Czas przejścia:

4:25

Odległość:

12,8

Poziom trudności:

2

Tematyka:

przyroda

Opis produktu

Rytro - Hostel Kordowiec 4.1 km (1:45 h) - Niemcowa 2.6 km (1:05 h) - Piwniczna-Zdrój 6.1 km (1:35 h)

The route is recommended for: individual tourists, groups, families with children

The scenic glades, spreading on the Beskidy peaks or hidden among the forest backwoods, is a testimony to the presence of Wołochs, which we can admire to this day. They are proof of the taming of the Carpathian wilderness - the determination of people who came from afar along with their herds, in search of new areas to live. It was here that, grubbing up dense forests, they founded their homes. The gradual resignation from the nomadic way of life, while developing a pastoral economy, gave rise to the phenomenon known today as transhumance - seasonal, constant chasing herds from summer mountain pastures to winter pastures in the valleys.

Mountain halls are great observation points from which you can admire everything around you - often in 360 ° panoramas. It is from this perspective that the river valleys are clearly seen along which human settlements formed centuries ago. From the glades, you can also see the surrounding peaks bearing Wallachian names. An interesting fact are shepherds' huts located on the mountain slopes, which are an example of traditional wooden architecture.

Despite the fact that the trail of Wallachians, who arrived in Poland at the turn of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, has already disappeared, their presence in the southern part of our country is still alive. It manifests itself among others in traditional sheep grazing, cultivated by modern shepherds, holidays bringing pastoral customs and availability of sheep products, whose recipe for manufacturing has remained unchanged for hundreds of years. Places presenting the heritage of Wallachian culture in Lesser Poland are also museum exhibitions, in an interesting way approximating what the life of highlanders once looked like.

It is worth following the old Wołochs routes, and wandering - discover their secrets.

Route:

The walking route leads through the eastern part of the Radziejowa range and scenic glades located within it.

We start the journey in Rytro, a town located on the Poprad River, and we move west along the Red Trail - the Main Beskids Trail. The route on a long section is discovered and very picturesque, great views of the river located in the valley and the Jaworzyna Krynicka range rising on the other side. Well visible ruins of the Ryterský castle.

After about 1:45 hours we reach the Kordowiec hill. In one of the glades, the inconspicuous building of the former school, opened as a shelter "School under the clouds". The name of the object refers to the title of the book by Maria Kownacka, about a similar school located near Niemcowa, whose ruins can be found next to the trail. Along the way, hen's grandmother's cottage Ludwika Nowakowa, by the local inhabitants called the "gasdynia of Beskid space" and several scenic glades. In the summer season you can sometimes find sheep on them.

After approx. 1:00 h walk, we go out to the glades stretching towards the Niemcowa peak. Above the extensive Kramarka hall and the junction of trails under Trześniowy Gron. A seasonal shelter nearby - Chatka pod Niemcową. We enter the yellow trail, which we go back to the Poprad valley. After about 1:35 hours we reach Piwniczna-Zdrój.

Dodatkowe informacje

Tourist and cultural events in the area:

• Nadpopradzkie Sobótki, June, Municipal and Communal Culture Center in Piwniczna-Zdrój & Nadpopradzkie Highlanders Association & Regional Poprad Valley Complex.
• Mountain Children Day, July, SOKÓŁ Lesser Poland Culture Center.
• Pannonica Folk Festival, August, Starosądecka Fundacja Kultury