Expert
Bory Tucholskie National Park · Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 209 km / 130 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,605 m
- Typical duration
- 56 hr
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Hard Hiking Trails in Poland
787 routes in Poland qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 57.3 km and 1,253 m (4,111 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 1237 km.
That is 38 percent of the 2,062 routes we map in Poland. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 57.3 km against 25.4 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 1,253 m (4,111 ft) on average versus 557 m (1,827 ft) across the wider area.
Hard routes mean sustained ascent, long descents and a real need to watch the clock and the forecast. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit.
Trails
Expert
Słowiński National Park · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 131 km / 81.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,877 m
- Typical duration
- 35 hr
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Wielkopolska National Park · Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Distance
- 38.8 km / 24.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 853 m
- Typical duration
- 10 hr
- Mountain
- Wildlife watching
- Waymarked route
Expert
Słowiński National Park · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 37.7 km / 23.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 830 m
- Typical duration
- 9 hr 47 min
- Mountain
- Wildlife watching
- Waymarked route
Hard
Wolin National Park · West Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 16.3 km / 10.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 358 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 58 min
- Lake
- Waymarked route
Hard
Słowiński National Park · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 17.0 km / 10.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 374 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 10 min
- Lake
- Waymarked route
Expert
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 70.6 km / 43.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,553 m
- Typical duration
- 18 hr
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Hard
Magura National Park · Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Distance
- 17.8 km / 11.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 391 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 22 min
- Waymarked route
Expert
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 56.2 km / 34.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,237 m
- Typical duration
- 14 hr
- Waymarked route
Hard
Gorce National Park · Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Distance
- 28.7 km / 17.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 631 m
- Typical duration
- 7 hr 20 min
- Waymarked route
Expert
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 52.8 km / 32.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,162 m
- Typical duration
- 13 hr
- Waymarked route
Expert
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 38.9 km / 24.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 857 m
- Typical duration
- 10 hr
- Waymarked route
Expert
Polesie National Park · Lublin Voivodeship
- Distance
- 44.1 km / 27.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 970 m
- Typical duration
- 11 hr
- Waymarked route
Hard
Wielkopolska National Park · Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Distance
- 18.4 km / 11.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 405 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 32 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 21.7 km / 13.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 477 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 26 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 19.3 km / 12.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 425 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 48 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 16.4 km / 10.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 360 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 59 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Słowiński National Park · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 15.9 km / 9.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 351 m
- Typical duration
- 3 hr 53 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Babia Góra National Park · Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Distance
- 19.1 km / 11.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 420 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 44 min
- Waymarked route
Expert
Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 56.5 km / 35.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,244 m
- Typical duration
- 14 hr
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
Expert
Lower Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 120 km / 74.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,636 m
- Typical duration
- 32 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Holy Cross Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 274 km / 170 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6,033 m
- Typical duration
- 73 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 21.5 km / 13.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 474 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 24 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 20.7 km / 12.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 455 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 10 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 22.9 km / 14.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 503 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 45 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 24.3 km / 15.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 535 m
- Typical duration
- 6 hr 9 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 30.7 km / 19.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 676 m
- Typical duration
- 7 hr 53 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 20.2 km / 12.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 445 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 2 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 26.6 km / 16.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 585 m
- Typical duration
- 6 hr 46 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 20.2 km / 12.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 444 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 2 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 23.9 km / 14.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 527 m
- Typical duration
- 6 hr 3 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 25.9 km / 16.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 571 m
- Typical duration
- 6 hr 35 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 20.2 km / 12.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 444 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 2 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 22.0 km / 13.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 484 m
- Typical duration
- 5 hr 31 min
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 27.8 km / 17.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 611 m
- Typical duration
- 7 hr 5 min
- Waymarked route
Expert
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 236 km / 146 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,187 m
- Typical duration
- 63 hr
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 100.0 km / 62.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,200 m
- Typical duration
- 26 hr
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Podlachia Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 291 km / 181 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6,410 m
- Typical duration
- 78 hr
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Holy Cross Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 145 km / 90.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,195 m
- Typical duration
- 38 hr
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 177 km / 110 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,895 m
- Typical duration
- 47 hr
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 152 km / 94.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,345 m
- Typical duration
- 40 hr
- Pilgrimage route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 94.2 km / 58.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,072 m
- Typical duration
- 25 hr
- Mountain
- Wildlife watching
- Waymarked route
Hard
Podlachia Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 27.1 km / 16.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 597 m
- Typical duration
- 6 hr 55 min
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
Hard
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 17.2 km / 10.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 379 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 13 min
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
Expert
Greater Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 1237 km / 768 mi
- Elevation gain
- 27,203 m
- Typical duration
- 335 hr
- Long-distance path
Expert
Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 608 km / 378 mi
- Elevation gain
- 13,369 m
- Typical duration
- 164 hr
- Long-distance path
Expert
Podlachia Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 71.8 km / 44.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,579 m
- Typical duration
- 19 hr
- Long-distance path
Expert
Podlachia Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 222 km / 138 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,894 m
- Typical duration
- 59 hr
- Long-distance path
The shortlist, side by side
The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.
| Route | Distance | Ascent | Time | Difficulty | Best season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Człuchowska Droga św. JakubaBory Tucholskie National Park | 209 km | 4,605 m | 56 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Szlak Nadmorski BałtyckiSłowiński National Park | 131 km | 2,877 m | 35 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Iłowiec - OtuszWielkopolska National Park | 38.8 km | 853 m | 10 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Szlak SłowińcówSłowiński National Park | 37.7 km | 830 m | 9 hr 47 min | Expert | April to October |
| Międzyzdroje - Jezioro KoprowoWolin National Park | 16.3 km | 358 m | 3 hr 58 min | Hard | April to October |
| Szlak "Mierzeja Gardnieńska"Słowiński National Park | 17.0 km | 374 m | 4 hr 10 min | Hard | April to October |
| Południowy Szlak KrawędziowyKampinos National Park | 70.6 km | 1,553 m | 18 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Bartne - KrempnaMagura National Park | 17.8 km | 391 m | 4 hr 22 min | Hard | April to October |
| Główny Szlak Puszczy KampinoskiejKampinos National Park | 56.2 km | 1,237 m | 14 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Mały Krzystanów - KowaniecGorce National Park | 28.7 km | 631 m | 7 hr 20 min | Hard | April to October |
If you only have time for one, start with Człuchowska Droga św. Jakuba, Szlak Nadmorski Bałtycki, Iłowiec - Otusz. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.
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