Zakopane is the perfect place vacation in the mountains , both in summer and winter. It is worth going here with the whole family to hike marked mountain hiking trails leading through the most beautiful areas of the Tatra National Park. In the Western Tatras you will find many interesting places, not only Kasprowy Wierch , Giewont , Nosal or Morskie Oko , you should also take a trip to the picturesque White Valley , available even to Families with young children.
However, before we move on this popular route , we should ensure in advance that we have the right accommodation in Zakopane , providing a comfortable base for trips to explore the attractions of the city and the surrounding area . It is worth finding and booking them even before you arrive , and the city of Zakopane has to offer, among other things budget accommodation And in private accommodations, rooms in boarding houses and hotels, or luxury apartments, there will also be self-catering accommodation Included in the price of your stay. This will also allow us to see other attractions in or near Zakopane And we certainly won't be bored.
White Valley fully deserves to be called one of the the most beautiful in the entire Polish part of the Tatra Mountains . At the same time, it is easily accessible from center of Zakopane , even for novice mountain hikers, as is the Strążyska Valley. The Bialy Valley is located between high mountain ridges, has a length of 2.5 km and a total area of up to 300 hectares . It is a valley of the coniferous type, a deep gorge that is located in the area of the Tatra National Park .
As a curiosity, it is worth mentioning that in the 1950s, after World War II, the Soviets and the communist authorities at the time ordered the exploration for uranium deposits at the site , as evidenced by the remaining adits, and at that time the valley was closed for tourist traffic , and in even earlier times Sheep grazing was carried out here.
Once we have secured accommodations , then we can hit the road, and trip to the White Valley It is best to start at a parking lot near Strążyska Street in Zakopane, where to leave the car . First, we need to find the place where yellow trail connects to black trail leading to the Path over Reglami and the Buy an entrance ticket authorizing entry to the TPN.
Road to the entrance of the White Valley will take us a maximum of half an hour , but it can be reached even sooner. You will reach the White Valley from Zakopane by another road, and the next entrance to the White Valley is located under the Wielka Krokiewia , in this case the passage of the route should not take more than 20 minutes . In turn, we can leave our car in the parking lot at the John Paul II traffic circle.
A walk along the bottom of the White Valley , when we go from under the Great Steppe, provides really memorable experiences , and the White Valley impresses with its variety of rock formations, including the towering majestic massif Giewont. A creek flows along the bottom with li with cascades, rapids and small waterfalls As well as benches where we can rest. The trail leads directly along the White Creek , and people throw coins into the stream to bring them good luck so they can Once again return to these beautiful pages.
The valley is 2.5 km long and has an area of 300 hectares. It is bounded by: from the west by a ridge rising from under the wall of Long Giewont, in which there are Higher Dry Przeczcz, Sucha Czubka, Niżnia Sucha Przełęcz, Suchy Wierch, Czerwona Przełęcz and Sarnia Skała; then the northeast ridge of Sarnia Skała with the elevations of Zawieszka, Lomik and Kopa nad Białym, from the south and southeast part of the Long Giewont ridge, from Juhaska Kopa through Vyšné Wrótka and Turnia nad Bialy to Wrótka, and then Kalacka Kopa, White Ridge, Higher and Lower White Pass, from the east Mala Krokwia, Siwar Saddle, Krokwia and its northwestern arm. The outlet of the White Valley is located at an altitude of about 910 meters above sea level by the Road under the Reglami, nearly 0.5 km west of the Wielka Krokiew, on the southern edge of the White Forest. In its upper part, the White Valley is separated by a short ridge with Zameczki and Needle into two similarly sized branches - the Sucha Valley in the west and an unnamed valley in the east, which higher up transforms into Zleb pod Wrótka. The Dry Valley is joined by Potargany Gleb and Slanted Gleb, the eastern branch by Gleb pod Patyki (from Lower White Pass), and the main part by Siwarowy Gleb (from Siwarowy Saddle) .
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