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a sharp bend on the Sudetes Road with a panorama of the Karkonosze, hiding former miners' tunnels
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a Karkonosze peak reachable by cable car, with a viewpoint and a shelter dating from the 1920s
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the highest peak of the Jizera Mountains, treeless since the ecological disaster of the 1980s
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a rise 1084 metres high in the Wysoki Grzbiet range of the Izera Mountains
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a 1047-metre hill in the Izera Mountains, also known as Wieczorny Zamek (Evening Castle)
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a summit in the Karkonosze, in the Silesian Ridge range, at a height of just under a thousand metres
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a thousand-metre peak in the Grzbiet Wysoki ridge of the Izera Mountains, formerly known by the German name Theisenhübel
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a forested peak of the Izera Mountains, 965 metres high, with rock formations and a view of the Karkonosze
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granite rocks from the Upper Carboniferous with 28 rock shelters, on the Wysoki Grzbiet of the Izera Mountains
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a granite peak above Szklarska Poręba, with the Main Sudetes Trail running at its foot
a granite, partly forested summit of the Karkonosze, formerly known by the German name Scheundelhübel
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granite rock blocks on the summit of an Izera Mountains peak above Szklarska Poręba
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a summit of the Izera Mountains covered in spruce forest, with a group of rocks on top
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a summit of the Silesian Ridge with hanging peat bogs, lying right on the border with the Czech Republic
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a granite peak of the Silesian Ridge above the Kamieńczyk valley, with rock groups on its slopes
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a small rock formation in the Izera Mountains built of hornfels, with an upper part resembling a human head
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a granite summit of the Izera Mountains with the Stary Zamek rocks and forest regrowing after an ecological disaster
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a forested peak of the Karkonosze Foothills with rocks and a cliff above the Kamienna valley
a forested summit of the Izera Mountains, 897 metres high, with no trail leading to the top
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a forested hill 662 m above sea level, named after a former potash works for glassworks
Scenic views in Szklarska Poręba open from Szrenica, from Zakręt Śmierci and from the Izera peaks. Here are the places that work for a panorama.
The easiest place is Zakręt Śmierci, a sharp bend on the Sudeten Road (provincial road 358) between Szklarska Poręba and Świeradów-Zdrój. The spot lies on the slope of Czarna Góra and looks over the Karkonosze and the Jelenia Góra Valley. Under the road, mine tunnels have survived, a trace of pre-war plans to blow up the road if needed. The bend was built in 1935-1937 and takes its name from accidents on the steep slope. The place carries the solo and couples tags, so it suits a stop on your own as well as a stop together.
Higher up, choose Szrenica. The peak is 1,362 metres high, stands in the western Karkonosze right at the Czech border and has a viewpoint and a mountain hut. A cable car runs to the top. The peak belongs to the Crown of the Lower Silesian Mountains, and its old German name was Reifträger.
Wysoka Kopa (1,127.6 m) is the highest peak of the Izera Mountains, treeless after the ecological disaster of the 1980s, with subalpine meadows. Not much lower lie Izerskie Garby (1,084 m), in the High Ridge of the Izera Mountains, and Zwalisko (1,047 m), called the Evening Castle. Cicha Równia is 1,001 metres high. Czarna Góra (965 m) stands out for its scenic rocks and walking trails, just northwest of the town centre. From the Karkonosze comes Babiniec (998 m) on the Silesian Ridge, about 4 kilometres from Wysoka Kopa. All these places carry the scenic views tag.
Czerwone Skałki are granite formations at 952 m above the Kamienna valley, between Jakuszyce and Szklarska Poręba, over more than 5 hectares. Zawalidroga is a hornfels rock whose upper part looks like a human head from the west. It got its name because it lies across the trail and you have to walk around it. On the summit of Kozi Grzbiet (945 m) stand granite blocks, historically protected as a natural monument, and Przedział (1,068 m) has Owcze Skały and Skalna Brama. Mumlawski Wierch (1,217 m) on the Silesian Ridge has the Polish-Czech border running over its summit and hanging peat bogs on the slopes.
Start with a point you can reach without a long walk, which means Zakręt Śmierci or Szrenica with the cable car. Then pick one Izera peak. No marked trail leads to the top of Kozi Grzbiet, Krogulec, Kobyła or Tkacka Góra, so for a calm route Czarna Góra or Wysoka Kopa, beside which the Main Sudetes Trail runs, are better choices. The full list of peaks is on mountains in Szklarska Poręba, we write about nature on nature in Szklarska Poręba, and routes without fees are gathered under free attractions. For a wider search see scenic views across the region.
At Zakręt Śmierci on the Sudeten Road or on Szrenica, which has a cable car. The bend opens a view of the Karkonosze and the Jelenia Góra Valley, and the summit of Szrenica has a viewpoint and a mountain hut.
On this list the highest is Szrenica (1,362 m). Among the Izera peaks the highest is Wysoka Kopa (1,127.6 m).
No. No marked trail leads to the very top of Kozi Grzbiet, Krogulec, Kobyła or Tkacka Góra.
Choose the museums or the rainy-day ideas on the town pages, for example museums in Szklarska Poręba.
