Sącz Beskid Mountains - Mount Krzyżowa
Sącz Beskid Mountains

Mount Krzyżowa

3 March 2025
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The second part of the picturesque hike through the Sącz Beskid Mountains. From Jaworzyna Krynicka through Góra Krzyżowa we descend to Krynica-Zdrój. First we descend to the Jaworzyna Krynicka PTTK Mountain Shelter on the northern side of the peak and then along the green trail we visit the inanimate nature monument Diabelski Kamień. Then we pass through a beautiful beech and fir forest shimmering with all the colors of autumn. Behind the forest begin long ski slopes, which we descend to Czarny Potok. We head towards Przełęcz Krzyżowa, where we change the trail to the yellow one, leading to the peak of Góra Krzyżowa. Behind the peak we pass through a picturesque fragment of the forest lit by the setting sun, which leads to Krynica-Zdrój.


Virtual hike: Descent from Jaworzyna Krynicka through Mount Krzyżowa to Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
Route: Jaworzyna Krynicka Mountain (1114 m a.s.l.; 49.418046, 20.895512) – Jaworzyna Krynicka PTTK Mountain Shelter (1028 m a.s.l.; 49.421366, 20.893649) – Diabelski Kamień (965 m a.s.l.; 49.419909, 20.907355) – Czarny Potok Valley (638 m a.s.l.; 49.419592, 20.926475) – Krzyżowa Pass (766 m a.s.l.; 49.422988, 20.933531) – Mount Krzyżowa (812 m a.s.l.; 49.418372, 20.941862) – Krynica-Zdrój, Tadeusz Kościuszko Street (587 m a.s.l.; 49.414510, 20.954798)
Trail designation: green trail, yellow trail
Length: about 7.0 km
Walking time: about 2:20 h
Sum of approaches: 228 m
Sum down: 731 m

00:00:19 Jaworzyna Krynicka Mountain
00:16:01 Crossing of trails
00:22:57 Jaworzyna Krynicka PTTK Mountain Shelter
00:24:54 Monument to John Paul II
00:40:57 Ski slope
00:42:35 Crossing of trails
00:44:43 Diabelski Kamień
00:49:43 Ski slope
00:52:53 Crossing of trails
00:55:03 Ski slope
01:20:23 Stream
01:21:46 Czarny Potok
01:23:19 Czarny Potok Valley
01:38:33 Krzyżowa Pass
01:40:01 Crossing of trails
01:54:35 Chapel
02:05:40 Crossing of trails
02:19:15 Krynica-Zdrój, Tadeusz Kościuszko Street

Mount Krzyżowa – a peak in the Sącz Beskid Mountains. It has two peaks: a lower, southern one at an altitude of 812 m a.s.l. and a higher northern one at an altitude of 821 m a.s.l. It is located in the eastern part of the Jaworzyna Range, in the Drabiakówka ridge separating the Kryniczanka valley from the Czarny Potok valley. The eastern slopes descend to Kryniczanka in Krynica-Zdrój, from the north through the Krzyżowa Pass it borders Drabiakówka (892 m a.s.l.), the western slopes descend to Czarny Potok and from the south it borders Holica (697 m a.s.l.).

Hike recorded on October 17, 2024.

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