Rzyki
Wadowice County · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
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Rzyki is a village in Poland.
Population: 3,124 (2021). Mountains nearby: Little Beskids.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails, 3 peaks.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
All trails
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedAndrychów Świnna Porębavia Groń Jana Pawła IIElevation profile318–890 m19.5 kmascent 767 m≈ 6.5 h walking1.8 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedRzyki Czarny Groń PotrójnaElevation profile473–888 m4.2 kmascent 421 m≈ 2 h walking2.4 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedRzyki Jagódki Groń Jana Pawła IIElevation profile483–871 m2.9 kmascent 388 m≈ 1.5 h walking2.5 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedAndrychowski Rock BeltElevation profile333–758 m12.8 kmascent 552 m≈ 4.5 h walking3.1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedTrail of Emil ZegadłowiczElevation profile263–565 m20.9 kmascent 855 m≈ 7 h walking3.2 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedFrys Family TrailElevation profile398–910 m17.1 kmascent 849 m≈ 6 h walking3.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakPotrójnaRzykialtitude 883 m4.5 km from the centrePotrójna is a twin-topped mountain in the Andrychów Beskids, the eastern part of the Little Beskids (Beskid Mały).
PeakGroń Jana Pawła IIRzykialtitude 890 m4.6 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 m4.9 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 m5.8 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.
PeakGibasów WierchKocońaltitude 890 m6.9 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...
PeakŻarMiędzybrodzie Żywieckiealtitude 761 m12 km from the centreŻar is a 761 m mountain in the Little Beskids in southern Poland, above Lake Międzybrodzie on the Soła river.What to visit
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LakeLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)Świnna Poręba10 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 WadowiceWadowice11 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 —...
LakeLake Międzybrodzie (Jezioro Międzybrodzkie)Międzybrodzie Bialskie14 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...
CastleSucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)Sucha Beskidzka17 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.
CastleŻywiec castles: Old Castle, Habsburg Palace and parkŻywiec20 km from the centreIn the very centre of Żywiec, two residences of the former lords of the Żywiec estate stand side by side — the Old Castle and the Habsburg Palace, or New Castle —...
WaterfallWaterfall on the Mosorny PotokZawoja24 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.Craft nearby
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Markets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureŻywiec19 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 shopZarzecze19 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...
Water parks & thermal poolsAquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Leśna24 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
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.
