Polana
Bieszczady County · Podkarpackie Voivodeship · Poland
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Polana is a village in Poland.
Elevation: about 430 m above sea level. Population: 392. Mountains nearby: Bieszczady.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedLutowiska Chata SocjologaElevation profile605–898 m6.2 kmascent 107 m≈ 2 h walking8.4 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedRiaba Skała ZatwarnicaElevation profile512–1 198 m20.1 kmascent 1 269 m≈ 7.5 h walking8.6 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedKrysowa ZagórzElevation profile306–924 m60.8 kmascent 1 500 m9.9 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedNature trail Suche Rzeki Smerek «Silver Fir»Elevation profile612–1 206 m8 kmascent 594 m≈ 3 h walking12 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedOrłowicz Pass JaworneElevation profile525–1 094 m33.9 kmascent 1 394 m≈ 11.5 h walking12 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedMain Trail of BeskidyElevation profile309–1 723 m499.9 kmascent 19 519 m15 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakSmerekSmerekaltitude 1 222 m15 km from the centreSmerek (1,222 m, other sources 1,223 m) is a mountain in the Western Bieszczady near the villages of Smerek and Wetlina, about 3.1 km from each.
PeakOsadzki WierchBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 253 m16 km from the centreOsadzki Wierch (1,253 m; other sources 1,251 m) is the second-highest top of Połonina Wetlińska in the Western Bieszczady and the highest one reached by a hiking trail...
PeakHasiakowa SkałaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 232 m16 km from the centreHasiakowa Skała (1,232 m) is the easternmost culmination of Połonina Wetlińska in the Western Bieszczady.
PeakKruhly WierchBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 297 m19 km from the centreKruhly Wierch (also Kruhły Wierch, 1,297 m) is the highest summit of Połonina Caryńska in the Western Bieszczady.
PeakMała RawkaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 272 m22 km from the centreMała Rawka (1,272 m) is a mountain in the Western Bieszczady and the highest point of the Dział ridge.
PeakWielka RawkaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 307 m23 km from the centreWielka Rawka (1,307 m) is the highest summit of the border range of the Western Bieszczady. It lies in Poland, inside Bieszczady National Park, some 5.4 km south-west...What to visit
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Crafts & workshopsGaleria Barak, Czarna: Bieszczady ceramics and workshopsCzarna Górna7.2 km from the centreGaleria Barak in the village of Czarna near Ustrzyki Dolne is the first private art gallery in the Bieszczady, and its story deserves telling.
LakeLake Solina and the Solina DamSolina13 km from the centreLake Solina (Jezioro Solińskie) is Poland's largest reservoir by volume and the main summer resort of the Bieszczady.
ChurchChurch of St Michael the Archangel in SmolnikSmolnik13 km from the centreThe Church of St Michael the Archangel in Smolnik is a wooden church in the San valley in the east of the Polish Bieszczady; since 2013 it has been part of the UNESCO...
MuseumNatural History Museum of Bieszczady National Park, Ustrzyki DolneUstrzyki Dolne14 km from the centreThe Natural History Museum of Bieszczady National Park (Muzeum Przyrodnicze Bieszczadzkiego Parku Narodowego) stands right in the centre of Ustrzyki Dolne, a small...
Mountain meadowPołonina WetlińskaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 228 m16 km from the centrePołonina Wetlińska is a mountain massif and alpine meadow in the Polish part of the Western Bieszczady and one of the most visited places in these mountains.
Mountain meadowPołonina CaryńskaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 297 m19 km from the centrePołonina Caryńska (also called Berehowska) is a mountain massif and alpine meadow in the Western Bieszczady, between the valleys of the Prowcza and the Wołosaty, where...Craft nearby
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Cheese dairies & pasturesBieszczadzka Koza Goat Cheese Farm, SmolnikSmolnik13 km from the centreBieszczadzka Koza ("the Bieszczady Goat") is a family goat farm and artisan cheese dairy in the village of Smolnik on the San, in the eastern Polish Bieszczady, right...
Crafts & workshopsVeraikon Icon Studio, Cisna: Carpathian icons and workshopsCisna20 km from the centreThe Veraikon Icon Studio (Pracownia Ikon Veraikon) in Cisna is, in its owners' words, the oldest and largest icon studio in the Bieszczady.
Craft beer & breweriesUrsa Maior Brewery, Uherce MineralneUherce Mineralne22 km from the centreUrsa Maior, or the Bieszczady Brewery (Bieszczadzka Wytwórnia Piwa), is an independent craft microbrewery in the village of Uherce Mineralne, between Lesko and...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 – Sanok ≈168 km, ≈3 h 20 min without queues: road to Shehyni → Shehyni – Medyka checkpoint → Przemyśl → DK28 via Bircza to Sanok (≈83 km, ≈1 h 45 min from the border). Alternative via Krakovets – Korczowa: A4 to the Radymno exit, DK77 to Przemyśl and DK28 (≈185 km from Lviv, ≈3 h 25 min). For the Bieszczady proper, Smilnytsia – Krościenko is handier: Lviv – Sambir – Staryi Sambir – border, then DK84 via Ustrzyki Dolne to Sanok (≈203 km, ≈5 h; ≈57 km from the border). From Krościenko to Ustrzyki Górne by DW896 ≈53 km (≈1 h 40 min; ≈200 km and ≈4 h 50 min from Lviv), to Wetlina by DW896 and DW897 ≈69 km (≈216 km and ≈5 h from Lviv). From Sanok: Ustrzyki Górne ≈82 km (DK84 via Lesko, then DW896, ≈1 h 35 min), Wetlina ≈72 km (DK84 to Lesko, DW894 via Baligród and Cisna, DW897, ≈1 h 20 min).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
