GÓRA PARKOWA Góra Parkowa (742 m), a peak in the Beskid Sądecki, in the area of Krynica-Zdrój. Sixty hectares of Spa Park with numerous walking paths and gazebos, three ponds, health path, yellow hiking trail, toboggan run. You can go to the Parkowa Mountain by a funicular built in 1937. At the top you can find:
- an observation point,
- Paradise Slides,
- a pontoon slide, a ski lift adapted for children 'Sun Kid'.
JAWORZYNA Krynica-Zdrój
Is situated in the Beskid Sądecki at 560-620 m above sea level.
From the east, north and west, the town is surrounded by wooded hills:
- Krzyżowa 813m,
- Huzary 865m, Bradowiec 817m,
- Parkowa 714m, Jaworzyna Krynicka 1114m.
These are wonderful areas for hikers and mountain bike enthusiasts.
Jaworzyna Krynicka (1114 m) - the peak in the Beskid Sądecki, near Krynica-Zdrój, the highest in the Jaworzyna Range and located in its eastern part. The northern and eastern slopes descend to the Czarny Potok Valley, while the southwestern slopes descend towards the Szczawnicka Valley. There are mixed forests: beech, fir, spruce and caves. On the eastern slope there is the Devil's Stone. In Jaworzyna Krynicka you can find:
- Gondola lift,
- 9 ski lifts,
- chairlift,
- 2 training lifts for children,
- 7 ski slopes permanently groomed.
The longest and most modern Gondola lift in Poland takes passengers to the top of Jaworzyna Krynicka. The lower station is located in the Czarny Potok Valley. The length of the railway route is about 2 km. The railway has 74 carriages with a capacity of 6 persons. The travel time is about 7 minutes.
GÓRA KRZYŻOWA
Krzyżowa or Uzda (812 m) - the peak rising above Krynica. It is located in the Jaworzyna Range of the Beskid Sądecki, in the ridge separating the valley of the Kryniczanka River from the valley of the Czarny Potok, which is its tributary. This ridge runs south-east from Drabiakówka through the Krzyżowa Pass (about 770 m) and Krzyżowa to Holica (697 m). The summit is the place where a large cross commemorates the historical event of the Bar Confederation.
Krzyżowa is almost completely forested. Only the lower part of its slopes over the Kryniczanka is forestless and occupied by buildings of Krynica. There are two hiking trails leading through it, partly together and partly on different paths
Blue hiking trail: Krynica - Krzyżowa - the Krzyżowa Pass - Drabiakówka - Runek Yellow hiking trail: Krynica - Krzyżowa - the Krzyżowa Pass - Drabiakówka - Kopciowa
HOLICA
Holica (697 m) - the peak rising above Krynica-Zdroj. It is located at the end of the south-eastern ridge of Drabiakówka in the Jaworzyna Range in the Beskid Sądecki, in the fork of the Kryniczanka and the Black Creek. Most of Holica is forested, but from the northeastern side on its slopes high up to the ridge there are meadows and buildings of Krynica. In this place there is, among others, the parish cemetery of Krynica Dolna (a part of Krynica-Zdrój) and the Orthodox Church. On the slopes of Holica there is a tourist trail:
tourist red trail section: Krynica Dolna - Holica - Krzyżowa - Czarny Potok - Jaworzyna Krynicka
BACÓWKA NAD WIERCHOMLĄ
Bacówka PTTK Nad Wierchomlą - PTTK tourist hostel located in the Beskid Sądecki, on the side ridge of the Jaworzyna Krynicka band between Runk and Pusta Wielka. It is situated at an altitude of 895 m above sea level, on a vast glade over Wierchomla, whose slopes descend into the valley of the Small Wierchomla. From the clearing there are views of the Radziejowa range and - with good visibility - of the Tatras. Nearby there is the Lembarczek nature reserve, where the Carpathian beech is protected.
Hiking trails
red tourist trail - from the mountain shelter on Jaworzyna Krynicka through Runek - 1.50 h.
red tourist trail - from the mountain shelter on Łabowska Hala through Runek - 3 hours.
yellow tourist trail - from Żegiestów through Pusta Wielka and Jaworzynka - 5 hours.
blue tourist trail - from the bus stop in Szczawnik through Jaworzynka - 2.30 hours.
green bicycle trail - from Wierchomla Wielka along the road, then the eastern slopes of Gaborówka, Lembarczka, next to the mountain shelter on Wierchomla, the main ridge of the Jaworzyna Range (Runek - Łabowska Hala) to Maciejowa.
Check: Krynica Zdroj what to see? The most important attractions
