Wąwóz Szopczański walks

Starting from Sromowce Niżne, in Lesser Poland, this circular route takes you to the Trzy Korony, the ‘Three Crowns’, whose limestone peaks rise up in the heart of the Pieniny National Park. The ascent begins in the Wąwóz Szopczański, a deep gorge flanked by two high white cliffs, then continues through the forest along a long path of steps to the Przełęcz Szopka pass, where the view already stretches as far as the Tatra Mountains. A final rocky outcrop leads to Okrąglica and its metal walkway clinging to the rock face, suspended above the Dunajec gorge, its villages and its patchwork of fields. The return route winds down the other side, through the Polana Kosarzyska clearing, before plunging back into the forest and returning to the village.