Mountains
a hut from 1937 on the meadow below Rysianka, a trail junction in the Żywiec Beskids
Mountains
the highest peak of its group in the Żywiec Beskids, with a wooded summit and mountain meadows below it
a former Silesian University of Technology student hut in a clearing above Sopotnia Wielka
Mountains in Sopotnia Wielka: Romanka peak, the PTTK hut on Hala Rysianka and the AKT Dobrodziej hut on the Witasówka clearing in the Żywiec Beskids.
One place is a summit and two are overnight stops under the peaks. Together they show what a quiet trip in the Żywiec-Orawa Beskids looks like.
The PTTK hut on Hala Rysianka stands at 1290 metres and has operated since 1937. Inside are roughly 50 sleeping places, a snack bar and a kitchen, and a campsite operates beside the building in summer. Many trails meet here.
The AKT Dobrodziej Hut, formerly the Builders' Hut, lies on the Witasówka clearing. It has 30 beds in shared rooms, a kitchen, a dining room and bathrooms. Today it is a private establishment.
Romanka rises to 1366 metres and tops its own mountain group, together with Lipowski Wierch. Dense forest covers the top and there are no views, but the massif rises almost a thousand metres above the bed of the Soła valley.
No, dense forest covers the summit. The value of the trip lies in the massif itself and the trails leading to it.
Reserves on the slopes are described under parks and nature in Sopotnia Wielka. More: mountains in Silesia and Sopotnia Wielka.
