Virtual hike: A walk around the Aleksandrowice Valley, Poland
Route: Aleksandrowice, Jurajska Street, parking (250 m a.s.l.; 50.083580, 19.761070) – Black trail (257 m a.s.l.; 50.085472, 19.755569) – The intersection of the black trail and the red walking path (269 m a.s.l.; 50.085889, 19.754378) – Krzywy Sąd Rock (293 m a.s.l.; 50.089289, 19.750674) – Sports Club Topór Aleksandrowice (265 m a.s.l.; 50.091774, 19.751358) – Aleksandrowice, Little Pond (249 m a.s.l.; 50.086957, 19.754773)
Trail designation: black trail, red walking trail
Length: about 3.2 km
Walking time: about 1:00 h
Sum of approaches: 83 m
Sum down: 79 m
00:00:17 Aleksandrowice, Jurajska Street, parking
00:00:45 Large pond
00:07:05 Aleksandrówka Stream
00:07:30 Spacerowa Street
00:11:19 Chapel
00:11:34 Black trail
00:13:19 The intersection of the black trail and the red walking path
00:15:31 Going off the trail
00:16:41 Chapel
00:17:58 Return to the red walking trail
00:28:46 Głowa Słonia Rock
00:32:15 Krzywy Sąd Rock
00:38:52 Aleksandrówka Stream
00:40:13 Sports Club Topór Aleksandrowice
00:40:24 Memorial
00:45:38 Way of the Cross
00:51:13 Crossing of trails
00:52:46 Little Pond
Aleksandrowice Valley – a 3-kilometer-long valley in the eastern part of the Tenczynek Hills in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. The Aleksandrówka Stream flows through the valley floor, carved out since the end of the Tertiary. Initially, it carved away soft Miocene deposits that formed the mountainous strata, later harder Jurassic limestone. In some places, limestone outcrops are found. This harder substrate makes the slopes steeper.
The valley slopes are covered with mixed forest, primarily oak-hornbeam forest with small-leaved lime, maple, sycamore, and pine. Rare and protected plants include martagon lily, daphne, broad-leaved helleborine, common ivy, common houseleek, sweet woodruff, common ginger, and lily of the valley. Natural monuments can be found on the valley floor. These include four impressive English oaks and one Norway maple.
The valley slopes are covered with limestone rocks. The largest of these is the rock known as Krzywy Sąd (Crooked Court). Located on the western slope, it has a steep wall several dozen meters high. To the south, it borders the Elephant’s Head (Głowa Słonia) rock. Both rocks are attractive rock climbers. Since 2000, three more rocks have been opened for climbing: Magiel, Kredens, and Przystawka.
The valley floor is flat and mostly developed. In the lower part of the valley, there are two ponds, one with a small island.
The valley is located within the Tenczyński Landscape Park. The “Aleksandrowice Valley” hiking and educational trail has been marked out along the slopes and valley floor.
Hike recorded on May 9, 2025.
