Karkonosze (Giant Mountains) National Park
Glacial cirques, granite rocks and waterfalls on the Polish–Czech border in the Sudetes
Karkonosze National Park covers the highest part of the Sudetes, where glacial kettles hold boulders and ponds and weathered granite rocks take the shape of mushrooms or maces. It lies on the watershed between the Elbe and the Oder, dividing the Baltic Sea and North Sea basins.
Things to do
- Rail & liftsRide the cable car from Szklarska Poręba to Szrenica and walk the 3-km uphill path to the Śnieżne Kotły (Schneegruben)
- Rail & liftsTake the cable car from Karpacz to Mała Kopa, then climb the last 200 metres up Kopa toward Śnieżka
- On footWalk to Kamieńczyk Waterfall (Zackelfall) and see the small canyon below its cascades
- HeritageExplore the ruins of Chojnik Castle, built in the 13th century by the Silesian Piasts