Jaworzyński Przysłop (1269 m a.s.l.) is a forested sub-alpine peak tucked between two side valleys of the Chochołowska Valley in the Western Tatras. With no marked hiking trails leading to its summit, it offers a genuinely off-the-beaten-path experience for those who enjoy wild, untracked mountain terrain.
The peak is almost entirely covered in dense forest, giving it a secluded and untamed atmosphere. Its ridge — known as Przysłop — separates two ravines: the larger Wielki Ciemniak, carrying a permanent stream down toward Dolina Długa, and the smaller Mały Ciemniak, which drains toward the Chochołowska Valley near the Niżnia Brama Chochołowska. Just west of the summit, the forest opens up onto the meadow of Jaworzyna pod Furkaską, stretching toward the slopes of Parzątczak — a lovely contrast to the surrounding woodland. Scattered throughout the wooded slopes are numerous limestone outcrops, and in autumn the hillsides blaze with colour.
How to reach the summitThe slopes of Jaworzyński Przysłop were once used for sheep grazing as part of the Hala Jaworzyna pod Furkaską alpine pasture — today the forest has largely reclaimed the land, but the meadow on the ridge still hints at the pastoral history of these mountains.