Trip to the largest castle in the Giant Mountains
In the northernmost island of the Polish Krkonoše National Park, you will also find the largest castle ruins in the Krkonoše Mountains. There are several exit routes leading to the castle, so you definitely don't have to go back the same way. In any case, you can only get to the castle through the main gate, where the entrance fee is collected. Attention – on this trip you will pay for two entrances, both to the national park and to the castle. A visit to the castle is definitely worth it, on the one hand there is a really great view from the castle tower, but also the castle itself is really impressive.
Entrance gate to the castle
All tourist routes converge in front of the main gate to the castle (the shortest ascent route leads here from the town of Sobieszów and measures two kilometers, but with an elevation of almost 300 meters)
Bastion
After passing through the first gate, you will reach the bastion of a heavily fortified area. The ramparts rise above you to heights of many meters
The main courtyard of Chojnik Castle
The next passage leads to the main courtyard, where there is a pillar, a water tank and the entrance to the cellars. The Bergfried tower rises above the courtyard, now a great vantage point.
Path through the palace of the castle
The tour becomes more and more interesting. The path continues through the former palace and climbs to the castle tower.
Above the palace
The path takes us above the former palace. This is the last view before we start climbing the really low stairs to the top of the castle tower. This view to the north is into the huge basin below the Giant Mountains and can be seen as far as Jelenia Gora
View to the east
The view to the east is absolutely amazing. In the distance you can also see the peak of Sněžka. directly below you is the main courtyard of the castle
View to the south
The view to the south is slightly disturbed by the slightly larger hill Žár (685m), which lies right next to Chojník (612m). The castle was purposefully built on a lower hill because a large part of the top is on a vertical rock, while the adjacent hill has a flat top. Even so, important peaks of the Krkonoše Mountains such as Wawel or Szrenica can be seen.
View of the Jizera Mountains
Even the view to the west has its charm, you can see the peaks and long ridges of the Polish Jizera Mountains.