Lewińska Czuba

Lewińska Czuba is a hill in the Central Sudetes, in the Lewin Mountains, lying north of Lewin Kłodzki, which it shelters from this side.

Shape and height

The hill is 555.5-556 metres above sea level, depending on the measurement. It is a dome-shaped hill with fairly steep slopes and a flat, distinctive top. The exposed summit gives a wide view of the surroundings, and its slopes and top are covered by mountain meadows with interesting vegetation.

Geological composition

The hill is built of Upper Cretaceous sandstones and Rotliegend deposits - older sedimentary rocks typical of this part of the Sudetes.

Railway tunnel in the slope

Between 1904 and 1905 a single-chamber railway tunnel, 80 metres long, was cut into the slope of the hill. The first train ran through it on 10 July 1905.

Practical information

• Location: north of Lewin Kłodzki, Kłodzko County
• Approach: the red trail from Kudowa-Zdrój through Dańczów to Duszniki-Zdrój and the blue approach trail from Lewin Kłodzki to the pass below Lewińska Kopa both run near the hill
• Worth seeing nearby are Błędne Skały (Errant Rocks) and the railway viaduct in Lewin Kłodzki, linked to the same railway line