Waligóra

Waligóra is the highest peak of the Suche Mountains, and indeed of the whole Kamienne Mountains, at 933.88 or 936 metres above sea level (sources give both figures). It lies in the Central Sudetes, in the Grzmiąca area, and is one of the higher elevations in this part of the Sudetes.

How the mountain is built

The massif is built of Permian quartz porphyries, belonging to the northern flank of the intramontane basin. Waligóra has an elongated ridge running north to south: it slopes gently on the southern side, while the northern and eastern slopes are considerably steeper.

Forest and views

The slopes are covered with mixed beech-spruce forest, though thinned in many places by ecological damage. The steep northern slope, visible from the direction of the Andrzejówka mountain hut, drops sharply towards the Przełęcz Trzech Dolin (Three Valleys Pass), which makes the mountain dominate the landscape there.

Trails to the summit

Two trails lead to Waligóra: a yellow hiking trail running from Przełęcz Trzech Dolin to Sokołowsko past the ruins of Radosno Castle, and a blue cycling trail from Głuszyca. After the Second World War a wooden observation tower stood on the summit, which eventually fell into disrepair and was dismantled, so there is no longer a viewing structure on Waligóra today.

Place in the mountain "crowns"

Waligóra features on three "crown" lists: the Crown of the Mountains of Poland, the Crown of the Sudetes and the Crown of the Mountains of Lower Silesia, which makes it one of the destinations visited by people collecting these sets of peaks.

Practical information

• Location: Grzmiąca area, Suche Mountains in the Kamienne Mountains range, Central Sudetes, Wałbrzych County
• Access: by the hiking trail from Przełęcz Trzech Dolin (yellow markers) or by the cycling trail from Głuszyca (blue markers)
• There is no longer an observation tower on the summit, but it is worth planning a route combining Waligóra with the nearby Wałbrzych Sudetes Landscape Park
• Other peaks of the region lie nearby too, including Borowa with the observation tower on Borowa and Dzikowiec