Skoczów

Cieszyn County · Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
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Skoczów is a town in Poland.

Population: 13,814 (2021). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.

Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Skoczów station – RównicaModerateOne-dayMarkedSkoczów station RównicaElevation profile292–884 m13 kmascent 592 m≈ 4.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreSkoczów station – Pod ŁazkiemEasyOne-dayMarkedSkoczów station Pod ŁazkiemElevation profile292–642 m10.3 kmascent 50 m≈ 2.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreGoleszów station – Tuł – Czantoria WielkaModerateOne-dayMarkedGoleszów station Czantoria Wielkavia TułElevation profile333–995 m14.1 kmascent 805 m≈ 5 h walking6.6 km from the centreNadwiślany TrailEasyOne-dayMarkedNadwiślany TrailElevation profile342–417 m3.8 kmascent 88 m≈ 1 h walking7.4 km from the centreGórki Małe – LipowiecEasyOne-dayMarkedGórki Małe LipowiecElevation profile356–502 m2.3 kmascent 147 m≈ 45 min walking7.4 km from the centreŹródlany TrailEasyOne-dayMarkedŹródlany TrailElevation profile355–532 m4.9 kmascent 175 m≈ 1.5 h walking7.9 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Czantoria WielkaPeakCzantoria WielkaJawornikaltitude 995 m14 km from the centreCzantoria Wielka (Czech Velká Čantoryje, also called Wielka Czantoria) is a 995 m mountain in the Silesian Beskids on the border of Poland and the Czech Republic.Ostry (Silesian Beskids)PeakOstry (Silesian Beskids)Leszna Górnaaltitude 709 m14 km from the centreOstry (Czech Ostrý vrch, German Scharfer Berg) is a 709 m mountain in the Silesian Beskids on the Polish–Czech border.SzyndzielniaPeakSzyndzielniaBielsko-Białaaltitude 1 028 m16 km from the centreSzyndzielnia (German Kamitzer Platte) is a 1,028 m summit in the Silesian Beskids, in the Klimczok and Szyndzielnia Range, just north of Klimczok.KlimczokPeakKlimczokSzczyrkaltitude 1 117 m16 km from the centreKlimczok (formerly also Klimczak) is a 1117 m mountain in the Klimczok and Szyndzielnia range of the Silesian Beskids, south-west of Bielsko-Biała.Soszów WielkiPeakSoszów WielkiJawornikaltitude 886 m18 km from the centreSoszów Wielki (Czech Velký Sošov) is an 886 m summit in the Stożek–Czantoria range of the Silesian Beskids.CieślarPeakCieślarWisłaaltitude 920 m20 km from the centreCieślar (Czech Česlar) is a summit of about 920 m in the Silesian Beskids, on the main ridge of the Stożek–Czantoria range.

What to visit

All
Ustroń spa: brine, peat and brine poolsWater parks & thermal poolsUstroń spa: brine, peat and brine poolsUstroń9.3 km from the centreUstroń is the only spa of the Silesian Beskids: the town lies where the Vistula valley leaves the mountains, between the ridges of Równica (884 m) and Czantoria Wielka...Archducal Castle Brewery, Cieszyn: 180 years of beer and rock cellarsCraft beer & breweriesArchducal Castle Brewery, Cieszyn: 180 years of beer and rock cellarsCieszyn13 km from the centreThe Archducal Castle Brewery in Cieszyn (Arcyksiążęcy Browar Zamkowy Cieszyn) is one of the oldest working breweries in Poland and one of the most valuable monuments...Beskid Museum in WisłaMuseumBeskid Museum in WisłaWisła17 km from the centreThe Andrzej Podżorski Beskid Museum (Muzeum Beskidzkie im. Andrzeja Podżorskiego) is an ethnographic museum in the very centre of Wisła, a resort town in the Silesian...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Browar Wisła: craft brewpub in Wisła's old railway stationCraft beer & breweriesBrowar Wisła: craft brewpub in Wisła's old railway stationWisła16 km from the centreBrowar Wisła is a brewpub in the heart of the Silesian Beskids, in the spa town of Wisła, where Poland's longest river of the same name rises.Browar Zarzecze in the Żywiec Basin: craft brewery shopCraft 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...Aquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Water parks & thermal poolsAquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Leśna29 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...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Ustroń spa: brine, peat and brine poolsWater parks & thermal poolsUstroń spa: brine, peat and brine poolsUstroń9.3 km from the centreUstroń is the only spa of the Silesian Beskids: the town lies where the Vistula valley leaves the mountains, between the ridges of Równica (884 m) and Czantoria Wielka...Aquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Water parks & thermal poolsAquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Leśna29 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...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

458 mDrinking waterKarol TapSilesian Beskids · PolandNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable

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.