Smolnik
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Smolnik is a village in Poland.
Elevation: about 580 m above sea level. Population: 175. Mountains nearby: Eastern Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight, 1 craft place.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedLutowiska Chata SocjologaElevation profile605–898 m6.2 kmascent 107 m≈ 2 h walking2 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedWyżniańska Pass Magura StuposiańskaElevation profile777–1 240 m7.1 kmascent 594 m≈ 3 h walking8.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedBereżki Przysłop Caryński PassElevation profile606–811 m2.8 kmascent 5 m≈ 45 min walking9.3 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedNature trail «Common Beech» on Połonina Caryńska (variant B)Elevation profile616–1 230 m5.5 kmascent 21 m≈ 1.5 h walking9.3 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedRiaba Skała ZatwarnicaElevation profile512–1 198 m20.1 kmascent 1 269 m≈ 7.5 h walking11 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedMuczne Bukowe BerdoElevation profile718–1 152 m3.2 kmascent 434 m≈ 1.5 h walking11 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakKruhly WierchBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 297 m12 km from the centreKruhly Wierch (also Kruhły Wierch, 1,297 m) is the highest summit of Połonina Caryńska in the Western Bieszczady.
PeakHasiakowa SkałaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 232 m13 km from the centreHasiakowa Skała (1,232 m) is the easternmost culmination of Połonina Wetlińska in the Western Bieszczady.
PeakOsadzki WierchBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 253 m14 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...
PeakBukowe BerdoMucznealtitude 1 311 m15 km from the centreBukowe Berdo is a mountain massif and a summit of 1,311 m in the Western Bieszczady, inside Bieszczady National Park.
PeakMała RawkaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 272 m16 km from the centreMała Rawka (1,272 m) is a mountain in the Western Bieszczady and the highest point of the Dział ridge.
PeakKrzemieńWołosatealtitude 1 335 m16 km from the centreKrzemień is a 1,335 m mountain, the second-highest peak of the Polish Bieszczady and of the whole Western Bieszczady after Tarnica.What to visit
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Cheese dairies & pasturesBieszczadzka Koza Goat Cheese Farm, SmolnikSmolnik2 km from the centreBieszczadzka Koza ("the Bieszczady Goat") is a family goat farm and artisan cheese dairy in the village of Smolnik on the San, in the eastern Polish Bieszczady, right...
ChurchChurch of St Michael the Archangel in SmolnikSmolnik2.2 km from the centreThe Church of St Michael the Archangel in Smolnik is a wooden church in the San valley in the east of the Polish Bieszczady; since 2013 it has been part of the UNESCO...
Crafts & workshopsGaleria Barak, Czarna: Bieszczady ceramics and workshopsCzarna Górna11 km from the centreGaleria Barak in the village of Czarna near Ustrzyki Dolne is the first private art gallery in the Bieszczady, and its story deserves telling.
Mountain meadowPołonina CaryńskaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 297 m12 km from the centrePołonina Caryńska (also called Berehowska) is a mountain massif and alpine meadow in the Western Bieszczady, between the valleys of the Prowcza and the Wołosaty, where...
Mountain meadowPołonina WetlińskaBrzegi Górnealtitude 1 228 m13 km from the centrePołonina Wetlińska is a mountain massif and alpine meadow in the Polish part of the Western Bieszczady and one of the most visited places in these mountains.
MuseumNatural History Museum of Bieszczady National Park, Ustrzyki DolneUstrzyki Dolne24 km from the centreThe Natural History Museum of Bieszczady National Park (Muzeum Przyrodnicze Bieszczadzkiego Parku Narodowego) stands right in the centre of Ustrzyki Dolne, a small...Craft nearby
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Horse ridingHucul Horse Stud in Wołosate, Bieszczady National ParkWołosate18 km from the centreWołosate is the southernmost inhabited village in Poland, tucked away in the valley of the Wołosatka stream below Tarnica, the highest peak of the Polish Bieszczady.
Crafts & workshopsVeraikon Icon Studio, Cisna: Carpathian icons and workshopsCisna27 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.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 – 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.
- Caryńskie rescue point (hut below Przysłup Caryński)GBi GOPR · 9.5 km from here985Get directions
- Połonina Wetlińska seasonal duty post (Chatka Puchatka)GBi GOPR · 13 km from here985Get directions
