Ujsoły
Powiat żywiecki · Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
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Ujsoły is a village in Poland.
Population: 2,167 (2021). Mountains nearby: Żywiec Beskids.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedUjsoły KęcichłostyElevation profile552–770 m2.4 kmascent 218 m≈ 1 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedUjsoły Hala RycerzowaElevation profile548–1 192 m9.7 kmascent 812 m≈ 4 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedRajcza RomankaElevation profile486–1 366 m16.4 kmascent 1 000 m≈ 6 h walking2.1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedKrawców Wierch Przysłop PassElevation profile609–1 126 m16.6 kmascent 627 m≈ 5.5 h walking2.6 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedWałęgowka Bacówka PTTK Krawców WierchElevation profile613–1 269 m20.8 kmascent 994 m≈ 7 h walking2.9 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedSól RycerkaElevation profile509–1 228 m49.5 kmascent 1 901 m2.9 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakWielka RycerzowaSoblówkaaltitude 1 226 m8.1 km from the centreWielka Rycerzowa (Slovak Rycierova hora) is a 1226 m summit in the Wielka Racza group on the Polish–Slovak border.
PeakRomankaSopotnia Wielkaaltitude 1 366 m11 km from the centreRomanka is a 1,366 m summit in the Żywiec Beskids, the highest of the Lipowski Wierch and Romanka group.
PeakWielka RaczaRycerka Górnaaltitude 1 236 m14 km from the centreWielka Racza (formerly also Rajcza; Slovak Veľká Rača) is a 1,236 m summit on the Polish–Slovak border, the highest point of the Wielka Racza Group of the Żywiec...What to visit
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Mountain meadowHala KrawculaGlinkaaltitude 1 050 m5.8 km from the centreKrawcula, or Hala Krawcula, is a mountain meadow and shepherds' pasture below the summit of Krawców Wierch (about 1,075 m) in the western part of the Żywiec Beskids,...
Mountain meadowHala BoraczaŻabnicaaltitude 854 m7 km from the centreHala Boracza is a shepherds' pasture in the Żywiec Beskids, in the Lipowski Wierch and Romanka group. It occupies a pass saddle at about 860 m between Prusów (1,010 m)...
Mountain meadowHala RycerzowaSoblówkaaltitude 1 165 m7.3 km from the centreHala Rycerzowa is a large mountain meadow in the Wielka Racza group in the west of the Żywiec Beskids, above the village of Soblówka in the commune of Ujsoły, right by...
Cheese dairies & pasturesBacówka na Bukowinie, Żabnica: sheep's cheese and alpacasWęgierska Górka13 km from the centreBacówka na Bukowinie stands on a slope above the village of Żabnica, next to Węgierska Górka, where the Żywiec Beskids meet the Silesian Beskids.
WaterfallSopotnia Wielka FallsSopotnia Wielka16 km from the centreSopotnia Wielka Falls (Wodospad w Sopotni Wielkiej) is the largest waterfall in the Polish Beskids. It drops on the Sopotnia stream right in the centre of the village...
CastleŻywiec castles: Old Castle, Habsburg Palace and parkŻywiec23 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 —...Craft nearby
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Craft beer & breweriesPINTA Brewery, Wieprz near Żywiec: tours and taproomWieprz19 km from the centrePINTA is the brewery that Poles associate with the start of the “beer revolution”; it calls itself the country's first craft brewery.
Water parks & thermal poolsAquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Leśna21 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...
Markets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureŻywiec23 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...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.
