St. Francis' Spring – Łysica Summit loop from Święta Katarzyna

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Poland

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

powiat kielecki

gmina Bodzentyn

St. Francis' Spring – Łysica Summit loop from Święta Katarzyna

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St. Francis' Spring – Łysica Summit loop from Święta Katarzyna

03:26

11.6km

320m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Świętokrzyski Park Narodowy

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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367 m

St. Francis' Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

A well-enclosed water source that, according to legend, has the power to heal eyes. The spring is one of the main attractions of the trail to the Agata and Łysica …

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388 m

St. Francis Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

It stands in the National Park. Entrance ticket to the park required.

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745 m

Stone Steps in Puszcza Jodłowa

Highlight • Structure

Interesting stone stairs to the top. A bit like from the Harry Potter movie 😉 They are only on a small section in this place. Next is the usual path.

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948 m

Kolano Rest Area

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The place where the trail turns 90 degrees. There are benches here. You can sit down and focus on the nearby nature for a while. A beautiful forest with big trees and many birds singing.

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1.54 km

Puszcza Jodłowa

Forest

1.94 km

Łysica Summit

Highlight • Summit

The western peak of the highest peak of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains - Łysica. Until recently considered the highest peak. In 2017, the latest height measurements of this peak were published …

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4.66 km

Przełęcz Świętego Mikołaja

Mountain Pass

6.30 km

Kolejowy Trójkąt Educational Trail

Highlight • Trail

7.16 km

Walking section of the trail recommended for the whole family.

Highlight (Segment) • Other

A great section for riding gravel bikes. I recommend it 😊.

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11.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

358 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

1.26 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (600 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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Tuesday 10 November

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Comments

June 9, 2025,pętla ze św. Katarzyny

The way back from the peak is disproportionately longer than the way to the peak, beautiful, forested, flat and perhaps a bit boring...

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September 23, 2024,Łysica

We started in Wola Szczygiełkowa, leaving the car on a street leading to a few houses, but the owners were not thrilled, you can also leave the car a bit earlier in the village - a kilometer or two earlier there was a parking space on the street.
The route itself is very relaxing, it's great that we started with …

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