Walk the Main Sudeten Route

The Main Sudeten Route is a red trail leading from Swieradow-Zdroj to Paczkow through the most interesting parts of the Sudetenland.

Currently, it begins in Swieradow-Zdroj, leads through the Jizera Mountains (Wysoka Kopa, Wysoki Kamien) to Szklarska Poreba, then through the Karkonosze (Kamienczyk Waterfall, Wielki Szyszak, Pass under Sniezka) to Karpacz; the next stages are the Rudawy Janowickie (Skalnik) to Krzeszow, the Stone Mountains and the Black Mountains to Jedlina-Zdroj; the Sowie Mountains (Wielka Sowa), the Silver Pass separating them from the Bardzkie Mountains.

Further on, an interesting town on the trail is Wambierzyce, from where the route leads to the Stolowe Mountains (Skalne Grzyby, Bledne Skaly) and to the Sudetic spas: Kudowa-Zdroj, Duszniki-Zdroj; further: the Orlickie Mountains, Bystrzyckie Mountains, Krowiarki, Snieznik Massif, Wilczki Waterfall, Ladek-Zdrój, Golden Mountains.

According to a PTTK (Polish Tourism and Sightseeing Society) resolution, the end point of the Main Sudetic Trail is Paczkow, but a few years ago an extension of the trail was marked, allowing the hike to continue all the way to Prudnik at the foot of the Opawskie Mountains. Crossing the trail is about 100 hours. Stages with distances and elevation gain:

Stages:

  1. Swieradów Zdroj-Wysoka Kopa-Szklarska Poreba- 23.5 km, 760 m.
  2. Szklarska Poreba-Snieżne Kotły-Karkonoska Pass-15.5 km,836 m.
  3. Karkonoska Pass – Karpacz – 16.3 km, 407 m.
  4. Karpacz – Mysłakowice – Bukowiec – 15.7 km, 163 m.

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  1. Bukowiec – Skalnik – Szarocin – 14.0 km, 561 m.
  2. Szarocin – Lubawka – Krzeszów – 23.1 km, 535 m.
  3. Krzeszow – Grzędy – Sokolowisko – 17.8 km, 485 m.

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  1. Sokolowisko – Andrzejówka – Jedlina Zdrój – 14.2 km, 515 m.
  2. Jedlina Zdrój – Wielka Sowa – Jugowska Pass – 18.4 km, 595 m.

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  1. Jugowska Pass – Srebrna Pass – 18.3 km, 503 m.
  2. Srebrna Pass-Scinawka Średnia-Wambierzyce – 22.6 km, 628 m.
  3. Wambierzyce-Karłów-Błędne Skały-Kudowa Zdrój -29.2 km, 575 m.

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  1. Kudowa Zdrój – Duszniki Zdrój – Zieleniec – 22.6 km, 748 m.
  2. Zieleniec – Lasówka – Spalona Pass – 17.3 km, 154 m.
  3. Spalona Pass – Długopole Zdrój – Międzygórze – 24.4 km, 436 m.
  4. Międzygórze – Hala pod Śnieżnikiem – Lądek Zdrój – 29.8 km, 967 m.
  5. Ladek Zdroj – Zloty Stok – 16.2 km, 445 m.

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  1. Zloty Stok – Paczkow – 12.5 km, 82 m .
  2. Paczków – Kalków – 15.5 km, 50 m.
  3. Kalków – Glucholazy – 24.0 km, 45 m.
  4. Glucholazy – Biskupia Kopa – Prudnik 26.6 km, 563 m.

 

In total, there are about 420 kilometers to go, and the elevation is 9,977 meters. The figures given are approximate. All stages are examples can be followed, but everyone should adjust the length of the stages to their own abilities.