Góra Parkowa nad Kowarami

Góra Parkowa is a hill 550 metres above sea level in the Rudawy Janowickie, in the Western Sudetes, right above Kowary in Lower Silesia.

Conical shape and a former park

The hill has a conical shape with steeply falling slopes. On the southern slope, below the summit, a landscape park was laid out in the past, created in the early 19th century in the spirit of Romanticism, in times connected with the summer residence of the Prussian king Frederick William III.

Forest and natural monuments

The entire summit and slopes are covered with deciduous forest with several tree species, including specimens recognised as natural monuments. Forest roads and walking paths run across the slopes.

Nearby trails

No tourist trail leads directly to the summit, but two trails run at the foot of the hill: a red one, part of the Main Sudetes Trail, along the north-eastern foot, and a blue one, connecting Kowary with Karpniki, along the western foot.

Practical information

• Location: above Kowary, Karkonosze County (Góra Parkowa in the Rudawy Janowickie, not to be confused with hills of the same name in Krynica-Zdrój or Kamienna Góra)
• Getting there: on foot from Kowary, along forest roads and paths on the slope
• What to expect: a forested hill with remnants of a former landscape park, with no marked trail to the summit itself