The Treetop Walk and the viewing tower
The Treetop Walk is a wooden structure about 1,030 metres long, climbing gently among the crowns of beech, fir and spruce. The walk runs at various heights, so the forest can be seen from a perspective usually out of reach on foot, and the walkways are friendly to families with children and pushchairs too.
The route ends at a distinctive wooden viewing tower about 49.5 metres high, reckoned one of the tallest of its kind in Poland. From the top a panorama opens out over Krynica-Zdrój, the valleys around and the ridges of the Sącz Beskids, and on clear days the views reach far into the mountains.
The ski slope and the summer season
In winter Słotwiny Arena is a ski centre with floodlit, snow-covered runs of varying difficulty and a modern chairlift. It draws beginners and more advanced skiers alike, and being close to Krynica makes it easy to combine skiing with a spa stay.
Outside the winter season the chairlift carries visitors up to the upper station and the tower, from where the treetop walk or the mountain trails begin. In summer the centre offers family and leisure attractions and makes a convenient starting point for the Jaworzyna Krynicka range.
Good to know
- The Treetop Walk — a wooden walkway about 1,030 m long among the treetops, family friendly
- The viewing tower — a wooden structure about 49.5 m high with a panorama of the Sącz Beskids
- The chairlift — a comfortable way up to the upper station in winter and summer
- All year round — skiing in winter, the walk and the trails in the summer season
How to get there and practical info
- Location
- Słotwiny, Krynica-Zdrój (Sącz Beskids)
- Length of the walk
- about 1,030 m
- Height of the tower
- about 49.5 m
- Getting to the top
- the chairlift, or on foot along a made-up path
- Season
- all year — skiing in winter, the walk in summer
- For families
- yes, with gentle walkways friendly to children
When to go
The waking green of the forest and fresh air make for quiet walks along the route and the first long views from the tower.
The height of the treetop walk season — pleasant shade under the trees, the chairlift running and Beskid panoramas from the tower.
The gold and russet of the beech woods make the walk exceptionally picturesque, and the cooler days suit walking.
Time for skiing — the floodlit, snow-covered slopes of Słotwiny Arena and winter views over the snowbound Sącz Beskids.
Other sights in Krynica-Zdrój
Straight-line distances from „Słotwiny Arena and the Treetop Walk" — calculated from real coordinates. By road it is often further.
Where to stay nearby
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