Krzyżówki
Powiat żywiecki · Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
Krzyżówki is a village in Poland.
Population: 260 (2021). Mountains nearby: Żywiec Beskids.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
All trails
HardMulti-dayMarkedWodospad Sopotnia Above Przełęcz PrzysłopElevation profile490–1 111 m31.5 kmascent 1 619 m≈ 11 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPass under Beskid Krzyżowski Five Mounds MountainElevation profile602–1 534 m10.5 kmascent 932 m≈ 4.5 h walking1.1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedMain Trail of BeskidyElevation profile309–1 723 m499.9 kmascent 19 519 m1.6 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedGajdošský chodníčekElevation profile802–1 723 m21.7 kmascent 1 672 m≈ 9 h walking1.6 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedKorbielów Przysłopy PassElevation profile602–855 m2.5 kmascent 253 m≈ 1 h walking2.7 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedKorbielów Witasówkavia Hala MiziowaElevation profile602–1 289 m11.7 kmascent 689 m≈ 4.5 h walking2.7 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakMędralowaPrzyborówaltitude 1 169 m6.7 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.
PeakMagurkaPrzyborówaltitude 1 121 m8 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).
PeakMała Babia Góraaltitude 1 517 m8.8 km from the centreMała Babia Góra, also called Cyl (Slovak: Malá Babia hora), is a summit of about 1,517 m in the Babia Góra massif on the Polish–Slovak border.
PeakLachów GrońKoszarawaaltitude 1 045 m8.9 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...
PeakPalenica (Żywiec Beskids)Sopotnia Wielkaaltitude 1 340 m8.9 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...
PeakCzerniawa SuchaZawojaaltitude 1 062 m9.2 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.What to visit
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WaterfallSopotnia Wielka FallsSopotnia Wielka5.5 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 m6.6 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.
Mountain meadowMarkowe SzczawinyZawojaaltitude 1 180 m10 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 ...
MuseumBabia Góra National Park Permanent Exhibition, ZawojaZawoja11 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...
CastleŻywiec castles: Old Castle, Habsburg Palace and parkŻywiec17 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 —...
LakeLake Żywiec (Jezioro Żywieckie)Żywiec20 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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Craft beer & breweriesPINTA Brewery, Wieprz near Żywiec: tours and taproomWieprz16 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.
Markets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureŻywiec17 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...
Cheese dairies & pasturesBacówka na Bukowinie, Żabnica: sheep's cheese and alpacasWęgierska Górka18 km from the centreBacówka na Bukowinie stands on a slope above the village of Żabnica, next to Węgierska Górka, where the Żywiec Beskids meet the Silesian Beskids.Spas and thermal pools nearby
Huts, shelters and springs nearby
580 mMountain shelterSchronisko SSM KorbielówŻywiec Beskids · PolandStanding330 m from a trailSleeps up to 40Staffed
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.

