Rysy: a trail to the highest peak in Poland: Tatra National Park
Rysy: a trail to the highest peak in Poland: Tatra National Park
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Rysy: a trail to the highest peak in Poland: Tatra National Park
11:08
25.3km
1,480m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: March 27, 2025
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Includes a segment that is highly dangerous
A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.
After 12.0 km for 1.42 km
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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2.94 km
Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza Waterfalls
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6.19 km
Włosienica Viewpoint
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7.87 km
Morskie Oko Mountain Hut
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9.65 km
Black Lake below Rysy
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12.4 km
Rysy Summit
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25.3 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
14.0 km
9.15 km
1.42 km
511 m
230 m
Surfaces
13.6 km
10.5 km
546 m
374 m
< 100 m
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Trail Reviews
I believe that, just as every Muslim should visit Mecca, every Pole should climb Rysy. At least, that's how it seems. You can see everything here: young and old, experienced mountaineers and those who have never held a stone in their hands. Wearing perfect mountain gear, even barefoot. This gives me the following impression of the climb: "The path to Rysy is lined on both sides with poor, exhausted souls, gasping for air and water, their faces disfigured by the sweat of toil. And the rock shows no mercy, nor does the wind give way, nor does the sun lower its blaze." 😉 But it's worth it, and it's a dream. The "Morskie Oko" lives up to its name. But the climb is strenuous. After a boring paved road up to the "Morskie Oko," it's mostly uphill via stone steps. At the top, secured with plenty of climbing equipment, a beautiful scramble begins until you're rewarded with a magnificent panoramic view.
Early September 2025. Beautiful tour, but definitely start early. Very busy. Arrived at the parking lot shortly after 5:00 a.m. Tatrzanzki Park Noradowy. We bought a parking ticket and an entrance ticket for the park beforehand on the park's website. So everything was super easy. The barrier opens automatically, we park the car, and we can go right away. link: https://tpn.gov.pl/parkingi-morskie-oko?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21841886870&gclid=CjwKCAjwq9rFBhAIEiwAGVAZPxCHDkXoz1Aid3IIou1j6fNPynyL3Lcm31YDhYkHHn-1ySRWyVK2iBoCBCgQAvD_BwE
If someone has the strength and condition, and from the ticket offices, to Morskie Oko, to Czarny Staw pod Rysami and the return route is 20 km. Comfortable shoes are essential. I recommend turning right at Morskie Oko and then in an hour (with stops for photos) you will reach the Czarny Staw. The views during the hike are fabulous. The approach is quite difficult but easy to do. I assure you it's worth it.
The plans for that day were a bit different (we were supposed to go back through Świstowa Kopa to Wielki Staw Polski and from there along Roztoka), but in bad weather we decided to stop at Morskie Oko and the pond under Rysy. I have never been so close to the highest mountain in Poland, the trail to the summit was right in front of us and tempting, but of course without proper equipment and at this time of the day it was out of the question. Maybe someday...
Reinhold Messener once said the following about this path: "Easy peasy and as busy as a Sunday shopping day in the city... but Kurwa matsch, it's so beautiful here😍" And I can only agree😎
Super nice hike. A large part of the car park runs over asphalt, but the last 5km around the lakes in particular are over rubble and stones. Hiking shoes are definitely recommended for the most beautiful area. If you just want to take a quick look at the lake, all you need is sports shoes. The light changes from hour to hour, especially in the afternoon, sunny days are preferable.
Today, for once, we were not on bikes but on foot in the smallest high mountain range in the world. Our goal was the Sea Eye and the Black Lake below the Rysy. You can only get there via a hiking route of around 12 km. You will be rewarded with a beautiful landscape that may resemble the Alps but in its wildness and naturalness has nothing to hide behind any other mountain range. It is (on both sides of the border 🇵🇱🇸🇰) a pure national park whose beauty can hardly be described in text and pictures. Just drive there and look 👀at it.
A "must have" if you are going to the Tatra Mountains. However, you should start the hike at the car park by 10 a.m. at the latest, so that you can be back at the car park by 6 p.m. It begins on an 8 km tarred, closed road that climbs continuously. If necessary, you can take a horse-drawn cart for 3/4 of the way. There is a refreshment stop at the top of the lake. A path made of large stones leads around the lake, which is easy to walk with the right shoes. About halfway around the lake, it branches off steeply up to the second lake. This part definitely requires sturdy shoes and a good level of fitness, but is rewarded with a wonderful view of Morskie OKO, the second lake and the mountains.