to extend the trip
- after 5 km of the trail we go down to a marked shortcut to the state border, along which run the groomed trails of Malý Šengen and Malá Pralinka leading to the Palaš clearing, from where we reach the Paprsek cottage,
- return from the Paprsek shelter to Bielice via Malý Šengen and Długi Spław.
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Route no. 9 Bielice parking lot - Biała Lądecka Valley - Biały Spław - shortcut towards the Paprsek shelter - Palas clearing - Paprsek shelter - Rużovka Czech route (towards Vetrov Mountain) - observation tower on Vetrov Mountain - Rużovka Czech loop - Jesenicka main route - Medvedi bouda - V Mokrinach - Velky Schengen - Dukt nad Spławymi - Czarny Dukt - Bielice parking lot.
Length 26.5 km. Trail difficulty ↑●● ↓ ●●● Difficult route, with steep ascents and descents.
- the route runs halfway along the Polish and Czech sides, it starts at the car park in the upper Bielice. It leads through the Biała Lądecka Valley towards Długi Spław, from where it takes a shortcut along the blue tourist trail to the Polish-Czech border, from where it continues along Pralinka to the Palas clearing and the Paprsek mountain hut. From the hut, the route runs along the Rużovka Loop towards Vetrov Mountain, where there is a newly built observation tower. It is worth climbing it, the entrance fee is around CZK 120. From the tower, you need to go down towards the clearing and then along the Rużovka Loop to the Jesenická Magistrala, where you turn left and drive down a sharp, steep descent to Medvedi bouda (be careful when crossing the Kuncice - Paprsek road). From Medvedi bouda, a steep climb leads to the V Mokrinach crossroads, where you turn left towards Velky Schengen, after about 500 meters you reach the border (Siodło pod Rudawcem), you overcome a steep descent reaching Droga nad Spławami. You turn left towards Przełęcz Sucha. After about 250 meters at the next crossroads, you turn right into Czarny Dukt. You ride, initially along a steep descent towards Bielice. After about 4 kilometers you reach the parking lot in Bielice.
- you should pay special attention to the steep descents on: the Rużovka Loop - Jesenická Magistrala to Medvedi bouda and on Czarny Dukt. There will also be several steep ascents on the route: Dolina Biała Lądecka, Biały Spław, Vetrov tower and Medvedi bouda to the V Mokriny crossroads.
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Route No. 10 Nowa Morawa – Marianna's Road - Sucha Pass - Wielkie Rozdroże - Czernica peak - Wielkie Rozdroże - part of the Bialska Loop - Czarny Dukt - Dukt nad Spławymi - Sucha Pass - Nowa Morawa.
Length 22 km. Trail difficulty ↑●● ↓ ●●● Difficult route, with steep ascents and descents.
- for about 1.5 km the inclination is slight, then a steep climb to Przełęcz Sucha, which we reach after walking about 4 kilometres.
- after Przełęcz Sucha the trail continues towards Wielki Rozdroże, on this section we have to overcome a descent with a slight inclination. From Wielki Rozdroże the trail leads left along a section of Pętla pod Czernicą, a road with minimal elevation gain. We reach a crossroads where we turn right, initially the road rises gently upwards, and after about 1.2 km on a bend to the left we climb a very steep ascent towards the peak of Czernica. After about 1 kilometre we reach the peak. Descent along the access road, be careful on the steep descent! At the crossroads we turn left, after reaching Wielki Rozdroże, we head left along Bialski Dukt (along Pętla Bialska), a gently sloping road. At the next crossroads we turn right and along a very steep!!! descent we move towards Czarny Dukt (Pętla Bialska). At the next intersection, on Czarny Dukt, we turn right, we keep going uphill along Pętla Bialska and Rezerwatowa until Droga nad Spławami, where we turn right. We reach Przełęcz Sucha, where we turn left onto Droga Marianny and go down almost 4 km of steep!!! descent to Nowa Morawa.
- approx. 2.5 km after Przełęcz Suchá the trail connects with the cross-border Velký Šengen loop leading to the Paprsek chalet (+5.5 km).
- The route is interval, with a lot of steep climbs (Droga Marianny, approach to Czernica, Czarny Dukt) and steep descents (descent from Czernica, descent from Przełęcz Sucha to Nowa Morawa, descent section on the Bialska Loop!!!).
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Nowa Morawa – Marianna Road – Sucha Pass – this is a section of route no. 10.
Length: ↔ 3.9 km trail difficulty ↑●● ↓ ●●●
- for about 1.5 km the inclination is small, then a steep ascent to Przełęcz Sucha
- after Przełęcz Sucha, the trail continues along Dukt nad Spławymi - an easy trail with minimal elevation gain
- approx. 2.5 km after Przełęcz Sucha the trail connects with the cross-border Velký Šengen loop leading to the Paprsek chalet (+5.5 km)
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Route No. 6 ROAD UNDER THE ANVIL (Nowy Gierałtów Forester’s Lodge - Bielice Forester’s Lodge).
Length of the route: 5.5 km. Difficulty of the route ↑●● ↓ ●●●
- we enter Droga pod Kowadłem from the left side of the parking lot, located on the road in Nowy Gierałtów (direction Bielice). We cross the road, passing Dolina Pluszcza on the right and by a steep climb, a forest slope road running below the Polish-Czech border we move towards the forester's lodge in Bielice. This is an interval route, starting from both Nowy Gierałtów and Bielice we overcome initially steep climbs, then the route flattens out, to later go downhill, flatten out, then a steep climb awaits us and at the end another descent.
- The route on Droga pod Kowadłom can be shortened in the middle, at the height of Barani Wąwóz and go down to the center of Bielice. This is also an alternative to starting on the cross-country trails from Chata Cyborga or the church in Bielice. In order to join the cross-country skiing route, you need to walk up from the asphalt through Barani Wąwóz, about 350 meters.
- The route leads through the Golden Mountains, it is an alternative to reaching the cross-country skiing loops located in the Bialskie Mountains. Starting the route in Nowy Gierałtów or Bielice, you can make a loop and return to the starting point of the route. Then we partially overcome the Czernica Loop and the Bialska Loop, we can also reach Przełęcz Sucha (1002 m above sea level) in a longer variant. This variant is a difficult, demanding route, with many long climbs and steep descents, where very good physical condition is required, such a trip can also last up to several hours, so it is worth taking a dry provision and hot drinks with you.
- in several places there are views of the Bialskie Mountains, the Biała Lądecka Valley and Bielice.
- 100 m below the forester's lodge in Bielice there is a tourist shelter, if you want to continue the route towards the Loop in the Bialskie Mountains, turn left and go about 600 meters up the stream, along the road leading to the main car park in Bielice. The Reserve Loop, Bialska and the Biała Lądecka Valley route towards the Czech shelter Paprsek start from the car park.
- there is a first aid point (first aid kit) at the parking lot in Nowy Gierałtów. This point is marked with a white cross with a cross-country skier pictogram on a red background. There will be 7 such points on all sections of the trails in the Bialskie Mountains, they will be installed only in the winter season. Please do not take first aid kits with you on the route or home, perhaps the first aid kit may be useful to us one day, what will we do if it is not there?
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Route No. 4 THE CZERNICA LOOP (Nowy Gierałtów-Przeł. Dział-Wielkie Rozdroże-Bialski Dukt-Nowy Gierałtów),
Length of the route: 21.7 km. Difficulty of the route ↑●●● ↓●●●
- this is the longest and most demanding loop of all in the Bialskie Mountains on the Polish and Czech sides, rich in numerous steep climbs and descents. There is also a very pleasant gentle section on the route between Przełęcz Dział and Wielki Rozdroże, perfect for skating style. The route starts in Nowy Gierałtów, above the forester's lodge at the forest parking lot on the right side of the road towards Bielice.
The first 200 meters of the route are a steep climb, after another 600 meters, at the crossroads the trail turns right towards the Dział Pass, to which there are about 9.5 kilometers left. There are about 3 kilometers left to the next crossroads, an interval route with gentle climbs and descents. On the right side of the road there are beautiful panoramas of the Złote Mountains and the Biała Lądecka Valley. At the crossroads we turn left, starting the traverse of Gierałtowska Kopa. After another 2.5 kilometers we reach the next crossroads, turn left again and continue the steep climb along the red tourist trail, traversing the peak of Czernica we reach the crossroads before the Dział Pass. The section of about 2 kilometers of the climb is exceptionally steep, driving from the Dział Pass you have to be very careful on the descents. After passing two crossroads, heading left all the time we reach the Dział Pass. From the parking lot in Nowy Gierałtów we drove 9.5 kilometers. On the pass there is a "you are here" map and a first aid kit. From Przełęcz Dział we head towards Wielki Rozdroże, a gentle, pleasant route, passing a viewpoint with a bench on the way and after running about 2.4 kilometers we reach a resting place with another bench and a water point. After running another 300 meters we reach a crossroads, where we turn left to reach the peak of Czernica (distance about 1.2 km from the crossroads to the peak). If we do not go to the peak of Czernica and continue straight, after about 1 kilometer we will reach Wielki Rozdroże. At Rozdrożu, our route connects with the Bialska Loop, we turn left onto Bialski Dukt and continue down a gentle slope for about 8 kilometres until we reach the car park in Nowy Gierałtów, ending our over 21 kilometre long Czernica Loop.
- at Wielki Rozdroże, turning right and continuing along the Bialska Loop would take you to Przełęcz Sucha and then through Czarny Dukt to Bielice. You can also get to Bielice from Rozdroże by going down the Bialska Loop to the left, this is a shorter route, about 4 kilometres long, but on one section of the route there is a very steep descent of about 300 metres and you need to be extra careful there or even take off your skis.
- There are steep ascents and descents on the Pętla pod Czernica route, the most difficult sections concern the route from the red tourist trail (leading from Nowy Gierałtów towards Czernica) to Przełęcz Dział, here the steep descents from the Przełęcz towards Nowy Gierałtów are particularly dangerous, we have marked these places with STEEP DOWNHILL signs. The easiest sections, with nice views and suitable for skating style, are located on the section from Przełęcz Dział to Wielki Rozdroże and on the descent between Wielki Rozdroże and the parking lot in Nowy Gierałtów.
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(route not serviced by the municipal snow groomer)
Janowa Góra – Śnieżnicka Pass – PTTK Shelter “Na Śnieżniku”
Length↔ 5.7 km difficulty of the trail ↑↓●●
The shortest cross-country trail to the Na Śnieżniku Shelter, leading along a beautiful forest road. Quite a steep climb in the first section and between Przeł. Śnieżnicka and the shelter. Beautiful views of the mountains from the shelter. Return along the same route. Please be careful when descending.
Start: SIENNA, Ski Resort "Czarna Góra", upper station of the "Żmija" railway N 50° 14.822´ E 16° 49.154´, 1078 m above sea level
The upper station of the "Żmija" cable car in the "Czarna Góra" Ski Resort in Sienna – Żmijowa Polana – Żmijowiec – Śnieżnicka Pass – PTTK Shelter “Na Śnieżniku”
Length: ↔ 5.6 km trail difficulty ↑↓●●
We ride the "Żmija" railway to Żmijowiec. From the upper railway station we head towards Żmijowa Polana. Before us is an easy and scenic route along the Żmijowiec ridge. On the left are the Złote and Bialskie Mountains, on the right are the Nysa Kłodzka Valley, the Bystrzyckie and Orlickie Mountains. From the Śnieżnicka Pass to the shelter there is a fairly steep ascent.
We recommend returning to Sienna via Janowa Góra (the trail ends in Janowa Góra, we go down to Sienna along the asphalt road). Length of the entire trip: approx. 12 km.
WHERE TO JOIN CZECH RUNNING TRAILS?
Velký Šengen ↔ 17 km recreational trail running from Paprsk along a contour line, crosses the border at Siodło pod Rudawcem (on the Polish side it runs parallel to the black-orange trail to Bielice), then along Dukt nad Spławymi, goes around Mount Postawna and returns to the Palaš pass by the border. Red marking.
Malý Šengen ↔ 8 km an easy trail running along the border strip. It crosses the Polish side at Przełęcz pod Działem, where it connects with the Velký Šengen loop and returns with it to the starting point. Red marking.
Small Praline ↔ 3 km Recreational loop, perfect for beginners. Yellow markings.
Praline ↔ 8 km Easy ridge loop, running along the border strip. Runners are accompanied by fabulous forest scenery. Along the way, there are also nice scenic discoveries towards Kuncice. Yellow marking.
Pohadka (Smrk) ↔ 9.7 km The trail runs under Travna Mountain, then the state border to the Smrk peak (1125 m), returns through the Císařská bouda crossroads. Green marking.
For Through the Płoszczyna Pass (access by car via New Morava) you can join the trail maintained by Staré Město (www.staremesto.info), forming a 24.5 km long loop and running near the ski resorts in Kunčice (www.skikuncice.cz) and Stříbrnice. You can leave your car at the Płoszczyna Pass. There is a small catering point in the former border house.
