Świnna Poręba
Wadowice County · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
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Świnna Poręba is a village in Poland.
Population: 945 (2021). Mountains nearby: Little Beskids.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail, 1 sight.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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ModerateOne-dayMarkedCzartak KrzeszówElevation profile274–922 m14.6 kmascent 716 m≈ 5 h walking1.1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedAndrychów Świnna Porębavia Groń Jana Pawła IIElevation profile318–890 m19.5 kmascent 767 m≈ 6.5 h walking1.6 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedTrail of Emil ZegadłowiczElevation profile263–565 m20.9 kmascent 855 m≈ 7 h walking1.9 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedCzesław Panczakiewicz TrailElevation profile259–890 m23.9 kmascent 921 m≈ 8 h walking3.5 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedRzyki Jagódki Groń Jana Pawła IIElevation profile483–871 m2.9 kmascent 388 m≈ 1.5 h walking6.7 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedMały Szlak BeskidzkiElevation profile282–1 022 m134.7 kmascent 5 091 m6.9 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakGroń Jana Pawła IIRzykialtitude 890 m6.8 km from the centreGroń Jana Pawła II (John Paul II's Groń) is an 890 m summit in the eastern part of the Little Beskids in southern Poland, in Wadowice County of the Lesser Poland...
PeakLeskowiecRzykialtitude 922 m7.4 km from the centreLeskowiec is a 922 m summit in the eastern part of the Little Beskids, in the Łamana Skała range of southern Poland.
PeakŁamana SkałaLasaltitude 929 m12 km from the centreŁamana Skała (on many maps also called Madohora) is a 929 m mountain in the Little Beskids (Beskid Mały) in southern Poland.
PeakPotrójnaRzykialtitude 883 m13 km from the centrePotrójna is a twin-topped mountain in the Andrychów Beskids, the eastern part of the Little Beskids (Beskid Mały).
PeakGibasów WierchKocońaltitude 890 m13 km from the centreGibasów Wierch (also Wielki Gibasów Groń) is an 890 m summit in the Łamana Skała range of the Little Beskids (more precisely in its part called the Łysina range) in...
PeakJałowiec (Jałowiec Range)Koszarawaaltitude 1 111 m19 km from the centreJałowiec is a 1,111 m summit, the highest of the Jałowiec Range north of the Babia Góra massif in Poland.What to visit
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LakeLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)Świnna Poręba1.7 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...
MuseumJohn Paul II Family Home in WadowiceWadowice6 km from the centreThe Holy Father John Paul II Family Home museum (Muzeum Dom Rodzinny Ojca Świętego Jana Pawła II) in Wadowice — a town in the foothills of the Little Beskids —...
CastleSucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)Sucha Beskidzka11 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.
WaterfallWaterfall on the Mosorny PotokZawoja22 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.
LakeLake Międzybrodzie (Jezioro Międzybrodzkie)Międzybrodzie Bialskie23 km from the centreLake Międzybrodzie (Jezioro Międzybrodzkie), or the Międzybrodzie Reservoir, is an artificial lake on the Soła river in the Beskid Mały (Little Beskids), in the...
Mountain meadowHala KrupowaSidzinaaltitude 1 152 m25 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...Craft nearby
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Markets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureŻywiec28 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...
Craft beer & breweriesBrowar Zarzecze in the Żywiec Basin: craft brewery shopZarzecze29 km from the centreBrowar Zarzecze works in the village of Zarzecze near Pietrzykowice in the Żywiec Basin — a region where beer has been brewed since at least the 19th century and home...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.
