Polish–Czech Friendship Trail
The Polish–Czech Friendship Trail is a public walking path in the Giant Mountains. The path runs on both sides of the Czech–Polish border, along the main ridge and crosses or traverses all its summits. The maintenance of the trail is performed by the staff of both adjacent national parks: the Polish Karkonosze National Park and the Czech Krkonoše National Park. The trail is marked red and the signs mostly bilingual. The start point is located on Szrenica and the end in the Okraj pass / Pomezní boudy; the length of the trail is approx. 30 km; the level of difficulty is moderate. The trail partially overlaps with ski trails.
Blazes on the route
The broadcast mast on the top of the Śnieżne Kotły cirque
Mountain pine - the most frequent tree on the trail
Rock formation Twarożnik. Border post on the top of the rock
The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše, or Karkonosze, are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system. The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge. The highest peak, Sněžka, is the Czech Republic's highest natural point with an elevation of 1,603 metres (5,259 ft).
Sněžka – the highest peak of the Giant Mountains
Labský vodopád of the Elbe River and an old mountain hut, 1900
View from Sněžka
Śnieżne Kotły