Sniezka 1603m Czech / Poland
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| Lukito20. 07. 2020 13:42:46 |
Sniezka, 18.7.2020
On Saturday I took the opportunity to visit the highest peak of the Czech Republic. I started from the town of Karpacz on the Polish side. Perhaps most people will know the nearby town of Harrachov on the Czech side better, where ski jumps are also held in winter.
I parked at "Parking pod Sniezka", where you can pay the daily parking fee of 20PLN (4-5EUR) at the machine. But since I didn't have coins and the card didn't work, I parked 5m further on the other side of the road, where there is a parking attendant and you pay 15PLN (3-4EUR) and also get a receipt. Then I headed towards the chairlift that takes you almost to the top, bypassed it and at the small hut paid a 2EUR fee for entry into the national park.
On the way to the Strzecha Akademicka hut I met almost no one, but I joined the nicely stone-paved path, where I started meeting more hikers. The weather deteriorated quite a lot, it started to blow and close in. Later the path from the upper chairlift station also joins and suddenly there were lots of people around me, I thought we were going on a pilgrimage to Brezje. The procession went slower, so I preferred to turn right onto a steeper and more scenic path. I saw mostly a lot of fog.
At the top there is a chapel similar to ours on Kredarica, a refreshment station where there are some tables, a weather station with lots of space but closed to the public since 2015, many visitors and even more fog. As it seems I was the only one with gloves which I gladly put on before heading further. Since I had enough time I decided to go a bit further along the ridge and make a nice loop. When returning to the parking lot I crossed the park border and then entered again. On each such path there is a supervisor to whom you can pay again or show the daily card.
To the top I needed approx. 1:30 of normal walking, altogether a good 4 hours (with stops).
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| Lukito10. 11. 2020 08:57:46 |
Last time not much was visible, I'll add a couple of pictures from Sunday. The starting point is the same, but there are plenty of paths, so I made another shorter loop. 
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