Beskidy Mountains - Beskidy

Beskids is a mountain range in the Carpathians. The Beskids are divided into a dozen or so ranges that differ in terms of height, area, difficulty of sightseeing and tourist development.

IN Poland the Beskids are distinguished: Silesian, Żywiecki, Small, Short, Wyspowy, Sądecki, Makowski. They also belong to the Beskids Gorce and Bieszczady.

The highest peak is Babia Góra in Beskid Żywiecki.

Map of the Beskids

Localities

Silesian Beskids

Due to the proximity of the Silesian agglomeration, it is one of the most visited and best developed part of the Beskids.

Drive

It's best to get here from Katowice by train. Trains to Wisła and Bielsko Biała run several times a day.

Accommodation

The accommodation base is very extensive - starting from student huts, through PTTK hostels, and ending with private apartments at the Gołębiewski Hotel.

Beskid Żywiecki

Drive

Accommodation

Little Beskids

Drive

Accommodation

Low Beskids

The lowest mountain range of the Beskids bordering on the east with The Bieszczady Mountainsand from the west with Beskid Sądecki. The highest peak in Poland is Lackow (997 m above sea level). Other more important peaks are located in Magura National Park: Cornuty (830 m above sea level), Threaded (846 m above sea level). Cergowa (716m above sea level)

Drive

The most convenient points from which you can start visiting the Low Beskids are:

  • for the western part: Jaslofrom which you can take the bus or car to Gorlic and New Żmigródwhich settlements can be direct points to go to the mountains
  • for the central part: loom, and then: Dukla, Tylawa, Jaśliska, or Glades, from which it is possible to start trips directly and around which the tourist infrastructure is located
  • for the eastern part: Sanok and Komańcza

Accommodation

Mountain huts, agritourism

Seasonal hostels, huts and campsites

See also

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