The beauty of the Polish Giant Mountains
An alternative to the ridge route of Czech-Polish friendship from Spalon Stražnica is the descent to the beautiful Maly Staw lake and the subsequent march around perhaps the most famous rock formation in the Giant Mountains, Pielgrzyma. However, count on the fact that this variant has about 6.5 km and 400 meters of elevation gain, unlike 3 km and 100 meters on the ridge
At the Giant's Saddle
The ideal starting point for this hike is under Sněžka in Obří sedlo. We follow the red trail in the direction of Spalona Stražnica, where it is about 1.5 km
Turning to Strzecha Academic
From the crossroads, follow the blue sign down to the Strzech Akademick cottage. The ridge continues in the direction of the edge of the boiler, to which we will descend. Alternatively, you can walk here along the yellow sign from Luční bouda
The first view of Maly Staw
Less than ten minutes from the crossroads, the first beautiful view of Maly Staw opens up, our ongoing destination
Academic roof
Chalupa Strzecha Akademicka is situated in a beautiful place surrounded by meadows with great views
View from the cottage
The cottage has a distant view of the interior of Poland
Road to Little Staw
The paved road descends comfortably into the depths of Male Staw
View of Maly Staw
Finally we have Maly Staw in the palm of our hand. Feelings here in the spring are more Scandinavian than Polish
Hostel Samotnia
At Male Staw you will find perhaps the most beautiful cottage in the entire Giant Mountains – Schronisko Samotnia
Maly Staw
Maly Staw – a really beautiful place, ideal for longer relaxation, especially if you are here on a day when there are no crowds
An alternative way
From Malý Staw we continue to the ruins of schroniska im. Bronka Czecha. They normally walk the blue hiking trail, but in the spring it may be closed for bird protection reasons and you must continue on a parallel alternative route. Occasionally there is a nice view back
Observation meadow on Sněžka
In the ruins of Schroniska im. Bronka Czecha is a great crossroads. We continue along the yellow to another great attraction – Pielgrzymy. Along the way is a picturesque meadow with a beautiful view of Sněžka from the „other side“
Beautiful view of the ridge
The Giant Mountains from the Polish side look quite different from us
Pielgrzymy
It is only a kilometer from the crossroads to Pielgrzym, which is several beautiful rock formations
Beautiful rock town
The rock town is surprisingly quite large
Ascent to the ridge
From the rocks, the path climbs directly to the ridge – perpendicular to the contour. It is about 250 meters high before you ascend to Polední kamen. From here you can continue to Špindlerův Mlýn or back along the ridge
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