Skawica

Sucha County · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
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Skawica is a village in Poland.

Population: 2,564 (2021). Mountains nearby: Babia Góra.

Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails, 1 peak.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Skawica – Kucałowa PassModerateOne-dayMarkedSkawica Kucałowa PassElevation profile455–1 147 m7.1 kmascent 692 m≈ 3 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreSucha Beskidzka station – Zawoja MarszałkiModerateOne-dayMarkedSucha Beskidzka station Zawoja MarszałkiElevation profile348–831 m11 kmascent 493 m≈ 3.5 h walking1.8 km from the centreSucha Beskidzka – PrzysłopModerateTwo-dayMarkedSucha Beskidzka PrzysłopElevation profile324–698 m18.2 kmascent 759 m≈ 6 h walking4.2 km from the centreTrail of Prof. Marian WnukModerateOne-dayMarkedTrail of Prof. Marian WnukElevation profile347–776 m11.3 kmascent 477 m≈ 4 h walking4.2 km from the centreKrzeszów – PrzysłopModerateOne-dayMarkedKrzeszów PrzysłopElevation profile370–779 m11.1 kmascent 427 m≈ 3.5 h walking4.4 km from the centreSidzina – JabłonkaHardMulti-dayMarkedSidzina JabłonkaElevation profile507–1 723 m74.1 kmascent 3 189 m5.1 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Okrąglica (Polica Range)PeakOkrąglica (Polica Range)Skawicaaltitude 1 239 m6.1 km from the centreOkrąglica (also Krupowa Hala) is a 1,239 m summit in the Polica Range in southern Lesser Poland. In Jerzy Kondracki's physico-geographical regionalisation the range...PolicaPeakPolicaSidzinaaltitude 1 369 m6.3 km from the centrePolica (formerly Police) is a 1,369 m summit, the highest of the Polica range north-east of Krowiarki Pass.NarożePeakNarożeSidzinaaltitude 938 m6.3 km from the centreNaroże (on the state Geoportal map Narozie) is a wooded summit about 938 m high (939.5 m per OpenStreetMap) on the main ridge of the Polica range.Kiczorka (Cyl Hali Śmietanowej)PeakKiczorka (Cyl Hali Śmietanowej)Zawojaaltitude 1 298 m6.9 km from the centreKiczorka (in guidebooks and on maps Cyl Hali Śmietanowej) is a 1298 m summit in the western part of the Polica Range, west of Polica itself.CzernicPeakCzernicZubrzyca Górnaaltitude 1 317 m7.3 km from the centreCzernic (on hiking maps also Czyrniec) is a 1317 m summit in the Polica Range in southern Poland. In Jerzy Kondracki's classic physical-geographic division the range...Mosorny GrońPeakMosorny GrońZawojaaltitude 1 047 m7.9 km from the centreMosorny Groń is a 1,047 m summit in the western part of the Polica range, within the village of Zawoja in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

What to visit

All
Hala KrupowaMountain meadowHala KrupowaSidzinaaltitude 1 152 m6 km from the centreHala Krupowa is a former pasture in the Polica Range (Pasmo Policy) of the Żywiec Beskids (in the newer regionalisation, the Żywiec-Orawa Beskids), above the village...Waterfall on the Mosorny PotokWaterfallWaterfall on the Mosorny PotokZawoja7.1 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.Skawa RiverRiverSkawa RiverSucha Beskidzka7.4 km from the centreThe Skawa is a right-bank tributary of the Vistula, a Carpathian mountain river flowing entirely within the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.Sucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)CastleSucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)Sucha Beskidzka7.7 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.Babia Góra National Park Permanent Exhibition, ZawojaMuseumBabia 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...Lake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)LakeLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)Świnna Poręba17 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...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Orawskie Ranczo Educational Farm, Harkabuz: animals and craft workshopsEco 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.Rabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsWater parks & thermal poolsRabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsRabka-Zdrój25 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.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Rabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsWater parks & thermal poolsRabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsRabka-Zdrój25 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.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

Hala Krupowa Hut1 152 mMountain shelterHala Krupowa HutBabia Góra · PolandStandingOn a trailSleeps up to 38Meals served
1 115 mSpringSpring below OkrąglicaBabia Góra · PolandNot verifiedOn a trail
356 mSpringSpring below Surletowa GrapaMaków Beskids · PolandNot verified150 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
1 131 mSpringSpring below Kocia ŁapaBabia Góra · PolandNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
1 315 mHutHut below PolicaBabia Góra · PolandNot verified180 m from a trail
1 304 mSpringSpring below PolicaBabia Góra · PolandNot verified180 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.