Wadowice
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Wadowice is a town in Poland.
Elevation: about 450 m above sea level. Population: 17,905 (2021). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail, 1 sight.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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HardTwo-dayMarkedCzesław Panczakiewicz TrailElevation profile259–890 m23.9 kmascent 921 m≈ 8 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedTrail of Emil ZegadłowiczElevation profile263–565 m20.9 kmascent 855 m≈ 7 h walking3.1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedCzartak KrzeszówElevation profile274–922 m14.6 kmascent 716 m≈ 5 h walking4.5 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedAndrychów Świnna Porębavia Groń Jana Pawła IIElevation profile318–890 m19.5 kmascent 767 m≈ 6.5 h walking7.5 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedAndrychowski Rock BeltElevation profile333–758 m12.8 kmascent 552 m≈ 4.5 h walking8.2 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedBrzeźnica KacwinElevation profile220–1 289 m143 kmascent 4 206 m8.5 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakLeskowiecRzykialtitude 922 m11 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 m15 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.
PeakŻarMiędzybrodzie Żywieckiealtitude 761 m22 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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MuseumJohn Paul II Family Home in WadowiceWadowiceunder 1 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 Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)Świnna Poręba7.7 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...
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.Craft nearby
All craft places
Craft beer & breweriesBrowar Zarzecze in the Żywiec Basin: craft brewery shopZarzecze30 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...
Markets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureŻywiec30 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...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.
