Mountains
limestone outcrops and a reserve in the Jura, a major climbing area with the only open cave in the vicinity
Mountains
the only cave in the northern Jura open to guided visits, with a former quarry pit
Museums
centre by Zborów Hill with exhibitions on the Jura, a lapidarium of rocks and a ticket office for the reserve and the cave
Mountains
a range of limestone rocks near Kroczyce with climbing spots, a cave and views of castles
Things to do in Podlesice: Zborów Hill, the show cave Głęboka, the Kroczyce Rocks and an educational centre by the reserve in the Jura uplands.
Podlesice is a village in the Kroczyce municipality, in the Zawiercie county, set in the heart of rocky Jura country. The four places cluster around one reserve, so they are easy to combine into a single trip.
Start at the Jura Natural and Cultural Heritage Centre on provincial road 792: it lies right beside Zborów Hill, has an exhibition on the nature and archaeology of the Jura, a lapidarium and a ticket office for the reserve and the cave. It is a good rainy-day stop because you visit it indoors.
Zborów Hill rises 467 m above sea level, a limestone hill and nature reserve and also one of the main climbing areas of the Jura; more than fifty rocks and formations have names here. Głęboka Cave is the only cave of the northern Jura open to visitors. You see it with a guide along a lit route, and according to the centre it is 190 m long.
The Kroczyce Rocks are a four-kilometre range of limestone hills west of Kroczyce, with forest and rock outcrops.
No, it is visited with a guide. Tickets for the reserve and the cave are sold at the ticket office in the centre by Zborów Hill.
Yes. Zborów Hill is one of the main climbing areas of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland.
