Museum of Toys in Karpacz  › Świątynia Wang › Samotnia › Strzecha Akademicka › Wielki Staw › Pielgrzymy › Słonecznik
This beautiful trail around Wielki Staw and Mały Staw (the Great Pond and the Small Pond) is one of the most popular hikes in the Karkonosze mountains because of its scenic beauty. To make the day full of surprises, you can begin this trip a bit unusually, from the Museum of Toys in Karpacz. The museum contains a wonderful exhibition of toys from the private collection of Henryk Tomaszewski, the founder of the Wroclaw Pantomime Theatre. The next point of the journey is the unusual wooden Wang Chapel from Norway, which was moved to Karpacz in 1844, on the order of the King of Prussia – Frederick Wilhelm IV. The next points of interest on your hike are the Pielgrzymy rocks and Słonecznik rock, and from there you move along the red trail which extends over the edge of Wielki Staw and Mały Staw, in the direction of the Spalona Strażnica (Burnt Watchtower). After such a long hike you will certainly need to have a rest. You can choose from the following hostels situated along the route: The Strzecha Akademicka or the picturesque Samotnia, on Mały Staw (Small Pond). Continuing along the blue trail will take you to Domek Myśliwski, then Polana, where following the Bronek Czech Way you will finish in Górny Karpacz.