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Lesser Poland Voivodeship

powiat tatrzański

Kościelisko

Kiry - Pisana Glade - Krakow Gorge - Ornak shelter - Smreczyński Staw - Kiry: Tatra National Park.

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Lesser Poland Voivodeship

powiat tatrzański

Kościelisko

Kiry - Pisana Glade - Krakow Gorge - Ornak shelter - Smreczyński Staw - Kiry: Tatra National Park.

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Kiry - Pisana Glade - Krakow Gorge - Ornak shelter - Smreczyński Staw - Kiry: Tatra National Park.

03:15

11.7km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 27, 2025

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Tatrzański Park Narodowy

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2.13 km

Zbójnicka Chapel (Kapliczka Zbójnicka)

Highlight • Religious Site

The name of this chapel refers to the legend that it was built as a thanksgiving by robbers. In reality, however, it was built by steelworkers and miners who extracted iron ore here.

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4.08 km

Written Fell

Highlight • Natural

A former shepherd's pasture. In 1960, 250 sheep were grazed here, but then it stopped.

From here, you can admire the peaks and mighty mountains, such as Zdziary Pisaniarskie, Zbójecka Turnia and Stoły.

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5.83 km

Ornak Mountain Hut (PTTK Mountain Shelter on Hala Ornak)

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A great base for trips to the Western Tatras. This shelter on Mała Polanka Ornaczańska in the upper part of the Kościeliska Valley (it is at an altitude of 1100m …

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11.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

185 m

133 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.71 km

4.21 km

404 m

175 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,110 m)

Lowest point (930 m)

Weather

Tuesday 23 June

24°C

9°C

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Comments

September 22, 2023,PL - Dolina Koscieliska

A relatively relaxed hike through the Koscieliska Gorge to the Ornak Hut. The main path is well developed. There are a few caves left and right in the gorge that you can climb into. We left them out today. Entrance to the national park currently costs PLN 9 (09/2023).

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October 19, 2024,Tatry#1 Dolina Kościeliska 🏔️

🗺️ Start: Kira Parking
🎯 Destination: Kościeliska Valley
💵 Parking fee: PLN 50
💵 Ticket price to TPN: PLN 10 standard ticket

I've been to Kościeliska Valley dozens of times, so I didn't see anything new.
It's one of the places I like to go to when I don't have any ideas for a light mountain walk.

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September 20, 2021,Kościeliska Tal

The hike starts in Kiry, a small district of Zakopane. First leads along the “Koscieliski” brook. After crossing the “Kantaka” gate, we enter the large meadow - “Wyżnia Kira Miętusia”, where sheep graze. In the local hut - Bacówka, you can try sheep's milk products (cheese - Oscypek, - similar to “Zéntyca” kefir). There are numerous hells that can be …

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January 2, 2025,Smreczyński staw - Kościelisko (der Rückweg auf Speed...)

Back quickly... Photos from the previous tour... Almost reached 7km/h... But the detour to a completely unnecessary and overcrowded restaurant cost me time... Otherwise it would have easily been 7km/h... Nice march... :-)

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September 22, 2023,Von Kiry, Groń durch Höhle nach Ornak und zurück

Beautiful route that is good for hiking.
There are different routes with different levels of difficulty.
Mountain hut with delicious food to recharge your batteries included. Lots of beautiful views of mountains and valleys.
A visit to the cave is definitely worth it.
Unfortunately, there is no longer any permanent lighting in the cave to protect the bats.
That's why …

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January 2, 2025,Kościelisko - Smreczyński staw

A quick hike in Zakopane before I can check in. After having to pay the entrance fee, it was more like a highway with lots of people... But then there was a path a bit up... Icy... And lo and behold... great caves and the ideal place for lunch... The view and the cave were really great... It took a …

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May 28, 2026,🇵🇱🚐🌊🌳 Polen: Kościelisko ~ Kościeliska-Tal (Tatra)

What always strikes us throughout Poland is that very many houses have tin roofs. This is also the case on the way to the High Tatras, and that surprised us somewhat, as it gets bitterly cold here in winter with a lot of snow, and tin roofs have no insulating effect. But Google enlightened us that 30 cm thick insulation …

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Zbójnicka Chapel (Kapliczka Zbójnicka)

Written Fell

Ornak Mountain Hut (PTTK Mountain Shelter on Hala Ornak)

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