Żegocina

Bochnia County · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
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Photos: Paweł Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Żegocina is a village in Poland.

Population: 1,835 (2021). Mountains nearby: Island Beskids.

Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails, 1 mountain hut or shelter.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Żegocina – Łopusze ZachodnieEasyOne-dayMarkedŻegocina Łopusze ZachodnieElevation profile358–642 m2.5 kmascent 284 m≈ 1 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreŻegocina – Łososina GórnaModerateOne-dayMarkedŻegocina Łososina GórnaElevation profile352–775 m11 kmascent 444 m≈ 3.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreBochnia – TymbarkHardMulti-dayMarkedBochnia TymbarkElevation profile206–775 m44.5 kmascent 1 321 m≈ 14 h walking2.1 km from the centreSałasz Zachodni – Laskowa – Widoma PassEasyOne-dayMarkedSałasz Zachodni Widoma Passvia LaskowaElevation profile320–906 m10.8 kmascent 269 m≈ 3 h walking2.5 km from the centreZamieście – PasierbiecEasyOne-dayMarkedZamieście PasierbiecElevation profile361–642 m6.8 kmascent 345 m≈ 2.5 h walking6 km from the centrePrzełęcz Pod Sałaszem – Łososina GórnaEasyOne-dayMarkedPrzełęcz Pod Sałaszem Łososina GórnaElevation profile352–762 m6.5 kmascent 92 m≈ 2 h walking7.2 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
MogielicaPeakMogielicaChyszówkialtitude 1 171 m19 km from the centreMogielica is the highest summit of the Island Beskids (Beskid Wyspowy), 1,171 m high, and one of the mountains of the Crown of Polish Mountains.ŚnieżnicaPeakŚnieżnicaGruszowiecaltitude 1 007 m20 km from the centreŚnieżnica is a 1007 m mountain in the Island Beskids (Beskid Wyspowy) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland.ĆwilinPeakĆwilinGruszowiecaltitude 1 072 m21 km from the centreĆwilin is a 1,072 m summit, the second-highest mountain of the Island Beskids. Its name was given in the 14th century by German settlers in Tymbark and Jurków: it...

What to visit

All
Lipnica Murowana Palm Contest: giant Easter palms and fairMarkets & fairsLipnica Murowana Palm Contest: giant Easter palms and fairLipnica Murowana10 km from the centreLipnica Murowana is a tiny historic town on the Wiśnicz Foothills, among orchards and hills between Bochnia and Limanowa.Winnica Nowizny, Połom Mały: wine from an 1891 cellarWine & tastingsWinnica Nowizny, Połom Mały: wine from an 1891 cellarPorąbka Iwkowska14 km from the centreWinnica Nowizny is a family farm in the village of Połom Mały, Iwkowa municipality, in the Rożnów Foothills of Lesser Poland, north of Nowy Sącz and Lake Rożnów.Winnica Chronów: natural wines where the Island Beskids beginWine & tastingsWinnica Chronów: natural wines where the Island Beskids beginChronów14 km from the centreWinnica Chronów lies where the Island Beskids (Beskid Wyspowy) begin, on the edge of the Wiśnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park, in the small village of Chronów in the Nowy...Fasolowe Żniwa in Rożnów: the Piękny Jaś bean harvest festivalMarkets & fairsFasolowe Żniwa in Rożnów: the Piękny Jaś bean harvest festivalRożnów20 km from the centreThe Dunajec valley around Lake Rożnów is famous for the large white “Piękny Jaś” (Beautiful Johnny) bean. “Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca” holds EU Protected...Spad Waterfall, SzczawaWaterfallSpad Waterfall, SzczawaSzczawa22 km from the centreSpad is a natural waterfall on the Kamienica Gorczańska, a left tributary of the Dunajec, in the village of Szczawa on the border of the Gorce and the Island Beskids ...Lake Rożnów (Jezioro Rożnowskie)LakeLake Rożnów (Jezioro Rożnowskie)Tabaszowa23 km from the centreLake Rożnów (Jezioro Rożnowskie) is a reservoir on the Dunajec in Lesser Poland, about 12 km north of Nowy Sącz.

Craft nearby

All craft places
Cistercian monastery shop, Szczyrzyc: abbey cheese, milk and Gryf beerCraft shopsCistercian monastery shop, Szczyrzyc: abbey cheese, milk and Gryf beerSzczyrzyc17 km from the centreIts heart is the Cistercian abbey: the monks arrived in the first half of the 13th century and, according to the monastery itself, have lived here without interruption...Fruit Harvest Festival in Łącko: village stands, fruit and folkloreMarkets & fairsFruit Harvest Festival in Łącko: village stands, fruit and folkloreŁącko27 km from the centreŁącko, in the Dunajec valley between Stary Sącz and the Pieniny, is one of Poland's best-known fruit-growing areas: the slopes around are covered with apple, pear and...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

620 mMountain shelterBacówka na ZadzieluIsland Beskids · PolandStandingOn a trailMeals served
458 mMountain shelterYouth Shelter in RozdzieleIsland Beskids · PolandStanding08.08.2025Staffed
518 mSpringSpring below PęczakówkaIsland Beskids · PolandNot verified50 m from a trail
395 mSpringSpring below Paprotna (Paprocka) (north-east slope), 395 mIsland Beskids · PolandNot verified240 m from a trail
366 mSpringSpring below Dział (east slope)Island Beskids · PolandNot verified180 m from a trail
373 mSpringSpring below Paprotna (Paprocka) (north-east slope), 373 mIsland Beskids · PolandNot verified120 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 – Nowy Sącz ≈335 km, ≈4 h 25 min without queues: M-10 to Krakovets → Krakovets – Korczowa → toll-free A4 via Rzeszów and Tarnów to Brzesko (≈198 km) → DK75 to Nowy Sącz (≈47 km). ≈257 km, ≈3 h from the border. Via Shehyni – Medyka (Przemyśl, DK28, DK77 to the A4) ≈348 km, ≈4 h 50 min.

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.