Silesian Beskid
Silesian Beskid is the westernmost range of the Polish Beskids, located between Ustro艅, Bielsko-Bia艂a, and 呕ywiec. From the east, the Silesian Beskid borders with the Little Beskid (north-east) and the 呕ywiecki Beskid (south-east). The main centers and tourist trail junctions in the Silesian Beskid are Wis艂a and Szczyrk, and the most scenic, frequently and eagerly conquered peaks are Czantoria, Barania G贸ra, Skrzyczne and Malinowska Ska艂a and Szyndzielnia along with its neighbors: B艂atnia and Klimczok.
Silesian Beskid with children
The Silesian Beskid, due to the popularity of the region, especially among the residents of nearby Silesia, is considered the most "trampled" and least "wild" of the Beskids, but it enjoys the best infrastructure: there are the most tourist shelters and restaurants on the trails (e.g. Szyndzielnia, Klimczok, B艂atnia, Stefanka on Kozia G贸ra, Czantoria, Sosz贸w Wielki, Sto偶ek Wielki, on Przys艂op under Barania G贸ra, Skrzyczne), the most year-round cable cars and ski lifts (e.g. to Skrzyczne, to Czantoria, Sosz贸w, Sto偶ek), and the tourist trails are very well marked and maintained.
Undoubtedly, all this is of great importance when we want to go to the mountains with children!
Silesian Beskid - the most beautiful views and observation towers
We go to the mountains mainly to... walk in the mountains, conquer peaks, and admire the beautiful panoramic views. The Silesian Beskid offers us many scenic ridges (e.g. between Malinowska Ska艂a and Skrzyczne, Ochodzita in Koniak贸w, Cie艅k贸w ridge above Wis艂a).
Where the mountain tops are forested, observation towers have been built (e.g. Barania G贸ra, Czantoria Wielka) that allow us to rise above the treetops and enjoy wide and distant panoramas.
Trails in the Silesian Beskid
Did you know that the famous long-distance (the longest in Poland) Main Beskid Trail starts in the Silesian Beskid? The beginning of the red marks is in Ustro艅 (PKS Ustro艅 Zdr贸j), and the end - only after 500 km in Wo艂osate in the Bieszczady Mountains.
Apart from the main, red one, it is also worth walking on other "colorful routes", conquer the highest peak of the range, i.e. Skrzyczne, "both Czantories", or the easily accessible Szyndzielnia:
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Blue trail to Skrzyczne from Lipowa
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Ma艂a and Wielka Czantoria: yellow, green and blue trail
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Szyndzielnia. Loop: Red and Green Trail
Silesian Beskid - attractions for children and not only!
What besides the mountains is worth our attention in the vicinity of Ustro艅, Wis艂a, and Szczyrk? The tourist base offers a whole host of diverse attractions also in the valleys! We highly recommend you, for example, to visit the Czernia艅skie Lake in Wis艂a (it's a reservoir where at the foot of Barania G贸ra the White and Black Wise艂ka join together, giving rise to the queen of Polish rivers) and go for a walk along the asphalted Bia艂a Wise艂ka Valley to the Rod艂o cascades:
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Bia艂a Wise艂ka Valley and Rod艂a Cascades - an easy walk in the Silesian Beskids
An asphalt road (perfect for a forest walk with a stroller) also leads through the Zimnik Valley:
It's worth to visit the Forest Park of Surprises on R贸wnica in Ustro艅, the Center for Environmental Education in Wis艂a, and go on a trip to the most secluded corner of the Silesian Beskid (or rather already Jab艂onk贸w - Koniak贸w Inter-mountain), i.e. "Tr贸jwsi Beskidzka" (Istebna - Jaworzynka - Koniak贸w) and the "Three Borders" (PL - SK - CZ) in Jaworzynka.
Ps. New borders of the Silesian Beskid - map
In order to determine the borders of the region, we rely on the latest findings of the Polish Academy of Sciences, i.e. the monograph Regional Physical Geography of Poland published in 2018. So for accuracy: in the "Silesian Beskid" tab on our website you will find routes and places from the mesoregions: Silesian Beskid 513.45 and Jab艂onk贸w - Koniak贸w Inter-mountain 513.55