Kopczyk

Kopczyk is a peak in the southern part of the Lasocki Ridge in the Karkonosze (Giant Mountains), rising to 664 metres above sea level. It lies on an unassuming side ridge branching off to the east from Kopina, between the Opawa valley to the north and the Ostrężnik valley to the south.

Geology and the remains of a limekiln

The hill is built of metamorphic rocks of the eastern envelope of the Karkonosze granite, mainly greenstones with inserts of crystalline limestone, that is marble. On its slopes are rock formations called Co Góra, and to the west of the summit the remains of a former limekiln survive, where lime was once burned from local stone.

Practical information

• Location: Lasocki Ridge in the Karkonosze, between the villages of Opawa and Niedamirów, Kamienna Góra County.
• Access: the sources do not give marked trails leading to the summit - the route is best planned from the direction of Opawa.
• What to expect: a forested side ridge with rock formations and traces of former limestone extraction, with no viewpoints described in the sources.