Kozina

Kozina is a two-summited peak in the Kamienne Mountains, in the Central Sudetes, lying south of Sokołowsko. The higher summit reaches 796 metres above sea level, the lower one 793 metres, and the state border with the Czech Republic runs right across the peak.

A ridge on the border

Kozina lies on the border ridge, west of Granicznik. The Polish part of the elevation lies within the Wałbrzych Sudetes Landscape Park, the Czech part within the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area.

Geology and forest

The elevation is built of Permian porphyritic (rhyolitic) tuffs, belonging to the northern wing of the Intra-Sudetic Basin. The slopes and summit are covered by lower montane spruce forest with a significant admixture of beech.

Trail along the border

A green-marked hiking trail crosses the summit of Kozina, running along the border from Tłumaczów to the Okraj Pass. Other peaks of the Kamienne and Wałbrzych Mountains rise in the area, including Waligóra and Rogowiec with the ruins of Rogowiec Castle.

Practical information

• Location: border ridge south of Sokołowsko, in the Kamienne Mountains (Wałbrzych County)
• Access: via the green border trail from Tłumaczów or from the Okraj Pass
• What to expect: a forested, two-summited peak, crossed by the Polish-Czech border