Overview
Vistula river
Przysłop hut
Summit views
The Carpathians. Just evokating this name makes one dream ! Since the apparition of mountain-biking in this corner of Europe, it has become an evidence the Beskids are exceptionally beautiful to ride.
Barania Góra is a 1220m mountain where Poland's longest river, the Vistula, takes its source. Remote in the heart of the Silesian Beskids, its outlook tower provides stunning views to a wide part of the Carpathians. Many ridges featured with trails converge to the top and make it a fantastic mountain biking goal.
Despite a bit of hike-and-bike in the final part when climbing from the Przysłop hut, the effort is well rewarded. A wonderful ridge follows on Zielony Kopiec and Magurka Wiślańska, before a long and uninterrupted descent back to Wisła via the east ridge.
Ride of the year 2011 !
Sea of clouds panorama
Getting there
Zielony Kopiec
Reservoir
Break at the hut
Wet. Beware !
Sea of clouds
Sea of clouds
By the river
Slovak peaks in the distance
Wisła is the local mountain resort. It is very quickly reached from the huge agglomeration of Katowice, driving straight south.
Near the convergence of three international borders, it is equally reached from Czech Republic via Olomouc, or Slovakia from Bratislava and the western motorway of this small country.
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Meadows
Map
Climbing up
Descent
Trail to the summit
Outlook tower
Below is a map of the loop. It is advised to do it anticlockwise as described, to make the most benefit of the generous surface when climbing up, and enjoying the ridge singletracks when riding down. The ridge ride can be extended via the Malinka top until the road pass Przełęcz Salmopolska.
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Tatras far ahead
When to ride
Technical part
Sherpering hut
Most of the year. Dry weather strongly advised !
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