Włodyka

Włodyka is a hill about 682 metres high in the Wyrębińskie Hills, in the Central Sudetes, about 1.1 kilometres west of the centre of Jugów.

Shape of the summit

The hill has an elongated, dome-shaped form with a clearly marked flat top. The eastern, western and northern slopes fall away fairly steeply, while the south-eastern slope descends gently towards the Jugowski Potok stream, forming a small gap in the ridge.

Viaduct over the gap

A historic steel railway viaduct, resting on stone piers, stands over the gap in the mountain's ridge.

Geology

The hill is built of Rotliegend formations: sandstones, conglomerates and shales, containing seams of hard coal.

Traces of Organisation Todt

Between 1943 and 1945, Organisation Todt carried out mining and construction works on the mountain's slopes as part of the "Riese" project. What remains from that time are adits, reinforced-concrete bunkers, guard posts, storerooms and ventilation shafts, some of which remain unexplored to this day. Until the 1970s a characteristic cone-shaped spoil heap with a metal boom stood on the summit, later mined out as building material. A clearing now remains in its place.

Nearby

The Molke Museum operates in Jugów, and a few kilometres further on rises Wielka Sowa, the highest peak in this part of the Sudetes.

Practical information

• Location: the Wyrębińskie Hills, about 1.1 km west of the centre of Jugów
• Getting there: from Jugów; the sources do not mention a marked trail leading to the summit itself
• What to expect: a wooded summit with a clearing left by the former spoil heap and traces of Second World War fortifications, some of which are unexplored and unsafe to explore on your own