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Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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Rękawica (The Glove) Rock Formation – Ojców Castle loop from Ojców National Park

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Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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Rękawica (The Glove) Rock Formation – Ojców Castle loop from Ojców National Park

Moderate

4.8

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Rękawica (The Glove) Rock Formation – Ojców Castle loop from Ojców National Park

03:00

10.6km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Ojcowski Park Narodowy

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

3.07 km

Sąspów Valley

Highlight • Gorge

There are over 60 caves in the beautiful Sąspówska Valley.
If you hike up the valley you can walk for about 1100 meters
Make a detour on the left hand into the Jamkl Gorge.
There are also 22 caves there.

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2

4.02 km

3

5.24 km

Dark Cave

Highlight • Cave

The entrance to the Ciemna (Dark) Cave is 80 metres high above the Pradnik Valley and opposite the Kraków Gate. The cave is 230 metres long and has been open to tourists for several years.

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5.30 km

Rękawica (The Glove) Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

These Jurassic rocks actually look like an outstretched hand. It is really worth walking up the green marked hiking trail. The climb starts at the ticket office for the Ciemna …

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5

5.83 km

It is worth buying a ticket to the Dark Cave and the observation deck at the ticket office near the huts, because you can no longer buy a ticket at the entrance to the cave.

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6

5.90 km

House Beneath the Rocks and Deotyma's Needle

Highlight • Natural Monument

The road is marked "private area", but you can admire the rock from a distance.

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7

7.24 km

Ojców Castle

Highlight • Castle

Ruins of King Casimir the Great's castle (14th century). Today, the remaining fortifications, some residential quarters, a tower, and an entrance gate remain.

The castle also offers beautiful views of the Prądnik Valley, with Chełmowa Góra to the south.

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7.27 km

Nature Exhibition, Ojców National Park

Highlight • Historical Site

one of the castles on the Eagles' Nests Trail

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10.6 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.58 km

2.41 km

2.41 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.27 km

3.65 km

1.08 km

880 m

392 m

351 m

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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