Amazing place. Lovely scenery. Walking shoes required as narrow in places. Lots of people to chat... read more
Amazing place. Lovely scenery. Walking shoes required as narrow in places. Lots of people to chat... read more
Tarnica would be the trail to be in! Especially when you reach the peak, there is a long walk on... read more
One of the best places in Poland. Very beautiful and very wild. Many people in summer time but not so many like in Tatra Mountains. I'm really not sure if we should show this place to all the world or hide from them...

For nature and hiking lovers it would be the perfect destination. For those who are not used to harsh nature conditions it could be a bit unconfortable. Be prepared for problems with mobile conncetions, with great amount of mud especially in Spring. Be preared also that there are roughly no facilities in the Park but there is a pay point at the beginning of every most popular trail. However, despite all those difficulties the nature and views are rewarding.





If you love real nature, walking without crowds - this is the place for you. Great views, silence. This is the place where you can really rest.

I spent 3 beautiful days with my mum in Bieszczady. We stayed in a guesthouse in Polanczyk. We went to see the local sights like the Solina Lake, Solina Dam and the hills around the village. Our highlight however, was a hiking trip to the highest peak - Tarnica. I took many pictures and wrote about our trip on my blog: http://greenvana.eu/3-days-bieszczady-mountains-poland/

Apart of wild scenery there is plenty of mystery places to visit - not necessarly best known. Whereas one may meet the other tourists on Polonina Carynska or Polonina Wetlinska, Solina lake and Polanczyk village, there are plenty of places, still beautiful but rarely visited. We recommend in particular: former and damaged villages of Sękowiec and Hulskie (the path from road 894 towards Zatwarnica on San river bank (bicycle or walk), hills and peaks around Zatwarnica (hours of walk with no people met!, only you, animals, trees and mushrooms - if you like to pick them, of course), fantastic hunting house (own by State Forests - Lasy Państwowe) in Sękowiec-currently Zatwarnica - being in fact the exclusive hotel - loved by German - sometimes there is everything booked for 6 months ahead; the road from Stuposiany to Bukowiec (former village, currently abandoned) and than the path to Sianki. We are visiting Bieszczady yearly, for 30 years but still many areas are for us unexplored.

If you're familiar with large forests in the UK you need to know this is nothing like them! When we told Polish friends we were visiting this part of Poland they were bemused 'not even most Polish people have been there!' We drove from Krakow which took the best part of the day (roads aren't great) and headed for the fascinating wooden churches of Rownia and others nearby. Then we drove down to Ustrzyki Gorne and finally to the surreal Hotel Gorski in Wetlina (like a 70s guest house, great fun!) Next day we went to Cisna for the brilliant Bieszczady forest railway which chugs into the wilderness with open carriages, to within just 200m of the Ukraine border. We wanted to experience the real Poland and this region is beautiful, wild and for the adventurous only...we met absolutely no-one who spoke English so you'll need at least a few basic words to get by. We didn't however see any bears, wolves, bison or other wold creatures, you'll have to go even more off the beaten track than the roads (which are basic, country, pot-holed).
