Folusz Path: Devil's Stone and Magurski Waterfall
Nearby: Gorlice
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The Folusz Path is a 4 km long forest walking route that connects two attractions of Folusz: the Devil's Stone Reserve and the Magurski Waterfall. It consists of 12 stops, surrounds a hill, and goes up and down (with a height difference of about 170 m).
You can start the walk at the parking lot by the road towards Mrukowa. We started "from the end", that is, at the forest parking lot on the border of the Magurski National Park in the Kłopotnica Valley: here, the black trail (and the access to the path) diverges from the green and yellow trails (which lead to the Magura Wątkowska ridge).
Together with the black trail, we cross the Kłopotnica stream and climb up!
Soon, we turn left from the black trail (this is the right path, well marked) and after about 15-20 minutes, we will reach the picturesque and legendary Devil's Stone Reserve. It is worth planning a longer stop here!
Devil's Stone Reserve
The extraordinary, legendary rock nature reserve in Folusz. A picturesque group of moss-covered rocks that truly stimulates ...
Then, we continue along a comfortable forest path, going up and down (although it seems like there is more uphill in this direction...). We pass by the next stops of the path, with a short information at each point (link to a detailed description below).
After about 30-40 minutes, we will reach the Magurski Waterfall. Unfortunately, in dry summer days, there may not be much to admire... sometimes only a narrow stream of water flows from the rocks... It is definitely better to come here after heavy rains!
Below the waterfall, there are three more stops of the path.
On the way back to the Kłopotnica Valley, after descending from the Devil's Stone to the black trail, turn left - it will be a slightly longer way to the parking lot, but this way you will "check off" the last 3 points of the path, including the picturesque ruins of a sawmill above the Kłopotnica stream.
Link to a detailed description of the stops on the Folusz Path: magurskipn.pl
In Folusz, there is a large park with a playground, fishing spots, and trout grills: one is right by the green trail - we recommend it!
P.S. This trail has been included in the article "Beskid Niski - the most beautiful scenic trails". Do you want to discover the rest of them?
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We have also chosen it for our ranking "TOP 15: easiest mountain trails for the first hikes with children". Get to know them all!
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Publish Date: 2020-07-22
More in the Region Beskid Niski (Mountain range of the Low Beskids (Beskid Niski))
Total Length 87 km
