Mountains
seven needle-like and slab-like rock formations with a view of the valley of the upper Nysa Kłodzka
a geological outcrop of rock forming the bedrock of the Śnieżnik Massif, a point on the Geostrada Sudecka
Mountains
a gneiss summit at 914 m on the edge of the Śnieżnik Massif, with the blue E3 trail over the top
Idzików in the Śnieżnik Massif: Pasterskie Rocks, the Przednia peak on the E3 trail and a gneiss outcrop on the Sudetes Geo-route. All free.
Pasterskie Skały (the Shepherds' Rocks) lie about 0.6 kilometres north of Idzików, at 590.6 m above sea level. They form a group of seven separate rock forms spread over about 200 metres, with vertical walls, spires and slabs up to 10 metres high. They are built of Upper Cretaceous sandstone and conglomerate. From the spot you see the valley of the upper Nysa Kłodzka.
Przednia is 914 m high and rises above Idzików at the north-western edge of the Śnieżnik Massif, inside Śnieżnik Landscape Park. The European long-distance trail E3, known here as Albrecht's Way, runs over the summit. The peak is made of Śnieżnik gneiss, and on the northern slope the rock forms small cliffs. Lower montane forest of spruce, beech and hornbeam covers it all. It is a good goal for a solo hike.
The Śnieżnik gneiss outcrop is a geotourism stop with an information board, part of the Sudetes Geo-route (Geostrada Sudecka). Śnieżnik gneiss, a metamorphic rock with clear foliation, forms the bedrock of the Złote Mountains, the Bialskie Mountains and the Śnieżnik Massif. It was originally granite.
For a longer trip head to Lądek-Zdrój, Stronie Śląskie, Kłodzko, Kudowa-Zdrój or Nowa Ruda.
