The second part of the scenic hike in the Western Tatra Mountains. From Kopa Kondracka through Suchy Wierch Kondracki we descend to Kuźnice. From the peak of Kopa there is a magnificent view of the Western Tatras, the High Tatras, the Sącz Beskid Mountains, the Pieniny Mountains, the Gorce Mountains, the Wyspowy Beskid, the Żywiec-Orawsa Beskid Mountains and the Low Tatras. We descend along the red trail to the Kopa Kondracka Pass. The very peak of Suchy Wierch is inaccessible to tourists due to erosion. At the crossroads of trails we take the green trail leading through the picturesque Kondratowa Valley. In the lower part of the valley there is the vast Kondratowa Glade and the PTTK Shelter. We enter the blue trail and, passing the beautiful Kalatówki Glade, we descend through the Bystra Valley to Kuźnice.


Virtual hike: Descent from Kopa Kondracka through Suchy Wierch Kondracki to Kuźnice, Poland
Route: Kopa Kondracka Mountain (2005 m a.s.l.; 49.236504, 19.932217) – Kopa Kondracka Pass (1863 m a.s.l.; 49.234259, 19.938745) – Suchy Wierch Kondracki (1890 m a.s.l.; 49.233636, 19.940322) – Hala Kondratowa PTTK Mountain Shelter (1333 m a.s.l.; 49.249647, 19.951727) – Kalatówki Glade (1174 m a.s.l.; 49.256966, 19.969623) – Kuźnice (1021 m a.s.l.; 49.269026, 19.980164)
Trail designation: red trail, green trail, blue trail,
Length: about 6.3 km
Walking time: about 2:30 h
Sum of approaches: 995 m
Sum down: 19 m

00:00:17 Kopa Kondracka Mountain
00:25:14 Kopa Kondracka Pass
00:27:25 Suchy Wierch Kondracki
00:30:33 Kondratowa Valley
01:18:02 Kondratowa Glade
01:25:10 Hala Kondratowa PTTK Mountain Shelter
01:27:28 Bystra Valley
01:50:49 Kalatówki Glade
02:11:47 Kuźnice

Suchy Wierch Kondracki – a peak at an altitude of 1895 m a.s.l. in the Western Tatras. It has two peaks, the higher one on the Slovak side is 1985 m a.s.l. and the lower one on the Polish side is 1890 m a.s.l. It is located in the main ridge of the Tatras, between Kopa Kondracka (2005 m a.s.l.) and Mała Sucha Czuba Kondracka (1832 m a.s.l.).

Hike recorded on September 20, 2024.