Stężnica

Lesko County · Podkarpackie Voivodeship · Poland
Stężnica — photo 1

Photos: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Stężnica is a village in Poland.

Population: 172 (2021). Mountains nearby: Bieszczady.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Baligród – ŁopiennikModerateOne-dayMarkedBaligród ŁopiennikElevation profile445–1 069 m13.2 kmascent 729 m≈ 5 h walking1.7 km from the centreJabłonki – BerdoEasyOne-dayMarkedJabłonki BerdoElevation profile541–916 m3.9 kmascent 451 m≈ 2 h walking3.7 km from the centreOrłowicz Pass – JaworneHardMulti-dayMarkedOrłowicz Pass JaworneElevation profile525–1 094 m33.9 kmascent 1 394 m≈ 11.5 h walking4.9 km from the centreKrysowa – ZagórzHardMulti-dayMarkedKrysowa ZagórzElevation profile306–924 m60.8 kmascent 1 500 m5 km from the centreTrail to Rabe Tent BaseEasyOne-dayMarkedTrail to Rabe Tent BaseElevation profile637–998 m7.4 kmascent 361 m≈ 2.5 h walking8.7 km from the centreMain Trail of BeskidyHardMulti-dayMarkedMain Trail of BeskidyElevation profile309–1 723 m499.9 kmascent 19 519 m8.9 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
ChryszczataPeakChryszczataRabealtitude 997 m9 km from the centreChryszczata (Ukrainian: Khreshchata) is a forested massif and summit of 997 m in the Western Bieszczady, in the Wołosań range, also called Wysoki Dział.SmerekPeakSmerekSmerekaltitude 1 222 m19 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.Czerenin (Černiny)PeakCzerenin (Černiny)Solinkaaltitude 929 m20 km from the centreCzerenin (also Czeremin; Slovak: Černiny) is a 929 m mountain in the border (watershed) range of the Western Bieszczady, on the Polish–Slovak border.OkrąglikPeakOkrąglikStrzebowiskaaltitude 1 101 m20 km from the centreOkrąglik (Slovak Kruhliak) is a summit about 1,101 m high in the border range of the Western Bieszczady, on the frontier between Poland and Slovakia (the Slovak part...Osadzki WierchPeakOsadzki WierchBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 253 m23 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...PłaszaPeakPłaszaWetlinaaltitude 1 163 m24 km from the centrePłasza (Slovak Pľaša) is a 1163 m summit in the Western Bieszczady on the Polish–Slovak border; Slovak geographers place it in the Bukovské vrchy.

What to visit

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Boyko Museum in MyczkówMuseumBoyko Museum in MyczkówMyczków9.9 km from the centreThe Municipal Museum of the Spiritual and Material Culture of the Boykos (Gminne Muzeum Kultury Duchowej i Materialnej Bojków) is in the village of Myczków on the San...Duszatyn Lakes (Jeziorka Duszatyńskie)LakeDuszatyn Lakes (Jeziorka Duszatyńskie)Turzańsk10 km from the centreThe Duszatyn Lakes (Jeziorka Duszatyńskie) are two small landslide lakes on the western slopes of Chryszczata near the former Lemko village of Duszatyn in the...Veraikon Icon Studio, Cisna: Carpathian icons and workshopsCrafts & workshopsVeraikon Icon Studio, Cisna: Carpathian icons and workshopsCisna12 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.Bieszczady Forest RailwayHistoric siteBieszczady Forest RailwayLiszna13 km from the centreThe Bieszczady Forest Railway (Bieszczadzka Kolejka Leśna) is a 750 mm narrow-gauge line, the highest-lying narrow-gauge railway in Poland and one of the Bieszczady's...Lake Solina and the Solina DamLakeLake 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.Sobień Castle ruinsCastleSobień Castle ruinsManasterzec23 km from the centreSobień is the ruin of a medieval castle on a wooded hill above the San near the village of Manasterzec, a few kilometres north of Lesko.

Craft nearby

All craft places
Bieszczadzkie Smaki, Smolnik: bread, liqueurs, preservesCraft producersBieszczadzkie Smaki, Smolnik: bread, liqueurs, preservesSmolnik16 km from the centreBieszczadzkie Smaki (“Bieszczady Flavours”) is a family producer of natural foods in the village of Smolnik on the Osława river, Komańcza municipality, on the western...Ursa Maior Brewery, Uherce MineralneCraft beer & breweriesUrsa Maior Brewery, Uherce MineralneUherce Mineralne18 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...Winnica Kmiecia in Zahutyń near Sanok: tastings and eventsWine & tastingsWinnica Kmiecia in Zahutyń near Sanok: tastings and eventsZahutyń24 km from the centreWinnica Kmiecia is a young winery in the village of Zahutyń between Sanok and Zagórz, where the Low Beskids meet the Bieszczady.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

530 mMountain shelterHuczwice Student ShelterBieszczady · PolandStandingStaffed
558 mSpringSpring below HarhajkaBieszczady · PolandNot verifiedOn a trail
585 mHutHut w HuczwicachBieszczady · PolandNot verified

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 – 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.

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