Mały Beskid Mountains - Kiczera (Kiczora)
Mały Beskid Mountains

Kiczera Mountain

2 grudnia 2024
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A scenic hike in the Mały Beskid Mountains. We descend from Wielka Cisowa Grapa to Międzybrodzie Żywieckie. We go back along a path without a trail to Szeroka Pass, from where we follow the red trail to the west. Behind the ruins of a stone hut, we leave the red trail and ascend Wielki Cisownik. From the top, there are limited views of the Mały Beskid Mountains and Silesian Beskid Mountains. Then we descend to Izebnicka Pass, from which there is a view of the neighboring Bukowiec Range. The next peak is Kiczera with a vast glade on the eastern side, from which there is a extensive view of the Mały Beskid Mountains. On the other side of the peak, there is a small glade with a distant view of the Magurka Wilkowicka Range in the Mały Beskid Mountains, the Barania Góra and Skrzyczne Range in the Silesian Beskid Mountains, and Romanka and Pilsko in the Żywiec-Orawa Beskid Mountains. The next peak is the heavily developed Mount Żar, which also offers views of the Mały Beskid Mountains and Silesian Beskid Mountains. Along the funicular railway we descend along a picturesque trail with a view of Międzybrodzie Lake and Żywiec Lake.


Virtual hike: Descent from Wielka Cisowa Grapa through Kiczera and Żar to Międzybrodzie Żywieckie, Poland
Route: Wielka Cisowa Grapa Mountain (853 m a.s.l.; 49.778144, 19.261919) – Szeroka Pass (803 m a.s.l.; 49.777305, 19.266836) – Ruins of a stone hut (782 m a.s.l.; 49.779609, 19.262996) – Wielki Cisownik Mountain (807 m a.s.l.; 49.783561, 19.259924) – Izebnicka Pass (693 m a.s.l.; 49.787088, 19.256979) – Kiczera Mountain (827 m a.s.l.; 49.791672, 19.249356) – Żar Mountain (761 m a.s.l.; 49.785579, 19.228588) – Międzybrodzie Żywieckie, lower funicular station (451 m a.s.l.; 49.775223, 19.222480)
Trail designation: red trail, black trail, paths marked on the map
Length: about 5.9 km
Walking time: about 2:00 h
Sum of approaches: 147 m
Sum down: 540 m

00:00:17 Wielka Cisowa Grapa Mountain
00:07:26 Szeroka Pass
00:16:58 Ruins of a stone hut
00:21:09 Going off the trail
00:28:16 Wielki Cisownik Mountain
00:39:22 Crossing of trails
00:41:31 Izebnicka Pass
01:01:18 Kiczera Mountain
01:16:21 Chapel
01:33:08 Żar Mountain
01:57:29 Międzybrodzie Żywieckie, lower funicular station

Kiczera (Kiczora) – a peak at an altitude of 827 m a.s.l. in the Mały Beskid Mountains. It is located in the eastern part of the Mały Beskid Mountains, informally called the Andrychów Beskid, in a ridge extending north-west from Wielka Cisowa Grapa Mountain, which descends through Wielki Cisownik Mountain, Izebnicka Pass, Kiczora and Żar Mountain to Międzybrodzie Lake. From the south-east, through Izebnicka Pass, Kiczera Mountain borders Wielki Cisownik Mountain and from the west it borders Żar Mountain. To the north-east, a ridge extends from Kiczera Mountain, descending to the Wielka Puszcza valley. To the north and then turning west, a ridge extends from Kiczera Mountain, which descends through the Snoza peak to the Soła River in the town of Porąbka. Kiczera Mountain is made of thick-bedded Godula sandstones, which have a fine-grained structure, with a slightly blue or green tint.

Hike recorded on December 2, 2024.

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