Jeleśnia
Powiat żywiecki · Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
Jeleśnia is a village in Poland.
Population: 3,851 (2021). Mountains nearby: Maków Beskids.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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HardMulti-dayMarkedWodospad Sopotnia Above Przełęcz PrzysłopElevation profile490–1 111 m31.5 kmascent 1 619 m≈ 11 h walking2.5 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedJeleśnia GachowiznaElevation profile414–768 m9.6 kmascent 413 m≈ 3 h walking2.6 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedPrzyborów Mędralowa ZachodniaElevation profile521–1 060 m5.9 kmascent 571 m≈ 2.5 h walking4.1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedŚwinna JastrzębicaElevation profile387–761 m7.8 kmascent 442 m≈ 3 h walking4.2 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedŻywiec Bystra GórnaElevation profile350–1 366 m29.4 kmascent 1 356 m≈ 10 h walking4.8 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedSopotnia Wielka KotarnicaElevation profile624–1 160 m3.1 kmascent 536 m≈ 2 h walking5.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakLachów GrońKoszarawaaltitude 1 045 m8.2 km from the centreLachów Groń, formerly Buciorysz, is a 1045 m summit in the Jałowiec range. It closes a ridge branching off from Czerniawa Sucha, from which a pass at about 950 m...
PeakMędralowaPrzyborówaltitude 1 169 m9.5 km from the centreMędralowa (Slovak Beskydok or Modrálová) is a 1169 m summit, the highest of the Mędralowa range (group) on the Polish–Slovak border.
PeakRomankaSopotnia Wielkaaltitude 1 366 m10 km from the centreRomanka is a 1,366 m summit in the Żywiec Beskids, the highest of the Lipowski Wierch and Romanka group.
PeakCzerniawa SuchaZawojaaltitude 1 062 m10 km from the centreCzerniawa Sucha (also Suchy Groń or Sucha Góra) is a 1,062 m summit on the main ridge of the Jałowiec Range, north of the Babia Góra massif.
PeakMagurkaPrzyborówaltitude 1 121 m10 km from the centreMagurka is a 1121 m summit in the Mędralowa Group, a small mountain knot between the Klekociny pass (894 m) and Kolisty Groń, the lower top of Mędralowa (about 1150 m).
PeakPalenica (Żywiec Beskids)Sopotnia Wielkaaltitude 1 340 m11 km from the centrePalenica (Slovak Polanica or Brts) is a summit about 1,340 m high in the Pilsko group of the Żywiec Beskids (in Slovakia this part of the mountains is called the Orava...What to visit
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WaterfallSopotnia Wielka FallsSopotnia Wielka5.4 km from the centreSopotnia Wielka Falls (Wodospad w Sopotni Wielkiej) is the largest waterfall in the Polish Beskids. It drops on the Sopotnia stream right in the centre of the village...
Mountain meadowHala MiziowaKorbielówaltitude 1 274 m9.9 km from the centreHala Miziowa is a large mountain glade on the northern slope of Pilsko in the Żywiec Beskids, within the village of Korbielów in Jeleśnia commune, Silesian Voivodeship.
CastleŻywiec castles: Old Castle, Habsburg Palace and parkŻywiec11 km from the centreIn the very centre of Żywiec, two residences of the former lords of the Żywiec estate stand side by side — the Old Castle and the Habsburg Palace, or New Castle —...
MuseumŻywiec Brewery MuseumŻywiec12 km from the centreThe Żywiec Brewery Museum (Muzeum Browaru Żywiec) is one of the largest and most modern brewing museums in Poland, in the town of Żywiec between the Silesian and...
Mountain meadowHala RysiankaZłatnaaltitude 1 290 m13 km from the centreHala Rysianka is a large mountain glade in the Żywiec Beskids, on the eastern and south-eastern slopes of the Rysianka peak.
LakeLake Żywiec (Jezioro Żywieckie)Żywiec14 km from the centreLake Żywiec (Jezioro Żywieckie), also known as the Tresna Reservoir, is a large artificial lake on the Soła river beside the town of Żywiec, on the boundary of the...Craft nearby
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Markets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureŻywiec11 km from the centreThe Beskidy Highlanders' Week of Culture (Tydzień Kultury Beskidzkiej, TKB) is Poland's largest folklore festival: it was first held in Wisła in 1964, and today, at...
Craft beer & breweriesPINTA Brewery, Wieprz near Żywiec: tours and taproomWieprz12 km from the centrePINTA is the brewery that Poles associate with the start of the “beer revolution”; it calls itself the country's first craft brewery.
Water parks & thermal poolsAquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Leśna14 km from the centreAquapark Leśna (also called Aquapark Żywiec) is a swimming-pool complex in the village of Leśna, a few kilometres from Żywiec, in the Żywiec Basin, surrounded by the...Spas and thermal pools nearby
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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.
