Expert
Bory Tucholskie National Park · Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 209 km / 130 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,605 m
- Typical duration
- 56 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Hard Hiking Trails in Poland
898 routes in Poland qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 54.1 km and 1,184 m (3,885 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 1237 km.
That is 29 percent of the 3,140 routes we map in Poland. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 54.1 km against 19.4 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 1,184 m (3,885 ft) on average versus 425 m (1,394 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
- Mountain
- 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
Expert
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 70.6 km / 43.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,553 m
- Typical duration
- 18 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 56.2 km / 34.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,237 m
- Typical duration
- 14 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
Expert
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 52.8 km / 32.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,162 m
- Typical duration
- 13 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
Expert
Kampinos National Park · Masovian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 38.9 km / 24.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 857 m
- Typical duration
- 10 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
Expert
Polesie National Park · Lublin Voivodeship
- Distance
- 44.1 km / 27.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 970 m
- Typical duration
- 11 hr
- Mountain
- 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
- Mountain
- 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
Expert
Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 56.5 km / 35.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,244 m
- Typical duration
- 14 hr
- Mountain
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
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
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
Hard
Słowiński National Park · Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Distance
- 17.0 km / 10.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 374 m
- Typical duration
- 4 hr 10 min
- 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
Expert
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 152 km / 94.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,345 m
- Typical duration
- 40 hr
- Mountain
- Pilgrimage route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 236 km / 146 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,187 m
- Typical duration
- 63 hr
- Mountain
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
Expert
Podlachia Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 291 km / 181 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6,410 m
- Typical duration
- 78 hr
- Mountain
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
Expert
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 100.0 km / 62.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,200 m
- Typical duration
- 26 hr
- Mountain
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
Expert
Holy Cross Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 145 km / 90.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,195 m
- Typical duration
- 38 hr
- Mountain
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
Expert
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 177 km / 110 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,895 m
- Typical duration
- 47 hr
- Mountain
- Pilgrimage route
- Waymarked route
Expert
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 86.4 km / 53.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,901 m
- Typical duration
- 23 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Lublin Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 190 km / 118 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,180 m
- Typical duration
- 51 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Opole Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 102 km / 63.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,255 m
- Typical duration
- 27 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Subcarpathian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 207 km / 129 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,563 m
- Typical duration
- 55 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Holy Cross Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 92.8 km / 57.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,042 m
- Typical duration
- 24 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Greater Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 156 km / 97.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,435 m
- Typical duration
- 41 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 106 km / 65.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,332 m
- Typical duration
- 28 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Lower Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 68.6 km / 42.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,509 m
- Typical duration
- 18 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 167 km / 104 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,684 m
- Typical duration
- 44 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 134 km / 83.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,952 m
- Typical duration
- 35 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Holy Cross Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 61.2 km / 38.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,346 m
- Typical duration
- 16 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Greater Poland Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 108 km / 67.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,371 m
- Typical duration
- 28 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 158 km / 98.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,476 m
- Typical duration
- 42 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Opole Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 101 km / 62.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,218 m
- Typical duration
- 26 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 115 km / 71.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,522 m
- Typical duration
- 30 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Holy Cross Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 244 km / 152 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,366 m
- Typical duration
- 65 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
Masovian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 469 km / 291 mi
- Elevation gain
- 10,307 m
- Typical duration
- 126 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
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
Lublin Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 362 km / 225 mi
- Elevation gain
- 7,958 m
- Typical duration
- 97 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- Long-distance path
Expert
West Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 232 km / 144 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,106 m
- Typical duration
- 62 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
Expert
Lower Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
- Distance
- 61.3 km / 38.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,349 m
- Typical duration
- 16 hr
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
- 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 |
| Południowy Szlak KrawędziowyKampinos National Park | 70.6 km | 1,553 m | 18 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Główny Szlak Puszczy KampinoskiejKampinos National Park | 56.2 km | 1,237 m | 14 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Południowy Szlak LeśnyKampinos National Park | 52.8 km | 1,162 m | 13 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Północny Szlak Leśny imienia Teofila LenartowiczaKampinos National Park | 38.9 km | 857 m | 10 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Szlak Pojezierny PoludniowyPolesie National Park | 44.1 km | 970 m | 11 hr | Expert | April to October |
| Zawoja Czatoża - Markowe SzczawinyBabia Góra National Park | 19.1 km | 420 m | 4 hr 44 min | Hard | April to October |
If you only have time for one, start with Szlak Nadmorski Bałtycki, Człuchowska Droga św. Jakuba, 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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