Grodzisko

Grodzisko is a hill 730 m above sea level in the Bardo Mountains, in the Central Sudetes, near the village of Laski. It used to be known as Burggraben-Berg and Grodziska.

Geology and location

The peak has a clearly marked summit with steeply falling eastern and western slopes. It is built of Lower Carboniferous sandstones and clay shales, with an admixture of medium-grained diorite in zones of metamorphic contact, while crystalline limestones occur near Podzamek, at the south-western foot of the hill. Grodzisko lies about 4.6 km east of the centre of Kłodzko, along the eastern ridge of the Bardo Mountains, on the border of Kłodzko and Ząbkowice counties and of the Kłodzko Land and Lower Silesia.

Vegetation and glacial past

The hill is covered by extensive spruce and spruce-beech forests with an admixture of other deciduous species, and its slopes are crossed by forest tracks. In the Middle Pleistocene, during glaciation, Grodzisko was a nunatak, that is a peak protruding above the ice sheet.

Practical information

• Grodzisko lies in the Bardo Mountains, on the border of Kłodzko and Ząbkowice counties, near Kłodzko.
• A blue trail runs through the area from Bardo via Kłodzka Góra towards the Kłodzko Pass.
• The nearest major attractions are the Kłodzko Fortress and Kłodzka Góra.
• The observation tower on Kłodzka Góra also lies nearby.