Ojców Castle – Dark Cave loop from Skała Wieś

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Lesser Poland Voivodeship

powiat krakowski

gmina Skała

Ojców Castle – Dark Cave loop from Skała Wieś

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hikers

Ojców Castle – Dark Cave loop from Skała Wieś

05:14

18.3km

410m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Ojcowski Park Narodowy

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.94 km

Ojców Castle

Highlight • Castle

Ruins of King Casimir the Great's castle (14th century). Today, the remaining fortifications, some residential quarters, a tower, and an entrance gate remain.

The castle also offers beautiful views of the Prądnik Valley, with Chełmowa Góra to the south.

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5.46 km

Mural by Arkadiusz Andrejkow

Highlight • Monument

5.84 km

View of the valley in Ojcowski National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.07 km

Dark Cave

Highlight • Cave

The entrance to the Ciemna (Dark) Cave is 80 metres high above the Pradnik Valley and opposite the Kraków Gate. The cave is 230 metres long and has been open to tourists for several years.

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7.56 km

Wooden Houses in Ojcowski National Park

Highlight • Structure

It is worth buying a ticket to the Dark Cave and the observation deck at the ticket office near the huts, because you can no longer buy a ticket at the entrance to the cave.

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7.63 km

House Beneath the Rocks and Deotyma's Needle

Highlight • Natural Monument

The road is marked "private area", but you can admire the rock from a distance.

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8.84 km

Nature Exhibition, Ojców National Park

Highlight • Historical Site

one of the castles on the Eagles' Nests Trail

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14.1 km

Pochylec Overhanging Climbing Rock

Highlight • Climb

A strongly overhanging climbing rock.
It was insured by the Polish Mountaineering Association, the Association of Jura Municipalities, "Nasze Skały" and the Kukuczka Foundation, in cooperation with the Ojców National Park.

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18.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.27 km

5.90 km

2.89 km

2.22 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.87 km

2.44 km

2.10 km

1.94 km

1.64 km

326 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

August 7, 2024,PL: Ojcowski Nationalpark - Runde von Skała

A hike by @Atze🍷 showed me that there is a second Hercules Column in the Ojców National Park. The very famous Hercules Column is in front of the Pieskowa Skała Castle. I wanted to look for the second one today.
I started in Skała. There is a hiking car park there that is not overcrowded even during the holiday season …

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