Poland's Official Travel Website

In Poland, walkers will find a network of some 15,000 miles of marked trails, including the Polish sections of the trans-European routes.

Favourite walking routes include: the dunes, lakes and forests of the seaside Slowinski National Park; the high peaks of the Tatras (the most eastern Alpine mountains) frame the horizon at the mountain resort of Zakopane in southern Poland; the Sudety Mountains where the Polish, German and Czech borders meet are rich in castles, caves and wildlife.

Walking trails in and around Zakopane range from winding paths suitable for leisurely walks to rocky ridges to high mountain treks for the more adventurous visitors.

Small country inns capture the Polish way of life along trails in the Carpathian highlands near the near Slovakian/Ukraine border)

Walking tour companies offer a three-country tour: in Poland including Krakow and Kazimierz, in Slovakia the Tatra Mountains, in Hungary the Tokaj vineyard country.

You can walk all the way to the summit of the Rysy Peak (8,197), the highest peak in Poland; or to Teryho Chata (6,609 ft.), a mountain shelter built more than 100 years ago; or to the base of Gerlachovsky (8,710 ft.), the highest peak in the Tatras.