Region: Kraków-Częstochowa Upland

Kraków-Częstochowa Upland – a geographic macroregion located in southern Poland, forming a 80 km long belt between Kraków and Częstochowa. It consists of four mesoregions: the Częstochowa Upland, the Olkusz Upland, the Krzeszowice Trench and the Tenczyński Garb.

In the territory of the Jura there is a system of medieval castles that used to guard the border of the Kingdom of Poland against attacks from Upper Silesia, these are the so-called Eagles’ Nests.

Hikes in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland:

Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska - Jaskinia w Dziadowej Skale
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Cave In Dziadowa Skała

The second part of the summer hike in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. We set off from Bąkowiec Castle located on the top of Łężec Hill. We take the black trail through a beautiful forest to reach the Cave in Dziadowa Skała. Then we leave the trail and take forest paths to reach the red...

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Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska - Zamek Bąkowiec
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Bąkowiec Castle

Summer hike along the Eagle's Nests Trail to Bąkowiec Castle. At the beginning we visit the Okiennik Wielki rock group with a characteristic high rock with a rock opening in the shape of a window. Walking further we reach another rock group Jamnicze Skały located in the forest right next...

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