Śnieżka (Schneekoppe) Summit – View of Śnieżka loop from Śnieżka / Sněžka

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Śnieżka (Schneekoppe) Summit – View of Śnieżka loop from Śnieżka / Sněžka

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Śnieżka (Schneekoppe) Summit – View of Śnieżka loop from Śnieżka / Sněžka

01:10

2.89km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Krkonošský národní park

Karkonoski Park Narodowy

Waypoints

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49 m

Sněžka Meteorological Observatory

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The history of meteorological observations here on Śnieżka begins in 1824, but the first observatory was here since 1900. This one is named after Tadeusz Hołdys, who directed it for many years. Beautiful views!

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127 m

Śnieżka (Schneekoppe) Summit

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1603 m asl, in favorable weather conditions the visibility is 200 km.

Unfortunately, only the kiosk on the Czech side is still open.

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1.08 km

Jubilee Trail descent from Śnieżka

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The jubilee trail circles the summit of Schneekoppe on the eastern and northern sides. Once you have reached the summit from the Schlesierhaus via the chain-secured path, you can easily …

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1.21 km

View of the ascent path in Karkonoski National Park

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From here you have a good view of the ascent path that we ran up. You can also see some hikers there

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1.80 km

View of Śnieżka

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The boss in the Giant Mountains, the Czech Republic and Poland share the summit, while you can walk from the Polish side, you can comfortably take the cable car from the Czech side.

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2.48 km

View of the Łomniczka Valley

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The way to the snowball, quite comfortable.

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2.54 km

West view from Śnieżka

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Actually, the Šnezka looks like an oversized pile of stones. But once you're at the top, you can enjoy the fantastic view all around. As long as there are no …

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2.62 km

Jan Messner and Štefan Spusta Memorial

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This cross and the plaque commemorate the mountain rescuers Jan Messner and Štefan Spusta, both of whom
January 16, 1975 were killed in a rescue operation on the northern slope of the Schneekoppe.

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2.89 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.62 km

797 m

388 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.76 km

1.08 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 4 November

5°C

-4°C

0 %

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

October 19, 2022,Schneekoppe am Abend

It still exists: the Schneekoppe!
In the evening the cloud cover tore up and revealed the summit - and I had no choice but to storm up again and take the sunset with me :-)
By the way: the Czech paths are/are newly made and are very easy to walk on! :-)

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