Białe Skały ('White Rocks') is one of those Pieniny spots that catches you off guard — pale limestone cliffs dropping steeply toward the Pieniny Stream valley, rare plants found almost nowhere else in Europe, and raptors circling overhead. It is raw, quiet, and genuinely rewarding to visit.
The rocks form a short ridge descending from the summit of Szutrówka (749 m) in the western part of the Pieniny Właściwe range. The steep, unforested cliffs are especially beautiful in summer when thermophilic plants are in bloom, and hauntingly atmospheric in autumn mist. The trail passing through here — Sokola Perć — is one of the wilder sections of the Pieniny National Park, offering a very different experience from the busy Dunajec Gorge below. Hidden in the slope above the Krośnica valley, you can also find a small cave called Borsucza Jama.
How to reach the summitThe sun-warmed rock ledges here shelter Aurinia arduini — a plant found in Poland only in the Pieniny — alongside Zawadzki's ox-eye daisy, known in Europe exclusively from this range. Keep your eyes on the sky for the lesser spotted eagle, kestrel and raven.