Sokółka

Sokółka is a summit about 801 m above sea level in the Dzikowiec and Lesista Wielka Massif, part of the Kamienne Mountains in the Sudetes. It lies on the ridge connecting Dzikowiec with Wysoka and Stachoń, near Unisław Śląski, in Wałbrzych County.

Geology and vegetation

The summit is built of latites, that is porphyries, containing barite and oligoclase, while the eastern slope consists of mudstones and claystones of the Red Bed formation cut by trachybasalt veins. Sokółka is covered by coniferous forest with lower montane spruce, and deciduous trees appear as an admixture in the lower parts of the slope.

Terrain features

Brzozówka juts out from the north-eastern slope, and there are small rock formations on the north-western side. The pre-war German name of the summit was Der schlimme Berg.

Hiking trails

A blue PTTK trail running from Dzikowiec to Lesista Wielka passes over the summit.

A green trail, connecting Unisław Śląski with Dzikowiec, traverses the north-western slope of Sokółka, without passing over the summit itself.

Practical information

• Village: Unisław Śląski, Wałbrzych County
• Getting there: a green hiking trail runs from Unisław Śląski towards Dzikowiec, traversing the slope of Sokółka
• What to expect: a forested summit with no viewpoints described in sources, a PTTK marker stone stands on the summit giving the height as 800 m above sea level