A guide to Szklarska Poręba and the Karkonosze (Giant Mountains)

What to do in Szklarska Poręba?

Attractions, trails and day ideas in Szklarska Poręba — with current opening hours, prices and parking. We write as the family running the Toy Exhibition in Szklarska, and we check every detail at the source.

Attractions in and around Szklarska Poręba

Toy Exhibition in Szklarska Poręba – Szklarska Poręba
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Toy Exhibition in Szklarska Poręba

Szklarska Poręba

Hot Wheels, Barbie, Labubu, LEGO and a wall of teddies to hug — our pop culture toy exhibition in Szklarska Poręba.

Brick Museum in Karpacz – Karpacz
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Brick Museum in Karpacz

Karpacz

A trip from Szklarska to Karpacz: brick layouts you set in motion yourselves.

Video Game Museum in Karpacz – Karpacz
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Video Game Museum in Karpacz

Karpacz

From Szklarska to Karpacz for a dose of nostalgia: childhood consoles and controllers you can pick up.

Kamieńczyk Waterfall

Szklarska Poręba

A 27-metre waterfall in a rocky gorge of Karkonosze National Park — seen from footbridges, wearing a helmet.

Szklarka Waterfall

Piechowice

The easiest waterfall around: a short walk on a wide path from road no. 3, pushchairs welcome.

Śnieżne Kotły (Snow Cirques)

Szklarska Poręba

Two glacial cirques with sheer walls on the Karkonosze ridge — one of the most dramatic sights above Szklarska Poręba.

Łabski Szczyt

Szklarska Poręba

The fourth-highest peak of the Polish Karkonosze, on the red ridge trail between Szrenica and Śnieżne Kotły.

Hala Szrenicka mountain hut

Szklarska Poręba

A year-round mountain hut below Szrenica, open 24 hours — a stop on the red trail from Szklarska Poręba.

Pod Łabskim Szczytem mountain hut

Szklarska Poręba

A mountain hut on the rim of the Łabski Kocioł cirque — a hike from Szklarska Poręba and a base for Śnieżne Kotły.

Szrenica cable car

Szklarska Poręba

A two-section cable car from ul. Turystyczna in Szklarska Poręba — up to Szrenica without the long climb.

Dinopark Szklarska Poręba

Szklarska Poręba

A trail with 32 dinosaur figures, a 6D cinema, a rope park and playgrounds on ul. Muzealna in Szklarska Poręba.

Leśna Huta glassworks

Szklarska Poręba

Live hand glass-forming shows, workshops and a factory shop on ul. Kołłątaja in Szklarska Poręba.

Carl and Gerhart Hauptmann House

Szklarska Poręba

The former home of the writer brothers Hauptmann, now a museum of the artists’ colony — free permanent exhibitions on Wednesdays.

Chojnik Castle

Jelenia Góra-Sobieszów

Medieval castle ruins with a viewing tower on top of Chojnik — about an hour’s walk from Sobieszów.

Chybotek rocking stone

Szklarska Poręba

A granite boulder you can gently rock — a short, free forest walk right next to the Złoty Widok viewpoint.

Złoty Widok viewpoint

Szklarska Poręba

A free terrace above a rock cliff with a panorama of the Karkonosze — a 5-minute walk from the car park on ul. Matejki.

Krucze Skały (Raven Rocks)

Szklarska Poręba

Two granite towers above the Kamienna with a viewpoint — a 10-minute walk from free parking, close to the centre.

Zbójeckie Skały viewpoint

Szklarska Poręba

A free terrace shaped like a piano, with views from Szrenica to Mount Śnieżka — 25 minutes uphill from Szklarska Poręba Dolna station.

Wysoki Kamień

Szklarska Poręba

An Izera Mountains peak (1,058 m) with a Karkonosze panorama — about 1 h 15 min on the yellow trail from the free car park at Zakręt Śmierci.

Trzy Świnki rocks

Szklarska Poręba

Granite rocks on the Polish–Czech border, about 10 minutes from the summit of Szrenica — on the red trail in Karkonosze National Park.

Końskie Łby rocks

Szklarska Poręba

Granite rocks on the slope of Szrenica with views of Szklarska Poręba and the Izera Mountains — close to the upper cable car station.

Sowie Skały (Owl Rocks)

Szklarska Poręba

Granite towers, overhangs and rock niches in the forest above the centre — a short walk on the blue trail and a climbing spot.

Polana Jakuszycka

Szklarska Poręba – Jakuszyce

Poland’s cross-country skiing capital at 880 m — with a railway stop, an underground car park and trails into the Izera Mountains.

Orle Tourist Station (mountain hostel)

Szklarska Poręba – Orle

A year-round mountain hostel in a former glassmaking settlement on the Izera — where trails meet for Hala Izerska and Czech Jizerka.

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Who writes this guide?

We are Bartek and Magda. Since 2015 we have run the Brick Museum in Karpacz, and since 2025 the Toy Exhibition — Pop Culture Icons in Szklarska Poręba. Every day our visitors ask what else is worth seeing nearby — this guide collects the answers in one place.