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Let's start with our own backyard. Time spent with animals provides peace and is even therapeutic. You can hand-feed fallow deer, find out that goats are very similar to dogs and watch how sheep mow the grass evenly. You can spend the evenings on the covered terrace, by the fire or in the shepherd's hut, where there is a stone grill, tables and a place to sit.
Gorce and Pieniny do not need to be advertised to anyone. They are great at delighting walkers, avid athletes, and sight-seekers. Our house is located near Lubań, as the name suggests, so you don't have to travel anywhere to go on the trail.
- 300 meters from our house leads the trail to Lubań, with a beautiful panorama of the Tatra Mountains and Lake Czorsztyńskie. A trip for 5-6 hours for tourists of average fitness.
- 10 kilometers in the direction of Nowy Targ is the Knurowska Pass, where you can leave your car and climb Turbacz and Jaworzyna Kamienicka (here too, about 6 hours should be enough). You can also follow the black trail and reach Stawek Pucułowski (5.5 hours from the pass both ways).
- For an afternoon walk, we suggest a 4-5 hour, not very tiring hike to Pańska Przehybka and return via Magurki. From Ochotnica Górna you need to go to the estate Jaczcze - approx. 12 km.
- To Gorc from Ochotnica (counting from the moment when the trail leaves the road in Gorcowe) it takes 5 hours both ways.
We can also recommend you two natural tourist attractions worth attention.
1. Four lookout towers: Gorc, Lubań, Koziarz and Magurki - you can put a stamp on each tower, you get a badge after conquering all four - it's a fun challenge not only for kids, but also for adults. The ascents are not difficult, but the views are fantastic.
2. Ochotnica Challenge: this is an attraction for seasoned cyclists and pedal lovers. A bicycle challenge during which 16 different climbs are conquered, the most difficult ones have 39 degrees. The event was initiated by a native Ochotniczanka Kasia Niewiadoma and this challenge is signed with her name. This is a real test for cyclists, but doable.
Now let's move on to Pieniny.
Not very high, but incredibly picturesque due to the views from the steep peaks of the Dunajec River. Several-hour trips to Sokolica or Trzy Korony, despite sometimes steep climbs, are within reach of tourists who are not experienced in mountain expeditions. It is also worth remembering about the highest peak of the Pieniny Mountains - Wysoka, which actually lies on the border with Slovakia.
From Krościenko nad Dunajcem (16 km from Ochotnica) you will climb Trzy Korony (4 hours round trip from Krościenko) and Sokolica (Kroscienka-Trzy Korony-Sokolica-Kroscienko - approx. 6 hours).
You can get to Wysoka - from Szlachtowa (yellow trail starts at the sawmill) or from Jaworki (beginning in the famous Homole Gorge, or a bit further in the Biała Woda reserve).
As if the mountains weren't enough, it's time for Beskid Sądecki.
From Szczawnica there is a trail to Przehyba (approx. 6 h), and from Biała Woda to Wielki Rogacz (approx. 5 h).
And Beskid Wyspowy.
- Mogielica (entrance to the trail from Szczawa - 22 km) entrance about 4.4 hours.
In addition to the mountains:
- Dunajec, so also rafting, kayaking, Velo Dunajec - beautiful views.
- Zalew Czorsztyński, for SUP, kayaking and fishing. You can visit the museum at the castle in Niedzica.
- In Szczawnica (22 km) you can rent bikes (PLN 4/h) and go along the Dunajec gorge to the Red Monastery in Slovakia (about 1.5 hours one way by bike, on foot - 2.5 hours), mostly on a flat path. You can return with a rented bike or go down the Dunajec gorge with raftsmen or a canoe (an option rather for those who have already been canoeing).
- From Szczawnica you can take the cable car to Palenica. There are also gravity slides in Kluszkowce (26 km) and Tatrzańska Łomnica in Slovakia (72 km).
- The historic churches in Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Trybsz and Dębno are worth seeing in the area.
- There are many places in the vicinity where you can pick mushrooms and catch trout - we will tell you where and what.
- An interesting alternative, especially when the weather is bad, is a trip to the caves in Slovakia. The nearest caves are Bielianska Cave (65-72 km) and Vazecka Cave (109-115 km).