St. Anne's Hill (647 m a.s.l.) is one of the most recognisable landmarks around Nowa Ruda in the Sowie Mountains region — a domed summit that rises proudly above the town and rewards visitors with sweeping views over the Włodzickie Hills. A historic stone observation tower, a Baroque church, and an old mountain shelter all await you here. It's a place where landscape, history, and atmosphere blend seamlessly.
Together with the neighbouring peak Krępiec, St. Anne's Hill forms a picturesque saddle-shaped ridge with fairly steep slopes. The north-eastern flank is draped in mixed deciduous forest, while the remaining slopes are covered in meadows and farmland — a landscape that shifts beautifully with the seasons. Summer brings lush greens, autumn lights up the hillsides with warm colours, and winter offers quiet, wide-open views across the snowy countryside.
How to reach the summitThe 17th-century Baroque church of St. Anne, standing just below the top, gives this hill a special, almost timeless character — it's no wonder locals consider St. Anne's Hill the heart of Nowa Ruda's landscape.