Katshava Mountains

The Land of Extinct Volcanoes – the most important volcanoes of the UNESCO Geopark

in the Land of Extinct Volcanoes there are relics of as many as 3 volcanic periods, from 500 million years ago, 250 million and 20 million years ago
all this within a radius of only 25 kilometers
that is why the region has been included in the list of the UNESCO World Geoparks Network
At the beginning, see the most important ones:

The most important volcanoes of the Land of Extinct Volcanoes

Ostrzyca mountain

Ostrzyca – an extinct volcano, an icon of the Land of Extinct Volcanoes.

time needed: 1.5 h

Route length: 3 km

Exceedance: 164 m

Katshava Mountains

Explorer's Passport: naklejka

Okole – the highest peak of the Kaczawskie Mountains

Okole – volcanic lava from the ocean floor, viewpoint and since 2020, after measurement correction, the highest peak of the Kaczawskie Mountains at 724 m above sea level

time needed: 1.5 h

Route length: 3 km

Exceedance: 160 m

Katshava Mountains

Explorer's Passport: naklejka

Agaty, quarry in Lubiechowa

Quarry in Lubiechowa – one of the most famous places of occurrence of agate in Poland.

time needed: 2 h

Route length: 0.3 km

Exceedance: 15 m

Katshava Mountains

Wielisławka, Wielisław Organ

Wielisławka and the Wielisław Organ – a rare relic of Permian volcanism and a mountain that may hide the treasure of the Third Reich.

Katshava Mountains

Grodziec Castle

Grodziec Castle – a castle on an extinct volcano.

time needed: 1 h

Route length: 0.5 km

Katshava Mountains, Lower Silesia, lowlands

Explorer's Passport: naklejka

Sudetic Geoscience Centre

The Sudeten Educational Homestead is a modern multimedia science center dedicated to geology and other earth sciences and the history of the region.

time needed: 1.5 h

Route length: 0.1 km

Dobkow, Katshava Mountains

Czartowska Skała

Czartowska Skała – post-volcanic nek – one of the symbols of the Kaczawski Mountains and Foothills.

time needed: 1 h

Route length: 0.6 km

Exceedance: 40 m

Katshava Mountains

Explorer's Passport: naklejka

Werewolf / Wolf Mountain

Werewolf (Wilcza Góra) – basalt rose and the only longitudinal section of a volcanic chimney in Poland.

time needed: 1.5 h

Route length: 2 km

Exceedance: 80 m

Katshava Mountains

Lenno Castle and the town of Wleń

Lenno Castle, the oldest in Lower Silesia, located on cushion lavas.

time needed: 1.5 h

Route length: 1 km

Exceedance: 32 m

Jizera Mountains

Villa Greta Restaurant

Restaurant Villa Greta – meals with regional products. Polish cuisine with a hint of Mediterranean and Asian. Then you will receive a stamp to the Explorer’s Passport

time needed: 2 h

Dobkow, Giant Mountains, Jelenia Gora Valley, Jizera Mountains, Katshava Mountains, Lower Silesia, lowlands, Middle Sudetes, Rudawy Mountains

Explorer's Passport: pieczątka

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The Land of Extinct Volcanoes – the most important volcanoes of the UNESCO Geopark

The most important volcanoes of the Land of Extinct Volcanoes

Guest House and Restaurant