Hala Janoszkowa

Hala Janoszkowa is a clearing on the summit and ridge of Lachów Groń (1,045 m) in the Żywiec-Orawa Beskids. It lies within the village of Koszarawa and offers a wide panorama.

What you can see from the pasture

To the south-east you can see the Babia Góra massif with Cyl, that is Little Babia Góra, and the Polica range, in which Okrąglica is easy to recognise by its relay tower. To the north-east you can see nearby Jałowiec, and to the south Pilsko.

A former mountain pasture

Sheep were once grazed here, and the clearing had shepherds’ huts and traditional hut-based farming. Today grazing has been abandoned, so the clearing is being overgrown with bilberry heath and forest. One hut remains, and under a large spruce there is a small spring.

Practical information

• Access: the hiking trail from Koszarawa via Lachów Groń and Czerniawa Sucha to Trzebuńska Pass and Jałowiec.
• Below, in Koszarawa Bystra, stands the Church of the Stigmata of St Francis of Assisi.
• Check the colour of the trail markings and the walking time on a current hiking map.