Observation Tower on Stary Groń in Brenna

The observation tower on Stary Groń in Brenna stands in the Silesian Beskids, on the ridge of the same name. According to the description of the summit, it was built below the peak and is 12 metres high.

Stary Groń and the surroundings

Stary Groń (791 m above sea level) is a summit and at the same time the name of the whole narrow ridge, nearly three kilometres long, which runs off from Grabowa and separates the valleys of the Leśnica and Hołcyna. The clearings on the slopes on the Leśnica side are occupied by hamlets of Brenna. On the clearings grow the richest stands of purple foxglove in Poland. Stary Groń is also the oldest centre of shepherd-hut farming (szałaśnictwo) in Brenna, and the first shepherd's hut was set up here in the first half of the 17th century.

Getting there

A black trail from Brenna to Grabowa runs along the whole ridge of Stary Groń. Green waymarks lead from Brenna to a saddle with a small shrine at 752 m above sea level. When choosing a route, it is best to take a current tourist map.

Further into the mountains lies the Salmopol Pass.

Towards Błatnia, a route leads to the PTTK mountain hut on Błatnia.

Practical information

• Location: Brenna, Silesian Beskids, below the summit of Stary Groń.
• Check access to the tower and any restrictions before setting out on the trail, as the sources do not describe them.