Bystra Podhalańska
Sucha County · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
Photos: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); VA00, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Bystra Podhalańska is a village in Poland.
Elevation: about 475 m above sea level. Population: 3,306 (2021). Mountains nearby: Babia Góra.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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HardMulti-dayMarkedMain Trail of BeskidyElevation profile309–1 723 m499.9 kmascent 19 519 munder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedSularzówka CupelElevation profile344–885 m28.5 kmascent 1 440 m≈ 10 h walking2 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedLubień SidzinaElevation profile348–854 m30.7 kmascent 1 001 m≈ 9.5 h walking3.5 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedBrzeźnica KacwinElevation profile220–1 289 m143 kmascent 4 206 m3.6 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedWysoka Kojszówka stationElevation profile394–851 m23 kmascent 473 m≈ 6.5 h walking3.8 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedSidzina JabłonkaElevation profile507–1 723 m74.1 kmascent 3 189 m6.5 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakCzernicZubrzyca Górnaaltitude 1 317 m12 km from the centreCzernic (on hiking maps also Czyrniec) is a 1317 m summit in the Polica Range in southern Poland. In Jerzy Kondracki's classic physical-geographic division the range...
PeakPolicaSidzinaaltitude 1 369 m12 km from the centrePolica (formerly Police) is a 1,369 m summit, the highest of the Polica range north-east of Krowiarki Pass.
PeakKiczorka (Cyl Hali Śmietanowej)Zawojaaltitude 1 298 m14 km from the centreKiczorka (in guidebooks and on maps Cyl Hali Śmietanowej) is a 1298 m summit in the western part of the Polica Range, west of Polica itself.
PeakLuboń WielkiGlisnealtitude 1 022 m15 km from the centreLuboń Wielki is a 1,022 m summit and the most prominent mountain of the Island Beskids, rising about 512 m above its key col.
PeakSokolica (Babia Góra)Zawojaaltitude 1 367 m17 km from the centre1 trail to the topSokolica is a 1,367 m viewpoint on the north-eastern ridge of the Babia Góra massif in the Żywiec Beskids, in Poland close to the Slovak border.
PeakBabia GóraZawojaaltitude 1 723 m20 km from the centreBabia Góra (Slovak Babia hora) is a massif on the Polish–Slovak border in the Western Beskids, and also the usual name of its highest summit, Diablak ("Devil's Peak"),...What to visit
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Mountain meadowHala KrupowaSidzinaaltitude 1 152 m10 km from the centreHala Krupowa is a former pasture in the Polica Range (Pasmo Policy) of the Żywiec Beskids (in the newer regionalisation, the Żywiec-Orawa Beskids), above the village...
MuseumChabówka Railway Open-Air MuseumChabówka12 km from the centreThe Chabówka Railway Rolling Stock Open-Air Museum (Skansen Taboru Kolejowego) is an open-air museum of railway history.
MuseumWładysław Orkan Museum in Rabka-ZdrójRabka-Zdrój13 km from the centreThe Władysław Orkan Museum (Muzeum im. Władysława Orkana) in the spa town of Rabka-Zdrój is one of the oldest regional museums in the Polish Beskids.
Eco farmsOrawskie Ranczo Educational Farm, Harkabuz: animals and craft workshopsHarkabuz13 km from the centreOrawskie Ranczo is a small family educational farm (zagroda edukacyjna) in the village of Harkabuz near Raba Wyżna, where Orawa meets Podhale.
WaterfallWaterfall on the Mosorny PotokZawoja16 km from the centreThe waterfall on the Mosorny Potok (Wodospad na Mosornym Potoku), also called Mosorczyk, is one of the highest natural waterfalls of the Polish Beskids.
CastleSucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)Sucha Beskidzka17 km from the centreSucha Castle in the town of Sucha Beskidzka is a Renaissance magnate residence at the foot of Mount Jasień, near the point where the Stryszawka flows into the Skawa.Craft nearby
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Water parks & thermal poolsRabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsRabka-Zdrój14 km from the centreRabka-Zdrój is a spa in the Raba valley between the Gorce, the Beskid Wyspowy and the Beskid Makowski, halfway from Kraków to Zakopane.
Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Gorce thermal bathsNiedźwiedź21 km from the centreTermy Gorce is a small, cosy thermal complex in the village of Poręba Wielka, in the municipality of Niedźwiedź, at the foot of the Gorce Mountains.
Markets & fairsNowy Targ Fair (Nowa Targowica)Nowy Targ27 km from the centreThe fair in Nowy Targ is the largest and oldest market in Podhale. On Thursdays and Saturdays highlanders from the surrounding villages, Slovaks from across the border...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsRabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsRabka-Zdrój14 km from the centreRabka-Zdrój is a spa in the Raba valley between the Gorce, the Beskid Wyspowy and the Beskid Makowski, halfway from Kraków to Zakopane.Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Gorce thermal bathsNiedźwiedź21 km from the centreTermy Gorce is a small, cosy thermal complex in the village of Poręba Wielka, in the municipality of Niedźwiedź, at the foot of the Gorce Mountains.Huts, shelters and springs nearby
Getting there from Ukraine
Border crossings
- Krakovets – Korczowa — road, 24/7
- Shehyni – Medyka — road, 24/7 Pedestrian crossing is not confirmed by the Ukrainian border service — check dpsu.gov.ua before the trip.
- Smilnytsia – Krościenko — road, 24/7
- Hrushiv – Budomierz — road, 24/7
- Mostyska – Przemyśl (rail) — rail, 24/7
By car
Lviv – Zakopane ≈421 km, ≈5 h 10 min without border queues. Route: M-10 Lviv – Krakovets → Krakovets – Korczowa checkpoint → A4 motorway (Rzeszów – Tarnów – Kraków) → Kraków southern bypass → S7/DK7 → DK47 ('Zakopianka') via Nowy Targ → Zakopane. The A4 Katowice – Kraków section (Balice and Mysłowice toll plazas) is tolled, but this route does not use it. In summer and at weekends the DK47 near Zakopane is often congested.
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
