Urban exploration- Duration
- 1 day
- Kids
- Kid+
- Cost
- $$
- Permit
- Not needed
- Crowd
- Steady
Urban exploration in Zabrze
Poland
Guided trips deep underground in a historic Silesian coal mine, down to level 320.
Skill · Beginner–Intermediate
Mountain biking in Szczyrk
Śląskie·Poland
Photo: Andrzej Kosiński · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
~2 days
Why go
Szczyrk has reworked its ski slopes on Skrzyczne as Enduro Trails Szczyrk, a lift-served network of flow and enduro lines that is the most developed mountain bike park in the country. Around it, forest roads and singletrack over the Salmopol pass make for big cross-country days.
When
In season: May–Oct · Peak: Jun–Sep
Who it’s for
Skill
Intermediate–Expert
Effort
Demanding
Suitable from
12+ · Teen+
Crowds
Steady
Cost
$$$
Mountain biking specifics
- Distance
- 60 km
- Total ascent
- 1500 m
- Trail grade
- Blue flow to black enduro
- Built trail network
- Yes
- E-bike friendly
- Yes
What to expect
Graded lines from easy flow to steep, rooty enduro, with the gondola doing the climbing, plus long self-powered climbs if you want to earn it. Busy at summer weekends; the trails dry quickly after rain.
Trails
What the difficulty bands mean
- moderate
- Sustained effort or some exposure; comfort on the terrain expected.
- hard
- Long, technical or serious — experience and the right conditions required.
Skrzyczne fire road climb
moderateThe long way up under your own power
Salmopol loop
moderateCross-country singletrack over the pass
Enduro Trails Szczyrk
hardGondola-served descents, the most developed bike park in Poland
How to start
Base in Szczyrk and buy a lift pass for the bike park. Warm up on the blue lines, then try the black enduro descents, and ride the Salmopol loop on a day off the lifts.
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- Permit
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