Sniezka – how to reach the mountain top?

FOR THOSE WHO HIKE IN THE MOUNTAINS

• red tourist route from Karpacz along the Valley of Łomniczka River from the car park at Orlinek hotel NAVIGATE TO CAR PARK
  – duration of a climb up is about 3 h
  – duration of a climb down is about 2,5 h
  – differences in height 810 m
  – beautiful views
  – in winter, the route from the Chalet upon Łomniczka River to Dom Slaski is closed due to the avalanche danger
  – current weather in Karpacz
• black tourist route from Karpacz from the lower base terminal of the lift to Mała Kopa Mt. through Biały Jar NAVIGATE TO CAR PARK
  – duration of a climb up is about 2,5 h
  – duration of a climb down is about 1,45 h
  – differences in height 820 m
  – a bit boring (cobblestones)
  current weather in Karpacz
• green and yellow tourist route from Czech Pec pod Sněžkou NAVIGATE TO CAR PARK
  – duration of a climb up is about 3,5 h
  – duration of a climb down is about 2,5 h
  – differences in height about 800 m
  – in winter, wearing crampons is necessary
  – finding a parking space is difficult in summer and in winter

FOR THOSE SLIGHTLY MORE LAZY :-)

• a ride by a chairlift from Karpacz from Biały Jar to Mała Kopa Mt. (NAVIGATE TO CAR PARK)
• duration of a ride up is 30 minutes
• ticket pricelist:
  ride up: normal ticket 45 PLN / 11 €, reduced ticket 30 PLN / 7,5 €
  ride up and down: normal ticket 50 PLN / 12,5 €, reduced ticket 35 PLN / 8,5 €
• contact details of Miejska Kolej Linowa:
  +48 506 189 350
  [email protected]
  www.kopa.com.pl/en
• it is a 40-minute-long walk from Mała Kopa Mt. to Sniezka by a black and red tourist route
• on the way, you will pass chalet Dom Slaski
• IMPORTANT!!! please remember about warm clothes, also in summer, sometimes the difference in temperature between Karpacz and Sniezka is more than 20 degrees C
• current weather in Karpacz

SNIEZKA FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT LIKE HIKING OR CANNOT HIKE IN THE MOUNTAINS

• a ride by a car to Czech Pec pod Sněžkou NAVIGATE TO CAR PARK
• a ride by a gondola lift to the foot of Sniezka – a walk to the mountain top will take only 5 minutes
• duration of the ride is 30 minutes
• the lift operates every day except April and November and days with windy weather
• ticket pricelist:
  ride up: normal ticket 210 CZK / 8,5 € PLN, teenagers aged 10 – 15 190 CZK / 7,5 €, children aged 5 – 10 100 CZK / 4 €, children under 4 free
  ride up and down: normal ticket 390 CZK / 15 €, teenagers aged 10 – 15 350 CZK / 14 €, children aged 5 – 10 180 CZK / 7,5 €, children under 4 free
  see full pricelist
• there are sometimes long queues to the lift
• Pec pod Sněžkou in peaks of seasons gets jammed up
• IMPORTANT!!! please remember to take warm clothes, also in summer, sometimes the difference in temperatures between Pec and Sniezka is over 10 degrees C

GALLERY

Remember that the Giant Mountains depsite their low height can surprise you with weather like the several-thousand-metre-high Alps.

The Meteorological Observatory at Sniezka / Snezka in Miniature Park of Lower Silesia Monuments in Kowary.

The view to the Giant Mountains with Sniezka / Snezka from Łysa Gora in the Katshava Mountains.

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