Kocoń

Powiat żywiecki · Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
Kocoń — photo 1

Photos: Gibasów Wierch

Kocoń is a village in Poland.

Mountains nearby: Little Beskids.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 peak, 3 mountain huts and shelters.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap.

Trails nearby

All trails
Hucisko – Łamana SkałaModerateOne-dayMarkedHucisko Łamana SkałaElevation profile455–896 m12.5 kmascent 310 m≈ 3.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreŚlemień – Czarne DziałyEasyOne-dayMarkedŚlemień Czarne DziałyElevation profile465–803 m3.2 kmascent 338 m≈ 1.5 h walking1.5 km from the centreGaiki – Sucha BeskidzkaHardMulti-dayMarkedGaiki Sucha BeskidzkaElevation profile301–896 m51 kmascent 2 273 m3.1 km from the centreJeleśnia – GachowiznaEasyOne-dayMarkedJeleśnia GachowiznaElevation profile414–768 m9.6 kmascent 413 m≈ 3 h walking3.4 km from the centreSidzina – JabłonkaHardMulti-dayMarkedSidzina JabłonkaElevation profile507–1 723 m74.1 kmascent 3 189 m3.9 km from the centreFrys Family TrailModerateTwo-dayMarkedFrys Family TrailElevation profile398–910 m17.1 kmascent 849 m≈ 6 h walking4 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Gibasów WierchPeakGibasów WierchKocońaltitude 890 m3.1 km from the centreGibasów Wierch (also Wielki Gibasów Groń) is an 890 m summit in the Łamana Skała range of the Little Beskids (more precisely in its part called the Łysina range) in...Łamana SkałaPeakŁamana SkałaLasaltitude 929 m4.2 km from the centreŁamana Skała (on many maps also called Madohora) is a 929 m mountain in the Little Beskids (Beskid Mały) in southern Poland.PotrójnaPeakPotrójnaRzykialtitude 883 m6.2 km from the centrePotrójna is a twin-topped mountain in the Andrychów Beskids, the eastern part of the Little Beskids (Beskid Mały).LeskowiecPeakLeskowiecRzykialtitude 922 m7.7 km from the centreLeskowiec is a 922 m summit in the eastern part of the Little Beskids, in the Łamana Skała range of southern Poland.Lachów GrońPeakLachów GrońKoszarawaaltitude 1 045 m8.4 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...Groń Jana Pawła IIPeakGroń Jana Pawła IIRzykialtitude 890 m8.4 km from the centreGroń Jana Pawła II (John Paul II's Groń) is an 890 m summit in the eastern part of the Little Beskids in southern Poland, in Wadowice County of the Lesser Poland...

What to visit

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Lake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)LakeLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)Świnna Poręba14 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...Lake Żywiec (Jezioro Żywieckie)LakeLake Żywiec (Jezioro Żywieckie)Żywiec15 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...Sucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)CastleSucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)Sucha Beskidzka15 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.Żywiec castles: Old Castle, Habsburg Palace and parkCastleŻywiec castles: Old Castle, Habsburg Palace and parkŻywiec15 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 —...Waterfall on the Mosorny PotokWaterfallWaterfall 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.Markowe SzczawinyMountain meadowMarkowe SzczawinyZawojaaltitude 1 180 m18 km from the centreMarkowe Szczawiny is a small meadow on the northern slopes of Babia Góra at about 1,180 m, in the commune of Zawoja in Sucha County, within Babia Góra National Park ...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Folk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureMarkets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureŻywiec15 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...Browar Zarzecze in the Żywiec Basin: craft brewery shopCraft beer & breweriesBrowar Zarzecze in the Żywiec Basin: craft brewery shopZarzecze17 km from the centreBrowar Zarzecze works in the village of Zarzecze near Pietrzykowice in the Żywiec Basin — a region where beer has been brewed since at least the 19th century and home...PINTA Brewery, Wieprz near Żywiec: tours and taproomCraft beer & breweriesPINTA Brewery, Wieprz near Żywiec: tours and taproomWieprz18 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.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Aquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Water parks & thermal poolsAquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Leśna19 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...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

456 mMountain shelterŚlemień School Youth ShelterLittle Beskids · PolandStandingOn a trailStaffed
805 mMountain shelterGibasówka Hut (Lutecja)Little Beskids · PolandStanding60 m from a trailSleeps up to 17Staffed
802 mMountain shelterGibasówka Hut (at Stach's)Little Beskids · PolandStandingOn a trailStaffed
800 mMountain shelterHut under PotrójnaLittle Beskids · PolandStandingOn a trailStaffed
696 mMountain shelterAdamy ShelterMaków Beskids · PolandStanding50 m from a trailSleeps up to 40Staffed
843 mSpringSpring below Gibasów WierchLittle Beskids · PolandNot verified70 m from a trail

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

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.

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