The second part of the summer hike in the Reglowe Tatra Mountains. We descend from the scenic peak of Gęsia Szyja along the green trail to Rusinowa Glade. The trail leads mostly on steps through the upper subalpine spruce forest. From the upper part of Rusinowa Glade there is a distant view of the Magura Spiska, Beskid Sądecki, Gorce and the Wyspowy Beskid. From the lower part of the glade we can admire the beautiful panorama of the High Tatras and the Bielskie Tatras. Then, along the blue trail, we reach the Wiktorówki forest, where we visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Jaworzyna, Queen of the Tatras. We return to the trail and go down the valley of the picturesque Złoty Potok to the parking lot in Zazadnia.


Virtual hike: Descent from Gęsia Szyja Mountain through Rusinowa Glade to Zazadnia, Poland
Route: Gęsia Szyja Mountain (1489 m a.s.l.; 49.258981, 20.076490) – Rusinowa Glade (1210 m a.s.l.; 49.262857, 20.090290) – Wiktorówki (1156 m a.s.l.; 49.265247, 20.086288) – Zazadnia, parking (945 m a.s.l.; 49.282197, 20.087706)
Trail designation: green trail, blue trail
Length: about 4.0 km
Walking time: about 1:20 h
Sum of approaches: 0 m
Sum down: 540 m

00:00:18 Gęsia Szyja
00:09:51 Gęsia Szyja Mountain
00:31:07 Rusinowa Glade
00:41:14 Rusinowa Polana
00:45:00 Crossing of trails
00:49:20 Złoty Potok
00:55:15 Wiktorówki
00:55:36 Marian Sanctuary in Wiktorówki
01:01:28 Stream
01:03:41 Stream
01:10:37 Stream
01:14:22 Stream
01:18:01 Stream
01:27:44 Zazadnia, parking

Rusinowa Glade – a glade in the Reglowe Tatra Mountains in Poland. It is located on the eastern slopes of Gęsia Szyja at an altitude of about 1180–1300 m a.s.l. Its total area is currently about 20 ha. To the north it descends to Złoty Potok and to the south to the Waksundzka Valley. To the east it borders Goły Wierch.

Hike recorded on June 19, 2024.