PTTK Mountain Hut on Stare Wierchy

The PTTK mountain hut on Stare Wierchy stands in a forest clearing in the western Gorce, at an altitude of 968 m above sea level. It is named after Czesław Trybowski. According to the hut's website it has 28 beds and home cooking, and from the clearing there is a panorama of the Tatra Mountains (Tatras).

Views and surroundings

From the hut you can see the Tatras, the Spiš Magura, several peaks of the Gorce and Babia Góra. Spruce forests grow around it, and in summer the clearings bear bilberries. The nearest higher goals are Turbacz and the whole of Gorce National Park, and closer by stands the PTTK mountain hut on Maciejowa.

What you can do here

The hut's website lists hiking, horse riding and cycling on the surrounding trails. In winter a ski lift operates by the hut, and there are cross-country skiing routes around. Nearby it is permitted to pitch a tent and light a campfire.

Practical information

• Postal address: 34-404 Klikuszowa; the hut lies in the locality of Poręba Wielka.
• Telephone: 888 915 846. Check accommodation conditions and the operation of the lift at stare-wierchy.pttk.pl.
• Check the colours of the approach trails on a map of the Gorce; we do not give them in the text without a source.