Jedlińska Kopa

Jedlińska Kopa is a hill in the Owl Mountains, at an altitude of 744 m above sea level, lying south-east of Jedlina-Zdrój. It has a dome shape with a flat top and rather steep slopes, covered by lower montane spruce-beech forest.

Location

The hill lies in the north-western part of the Owl Mountains, in the small Włodarz Massif, on the north-western side of the Marcowa Pass. The whole area lies within the Owl Mountains Landscape Park, the same park where the neighbouring peak of Włodarz lies.

Traces of a wartime railway

On the slopes of the hill, remains of narrow-gauge railway tracks from the Second World War have survived, today converted into forest roads traversing the slopes. At the time, the Włodarz Massif was placed under special secrecy by the Third Reich in connection with the construction of an underground military complex codenamed "Riese" (Giant) - today part of these underground works can be visited as the Riese Włodarz underground complex. Water intakes on the slope of Jedlińska Kopa fed reinforced concrete tanks in Jugowice at the time, built for the needs of these works.

Practical information

• The hill has no address; it lies in the Owl Mountains south-east of Jedlina-Zdrój, in Wałbrzych County.
• Access is most conveniently planned from Jedlina-Zdrój or Głuszyca, using the forest roads laid along the former railway track.
• On the way it is worth visiting the neighbouring Riese Włodarz complex, connected with the same history.