Gackowa

Gackowa is a summit 549 metres high, lying in the northern ridge of the Kaczawa Mountains, north-east of Okole.

Structure and vegetation

The hill is built of metamorphic rocks, greenstones and greenstone schists of the Kaczawa metamorphic complex, partly of Late Palaeozoic porphyry. It is entirely covered by spruce and beech-spruce forest, so there is no open panorama from the summit, it is a typical forested hill of the Kaczawa Mountains rather than a viewpoint with an open top.

Nearby

In the Kaczawa Mountains range nearby lie also Skopiec and Góra Szybowcowa, and closer to Świerzawa, the Buczyna Storczykowa na Białych Skałach Nature Reserve.

Practical information

• Location: Kaczawa Mountains, Złotoryja County, near the village of Lubiechowa
• Height: 549 m
• The summit is forested with no view from the top, best planned as part of a longer route along the Northern Ridge
• Check the trail markings and exact access before setting out, as sources do not provide them