Konina
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Konina is a village in Poland.
Elevation: about 550 m above sea level. Population: 2,244 (2021). Mountains nearby: Gorce.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails, 1 sight.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
All trails
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedTurbaczyk Lubomierzvia Konina, KudłońElevation profile542–1 274 m18.3 kmascent 990 m≈ 6.5 h walking1.7 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedSzczebel Kowaniecvia TurbaczElevation profile424–1 289 m32 kmascent 1 334 m≈ 10.5 h walking2.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedKoninki OrkanówkaElevation profile601–727 m2.4 kmascent 123 m≈ 45 min walking2.7 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedBrzeźnica KacwinElevation profile220–1 289 m143 kmascent 4 206 m3.8 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedKoninki Kowaniecvia Stare WierchyElevation profile604–1 107 m14.3 kmascent 721 m≈ 5 h walking3.9 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedMszana Dolna Rabka-ZdrójElevation profile396–746 m17.5 kmascent 685 m≈ 5.5 h walking4.8 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakKudłońLubomierzaltitude 1 274 m5.8 km from the centreKudłoń is a 1,274 m summit, the fourth-highest in the Gorce. It lies north-east of Turbacz on the ridge that links Turbacz with the Island Beskids via the Przysłop...
PeakObidowiecKoninkialtitude 1 105 m7.1 km from the centreObidowiec is a summit about 1,105 m high (1,104.6 m per Polish Wikipedia) on the main ridge of the Gorce mountains in southern Poland.
PeakJasieńPółrzeczkialtitude 1 063 m7.4 km from the centreJasień is a summit about 1,063 m high in the Island Beskids (Beskid Wyspowy) in southern Poland, in Limanowa County of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
PeakTurbaczObidowaaltitude 1 310 m7.8 km from the centreTurbacz is the highest peak of the Gorce Mountains, 1,310 m high, lying at the very centre of the range in southern Lesser Poland, about 30 km north of Zakopane.
PeakPrzysłop (Gorce)Ochotnica Górnaaltitude 1 187 m9 km from the centrePrzysłop is a 1,187 m summit in the Gorce mountains of southern Poland, in the Gorc range between Jaworzyna Kamienicka (1,288 m) and Gorc (1,228 m).
PeakKiczora KamienickaSzczawaaltitude 1 003 m9.4 km from the centreKiczora Kamienicka (also simply Kiczora) is a summit 1,003 m high (other sources give 1,007 m) on the border of the Island Beskids and the Gorce in southern Poland.What to visit
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Mountain meadowTurbaczyk GladeKoninaaltitude 1 025 m3.5 km from the centreTurbaczyk is a summit meadow on the mountain of the same name in the Gorce, on the northern side of the Turbacz massif.
Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Gorce thermal bathsNiedźwiedź3.9 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.
MuseumGorce National Park Nature Exhibition, Poręba WielkaPoręba Wielka4.2 km from the centreThe Gorce National Park Nature Exhibition (Wystawa Przyrodnicza w Ośrodku Edukacyjnym GPN) is the main attraction of the park's Education Centre in Poręba Wielka, in...
Mountain meadowPolana Jaworzyna KamienickaLubomierzaltitude 1 265 m7.2 km from the centrePolana Jaworzyna Kamienicka (also simply Jaworzyna) is a mountain glade on the north-eastern slope of Jaworzyna Kamienicka (1,288 m), the second-highest peak of the...
WaterfallSpad Waterfall, SzczawaSzczawa11 km from the centreSpad is a natural waterfall on the Kamienica Gorczańska, a left tributary of the Dunajec, in the village of Szczawa on the border of the Gorce and the Island Beskids ...
LakeLake CzorsztynFalsztyn22 km from the centreLake Czorsztyn (Jezioro Czorsztyńskie) is a reservoir on the Dunajec river in the Nowy Targ Basin, between the Pieniny and the Gorce.Craft nearby
All craft places
Water parks & thermal poolsRabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsRabka-Zdrój12 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.
Markets & fairsNowy Targ Fair (Nowa Targowica)Nowy Targ15 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...
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineKarcma u Borzanka, Nowy Targ: highland food in an 18th-century innNowy Targ16 km from the centreKarcma u Borzanka is a highland tavern in the oldest coaching inn of Nowy Targ, the capital of Podhale.
Craft shopsCistercian monastery shop, Szczyrzyc: abbey cheese, milk and Gryf beerSzczyrzyc20 km from the centreIts heart is the Cistercian abbey: the monks arrived in the first half of the 13th century and, according to the monastery itself, have lived here without interruption...
Eco farmsOrawskie Ranczo Educational Farm, Harkabuz: animals and craft workshopsHarkabuz22 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.
Markets & fairsFruit Harvest Festival in Łącko: village stands, fruit and folkloreŁącko22 km from the centreŁącko, in the Dunajec valley between Stary Sącz and the Pieniny, is one of Poland's best-known fruit-growing areas: the slopes around are covered with apple, pear and...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Gorce thermal bathsNiedźwiedź3.9 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.
Water parks & thermal poolsRabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsRabka-Zdrój12 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 Gorący Potok (Szaflary)Bańska Niżna25 km from the centreTermy Gorący Potok is a complex of outdoor thermal pools in Szaflary, between Nowy Targ and Zakopane, about 15 km from Zakopane.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 – Szczawnica ≈384 km, ≈5 h 25 min without queues: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Brzesko (≈198 km) → DK75 to Nowy Sącz → DW969 via Stary Sącz and Łącko to Krościenko nad Dunajcem → Szczawnica. ≈306 km, ≈4 h from the border.
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
