Elbląg Heights - Temple of Meditation Hill
Elbląg Heights

Temple of Meditation Hill

8 January 2026
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The second part of our summer hike through the Pheasantry Forest Park in Elbląg. We follow the Circular Mountain Trail from Parasol through the hills on the left side of Srebrny Potok to the Myśliwska Restaurant. We first reach the summit of Góra Ludowa, from which we descend down a steep slope into the valley of an unnamed stream that flows into Srebrny Potok. We cross rolling hills and through the picturesque Czarci Jar, ascending the hill of Temple of Meditation. Then, we descend a rather steep slope into the Srebrny Potok valley, to the site of the former Elewów Bridge. The next elevation is the Hill of 13 Pines, from which we return along the left slope of the Srebrny Potok valley to the parking lot at the Myśliwska Restaurant.


Virtual hike: Ascend to Temple of Meditation Hill via the Mountain Circular Trail, Poland
Route: Umbrella (93 m a.s.l.; 54.178584, 19.474680) – Góra Ludowa (112 m a.s.l.; 54.177579, 19.477425) – Temple of Meditation Hill (119 m a.s.l.; 54.172893, 19.472587) – Elew Bridge (57 m a.s.l.; 54.174331, 19.468146) – Myśliwska Restaurant, parking lot (61 m a.s.l.; 54.173418, 19.444632)
Trail designation: blue trail
Length: about 4.5 km
Walking time: about 1:30 h
Sum of approaches: 88 m
Sum down: 112 m

00:00:16 Umbrella
00:02:00 Crossing of trails
00:04:55 Góra Ludowa
00:10:03 Stream
00:15:24 Stream
00:29:39 Czarci Jar
00:31:35 Stream
00:38:40 Temple of Meditation Hill
00:46:46 Stream
00:49:06 Elew Bridge
00:49:15 Srebrny Stream
00:55:50 Hill of 13 Pines
00:58:26 Stream
01:06:24 Stream
01:10:38 Stream
01:24:10 Srebrny Stream
01:27:08 Myśliwska Restaurant, parking lot

Temple of Meditation Hill – a hill 119 m above sea level on the Elbląg Heights. It is located in the southeastern part of the Bażantarnia Forest Park in Elbląg. The eastern slopes descend steeply to Czarci Jar, the northern slopes descend steeply to Srebrny Potok. To the west, the Temple of Meditation borders the Hill of 13 Pines through a shallow ravine, and to the south, a ridge extends, culminating in Góra Owia.

The peak is covered with mixed forest, dominated by beech. It offers no distant views; on the eastern side, during the leafless season, you can observe the terrain of the deep Czarci Jar, and on the northern side, the terrain of the Srebrny Potok valley.

The peak is crossed by the blue-marked Circular Mountain Trail.

Hike recorded on August 11, 2025.

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