Rajcza
Powiat żywiecki · Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
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Rajcza is a village in Poland.
Elevation: about 500 m above sea level. Population: 3,320 (2021). Mountains nearby: Żywiec Beskids.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
All trails
HardMulti-dayMarkedSól RycerkaElevation profile509–1 228 m49.5 kmascent 1 901 munder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedRajcza RomankaElevation profile486–1 366 m16.4 kmascent 1 000 m≈ 6 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedRajcza station ŻabnicaElevation profile470–1 002 m14.4 kmascent 658 m≈ 5 h walking1.6 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedUjsoły Hala RycerzowaElevation profile548–1 192 m9.7 kmascent 812 m≈ 4 h walking3.4 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedUjsoły KęcichłostyElevation profile552–770 m2.4 kmascent 218 m≈ 1 h walking3.5 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedSól Przegibek PassElevation profile533–1 144 m12 kmascent 479 m≈ 4 h walking3.6 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakWielka RycerzowaSoblówkaaltitude 1 226 m9.7 km from the centreWielka Rycerzowa (Slovak Rycierova hora) is a 1226 m summit in the Wielka Racza group on the Polish–Slovak border.
PeakTrzy Kopce (Żywiec Beskids)Złatnaaltitude 1 216 m12 km from the centreTrzy Kopce (Slovak Tri kopce) is a wooded summit about 1,216 m high in the Pilsko group of the Żywiec Beskids (in Slovakia, the Orava Beskids).
PeakRomankaSopotnia Wielkaaltitude 1 366 m12 km from the centreRomanka is a 1,366 m summit in the Żywiec Beskids, the highest of the Lipowski Wierch and Romanka group.
PeakJaworzyna (Wielka Racza group)Rycerka Górnaaltitude 1 173 m13 km from the centreJaworzyna (Slovak Javorina) is a 1,173 m summit in the Wielka Racza group on the Polish–Slovak border.
PeakPalenica (Żywiec Beskids)Sopotnia Wielkaaltitude 1 340 m13 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...
PeakBarania GóraKamesznicaaltitude 1 220 m14 km from the centreBarania Góra ("Ram Mountain"; German Widderberg) is a dome-shaped summit in the south-eastern Silesian Beskids, the second-highest in the range after Skrzyczne.What to visit
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Mountain meadowHala BoraczaŻabnicaaltitude 854 m6.6 km from the centreHala Boracza is a shepherds' pasture in the Żywiec Beskids, in the Lipowski Wierch and Romanka group. It occupies a pass saddle at about 860 m between Prusów (1,010 m)...
Mountain meadowHala RycerzowaSoblówkaaltitude 1 165 m9 km from the centreHala Rycerzowa is a large mountain meadow in the Wielka Racza group in the west of the Żywiec Beskids, above the village of Soblówka in the commune of Ujsoły, right by...
Cheese dairies & pasturesBacówka na Bukowinie, Żabnica: sheep's cheese and alpacasWęgierska Górka11 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.
WaterfallRodło Cascades (Biała Wisełka)Wisła15 km from the centreThe Rodło Cascades (Kaskady Rodła) are a group of about 25 natural waterfalls and rock steps on the Biała Wisełka, one of the streams that give rise to the Vistula.
WaterfallSopotnia Wielka FallsSopotnia Wielka17 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...
CastleŻywiec castles: Old Castle, Habsburg Palace and parkŻywiec22 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 —...Craft nearby
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Craft beer & breweriesPINTA Brewery, Wieprz near Żywiec: tours and taproomWieprz17 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)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...
Markets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureŻywiec22 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...Spas and thermal pools nearby
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 – 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.
