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Lesser Poland Voivodeship

powiat tatrzański

gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska

Rysy Summit – Black Lake below Rysy loop from Eye of the Sea

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Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

powiat tatrzański

gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska

Rysy Summit – Black Lake below Rysy loop from Eye of the Sea

Hard

5.0

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Rysy Summit – Black Lake below Rysy loop from Eye of the Sea

06:48

9.69km

1,060m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Includes segments that are highly dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.11 km for 708 m

After 4.88 km for 708 m

Waypoints

Start point

Alpine Hut

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297 m

Morskie Oko

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One of the most beautiful lakes in whole Tatras.

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407 m

Morskie Oko Loop

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2.23 km

Czarny Staw pod Rysami

Lake

4.15 km

Chain-assisted ascent to the Rysy summit

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The climbing sections are on a granite flank with cracks and edges, actually easy to climb, very often secured with ropes (usually not necessary uphill, but certainly very good downhill). …

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4.61 km

The Slovakian peak of Rysy (2,501 m)

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This peak is much more comfortable than the Polish one, there are fewer people.

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4.65 km

Rysy Summit

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The Rysy has 3 peaks: two are in Slovakia, one in Poland. The highest of them (2504m) is in Slovakia. At 2499m, one of the other peaks is the highest …

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7.45 km

A steep climb from Morskie Oko and you are at the extraordinary Czarny Staw. Similarly to Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy, the "black" here is from the shadows cast on the water by the mountains and the cyanobacteria that occurs here.

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9.69 km

End point

Alpine Hut

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.12 km

1.45 km

102 m

Surfaces

9.47 km

102 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,440 m)

Lowest point (1,390 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

12°C

-1°C

19 %

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Rysy Summit – Black Lake below Rysy loop from Eye of the Sea

Morskie Oko

Morskie Oko Loop

Route to Rysy

Chain-assisted ascent to the Rysy summit

The Slovakian peak of Rysy (2,501 m)

The summit of Rysy

Rysy Summit

Black Lake below Rysy

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