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The Stara Droga Celna loop from Jakuszyce

The best-known loop of the Polish centre – twelve kilometres past the Orle hut and back.

Distance12 km (loop)
Duration3 h
Elevation180 m
DifficultyModerate
FeePaid
Route in Mapy.com

Dining along the way

The Orle hut roughly halfway round – hot food and a place to sit, open seasonally.

Route overview

  1. 1
    Iwona Apartments
  2. 2
  3. 3
    Cicha Równia
  4. 4
  5. 5
    Dział Izerski
  6. 6
  7. 7
    Iwona Apartments

Distances for the cross-country and ski-touring routes come from the trail operators, not from a route planner – a groomed track does not follow the summer path. Elevation and time are estimates.

How to get there

Parking
You drive to the start; parking at the apartments is free.
Getting there from us
You need to drive to the start – public transport here is not reliable in winter.
Opening hours
There is a charge for parking and for access to the tracks on the clearing – the operator publishes the current price list at polanajakuszycka.pl.

About the trip

The marked Stara Droga Celna loop, twelve kilometres along the best-known track of the Polish centre. From Polana Jakuszycka past the Cicha Równia junction to the Orle mountain hut, where you can get a bowl of soup, and back over Dział Izerski. The whole loop stays between 820 and 940 metres, so the climbs are gentle and spread out – it is the length that makes it demanding. The clearing sits in a saddle above 850 metres and there is usually a track here even when Rokytnice is down to grass.

Personal tip from us

Come here when there is little snow in Rokytnice – Jakuszyce often has a track when the valley is bare grass.

Tips

  • Shorter family option: out to Orle and back the same way, about 10 km on the flat.
  • The loop can be skied the other way round – that direction is noticeably harder.
  • Prices for parking and for the tracks change – check them at polanajakuszycka.pl.

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