Cisna
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Cisna is a village in Poland.
Elevation: about 565 m above sea level. Population: 425 (2021). Mountains nearby: Bieszczady.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail, 1 craft place.
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
EasyOne-dayMarkedCisna Roztoki GórneElevation profile559–687 m8.1 kmascent 142 m≈ 2.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedOrłowicz Pass JaworneElevation profile525–1 094 m33.9 kmascent 1 394 m≈ 11.5 h walking1.9 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedBaligród ŁopiennikElevation profile445–1 069 m13.2 kmascent 729 m≈ 5 h walking3.6 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedPass over Roztoki Wołosańvia Hyrlata, ŻubraczeElevation profile632–1 103 m15.7 kmascent 922 m≈ 6 h walking4.8 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedJasło Przysłup Pass (railway station)Elevation profile671–1 153 m3.9 kmascent 5 m≈ 60 min walking5.3 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakCzerenin (Černiny)Solinkaaltitude 929 m10 km from the centreCzerenin (also Czeremin; Slovak: Černiny) is a 929 m mountain in the border (watershed) range of the Western Bieszczady, on the Polish–Slovak border.
PeakSmerekSmerekaltitude 1 222 m11 km from the centreSmerek (1,222 m, other sources 1,223 m) is a mountain in the Western Bieszczady near the villages of Smerek and Wetlina, about 3.1 km from each.
PeakPłaszaWetlinaaltitude 1 163 m12 km from the centrePłasza (Slovak Pľaša) is a 1163 m summit in the Western Bieszczady on the Polish–Slovak border; Slovak geographers place it in the Bukovské vrchy.
PeakChryszczataRabealtitude 997 m14 km from the centreChryszczata (Ukrainian: Khreshchata) is a forested massif and summit of 997 m in the Western Bieszczady, in the Wołosań range, also called Wysoki Dział.
PeakĎurkovecWetlinaaltitude 1 189 m15 km from the centreĎurkovec (Polish Dziurkowiec) is a 1,189 m summit on the border ridge of the Western Bieszczady (the Slovak Bukovské vrchy), on the Polish–Slovak frontier.
PeakRiaba SkałaWetlinaaltitude 1 199 m15 km from the centreRiaba Skała (also Rabia Skała; Slovak: Jarabá skala) is a 1,199 m summit on the border ridge of the Western Bieszczady, on the Polish–Slovak border.What to visit
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Crafts & workshopsVeraikon Icon Studio, Cisna: Carpathian icons and workshopsCisnaunder 1 km from the centreThe Veraikon Icon Studio (Pracownia Ikon Veraikon) in Cisna is, in its owners' words, the oldest and largest icon studio in the Bieszczady.
Historic siteBieszczady Forest RailwayLiszna2.3 km from the centreThe Bieszczady Forest Railway (Bieszczadzka Kolejka Leśna) is a 750 mm narrow-gauge line, the highest-lying narrow-gauge railway in Poland and one of the Bieszczady's...
LakeDuszatyn Lakes (Jeziorka Duszatyńskie)Turzańsk16 km from the centreThe Duszatyn Lakes (Jeziorka Duszatyńskie) are two small landslide lakes on the western slopes of Chryszczata near the former Lemko village of Duszatyn in the...
Mountain meadowPołonina WetlińskaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 228 m17 km from the centrePołonina Wetlińska is a mountain massif and alpine meadow in the Polish part of the Western Bieszczady and one of the most visited places in these mountains.
MuseumBoyko Museum in MyczkówMyczków20 km from the centreThe Municipal Museum of the Spiritual and Material Culture of the Boykos (Gminne Muzeum Kultury Duchowej i Materialnej Bojków) is in the village of Myczków on the San...
LakeLake Solina and the Solina DamSolina22 km from the centreLake Solina (Jezioro Solińskie) is Poland's largest reservoir by volume and the main summer resort of the Bieszczady.Craft nearby
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Craft producersBieszczadzkie Smaki, Smolnik: bread, liqueurs, preservesSmolnik16 km from the centreBieszczadzkie Smaki (“Bieszczady Flavours”) is a family producer of natural foods in the village of Smolnik on the Osława river, Komańcza municipality, on the western...
Cheese dairies & pasturesBieszczadzka Koza Goat Cheese Farm, SmolnikSmolnik26 km from the centreBieszczadzka Koza ("the Bieszczady Goat") is a family goat farm and artisan cheese dairy in the village of Smolnik on the San, in the eastern Polish Bieszczady, right...
Crafts & workshopsGaleria Barak, Czarna: Bieszczady ceramics and workshopsCzarna Górna28 km from the centreGaleria Barak in the village of Czarna near Ustrzyki Dolne is the first private art gallery in the Bieszczady, and its story deserves telling.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 – Sanok ≈168 km, ≈3 h 20 min without queues: road to Shehyni → Shehyni – Medyka checkpoint → Przemyśl → DK28 via Bircza to Sanok (≈83 km, ≈1 h 45 min from the border). Alternative via Krakovets – Korczowa: A4 to the Radymno exit, DK77 to Przemyśl and DK28 (≈185 km from Lviv, ≈3 h 25 min). For the Bieszczady proper, Smilnytsia – Krościenko is handier: Lviv – Sambir – Staryi Sambir – border, then DK84 via Ustrzyki Dolne to Sanok (≈203 km, ≈5 h; ≈57 km from the border). From Krościenko to Ustrzyki Górne by DW896 ≈53 km (≈1 h 40 min; ≈200 km and ≈4 h 50 min from Lviv), to Wetlina by DW896 and DW897 ≈69 km (≈216 km and ≈5 h from Lviv). From Sanok: Ustrzyki Górne ≈82 km (DK84 via Lesko, then DW896, ≈1 h 35 min), Wetlina ≈72 km (DK84 to Lesko, DW894 via Baligród and Cisna, DW897, ≈1 h 20 min).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
