Viewpoint Over Ojców – Rękawica (The Glove) Rock Formation loop from gmina Skała

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Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

powiat krakowski

gmina Skała

Viewpoint Over Ojców – Rękawica (The Glove) Rock Formation loop from gmina Skała

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Viewpoint Over Ojców – Rękawica (The Glove) Rock Formation loop from gmina Skała

04:44

15.9km

460m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Ojcowski Park Narodowy

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.92 km

Sąspów Valley

Highlight • Gorge

There are over 60 caves in the beautiful Sąspówska Valley.
If you hike up the valley you can walk for about 1100 meters
Make a detour on the left hand into the Jamkl Gorge.
There are also 22 caves there.

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7.06 km

Jonaszówka

Viewpoint

8.77 km

View of the Krakow Gate and the Spring of Love

Highlight • Natural Monument

View of the magnificent Krakow Gate and nearby rocks to the west, and on the other side (east) the Crown Mountain, Glove and Ciemna Caves. A wonderful place in the Prądnik Valley.

You are also at the Spring of Love (well, you're lucky!) - a karst spring. The water flowing out of it falls into a reservoir carved in the shape of a heart.

There is a bench next to it, so your legs can rest too.

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9.76 km

Entrance to the Green Trail, Ojcowski National Park

Highlight • Trail

A must for hikers to hike through the Pradnik valley.

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10.3 km

Viewpoint Over Ojców

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful viewing terrace overlooking Ojców. There is a good board indicating which hills/mountains are ahead of you. Those rocks below are impressive! You can see the Krakow Gate and Rusztowa Mountain from here.

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10.3 km

Okopy Hill and Castle Site (Ojców National Park)

Highlight • Castle

Wisegrod Castle, built by Konrad Mazowiecki in 1231, was located here. The neck trench on the western side is still clearly visible. Impressive is the steep castle rock and the beautiful view. The high plateau of the Okopyberg is very large and was the ideal place for a refuge, on which the local farmers and their livestock fled at danger.

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11.1 km

Rękawica (The Glove) Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

These Jurassic rocks actually look like an outstretched hand. It is really worth walking up the green marked hiking trail. The climb starts at the ticket office for the Ciemna Grotto. You don't have to pay an entrance fee if you don't want to visit the grotto, but it is also highly recommended.
The short climb is worth it because you pass a whole series of viewpoints.

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11.7 km

Wooden Houses in Ojcowski National Park

Highlight • Structure

It is worth buying a ticket to the Dark Cave and the observation deck at the ticket office near the huts, because you can no longer buy a ticket at the entrance to the cave.

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11.7 km

House Beneath the Rocks and Deotyma's Needle

Highlight • Natural Monument

The road is marked "private area", but you can admire the rock from a distance.

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15.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.67 km

4.89 km

3.22 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.40 km

4.12 km

3.04 km

2.84 km

1.06 km

419 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

7°C

36 %

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Comments

October 16, 2021,Wanderung in der Nähe von Krakow durch Ojcowski Park

Very nice hike around the park, should have hiking boots since there are lots of uneven surfaces on the trail.

All around the trail are places to rwst and enjoy fresh fish, cakes or to have a coffee.