Grzechynia
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Grzechynia is a village in Poland.
Elevation: about 872 m above sea level. Population: 2,534. Mountains nearby: Maków Beskids.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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ModerateTwo-dayMarkedSucha Beskidzka PrzysłopElevation profile324–698 m18.2 kmascent 759 m≈ 6 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedMaków Podhalański PcimElevation profile328–860 m26.9 kmascent 870 m≈ 8.5 h walking1.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedStańkowa Makowska GóraElevation profile571–694 m3.6 kmascent 30 m≈ 60 min walking3.2 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedTrail of Prof. Marian WnukElevation profile347–776 m11.3 kmascent 477 m≈ 4 h walking4.9 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedWysoka Kojszówka stationElevation profile394–851 m23 kmascent 473 m≈ 6.5 h walking4.9 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedSkawica Kucałowa PassElevation profile455–1 147 m7.1 kmascent 692 m≈ 3 h walking5.2 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakNarożeSidzinaaltitude 938 m8.2 km from the centreNaroże (on the state Geoportal map Narozie) is a wooded summit about 938 m high (939.5 m per OpenStreetMap) on the main ridge of the Polica range.
PeakOkrąglica (Polica Range)Skawicaaltitude 1 239 m9.9 km from the centreOkrąglica (also Krupowa Hala) is a 1,239 m summit in the Polica Range in southern Lesser Poland. In Jerzy Kondracki's physico-geographical regionalisation the range...
PeakPolicaSidzinaaltitude 1 369 m11 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 m12 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.
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...
PeakMosorny GrońZawojaaltitude 1 047 m13 km from the centreMosorny Groń is a 1,047 m summit in the western part of the Polica range, within the village of Zawoja in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.What to visit
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RiverSkawa RiverSucha Beskidzka5.1 km from the centreThe Skawa is a right-bank tributary of the Vistula, a Carpathian mountain river flowing entirely within the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
CastleSucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)Sucha Beskidzka5.5 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.
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...
WaterfallWaterfall on the Mosorny PotokZawoja12 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.
LakeLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)Świnna Poręba15 km from the centreLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie) is the youngest large reservoir of the Polish Carpathians. It lies on the Skawa river among the hills of the Beskid Mały, in the...
MuseumBabia Góra National Park Permanent Exhibition, ZawojaZawoja16 km from the centreThe permanent exhibition of the Babia Góra National Park (Wystawa Stała Babiogórskiego Parku Narodowego) is housed in the park's headquarters in Zawoja, in the part of...Craft nearby
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Eco farmsOrawskie Ranczo Educational Farm, Harkabuz: animals and craft workshopsHarkabuz23 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.
Water parks & thermal poolsRabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsRabka-Zdrój24 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.Spas and thermal pools nearby
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 – Żywiec ≈412 km, ≈5 h 30 min without queues or tolls: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków (≈249 km) → DK52 via Wadowice → DW781 and DW946 to Żywiec. ≈333 km, ≈4 h from the border. Alternative via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice and the S1 via Tychy and Bielsko-Biała: ≈457 km, ≈5 h 25 min.
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
