Kiczora (1282 m a.s.l.) is the third highest peak in the Gorce Mountains — a wild, forested summit that rewards curious hikers with caves, bear tracks and sweeping views from a nearby alpine meadow. It sits just 250 m south of the ridge junction at Trzy Kopce and forms a natural stepping stone on the famous Main Beskid Trail between the Knurowska Pass and Turbacz.
The summit itself is fully covered by upper-montane spruce forest, so the best viewpoint is the nearby Hala Młyńska meadow on the southeastern side — do not miss it. On the western slope of Kiczora's southern ridge, the rock formation called Turnice hides the largest concentration of caves in the entire Gorce range, including the Rainbow Cave (Tęczowa Jama) and Goszczyński's Cave (Jaskinia Goszczyńskiego). Botanists have recorded the rare few-flowered sedge on the summit ridge, and bear activity has been documented in the forests here on multiple occasions.
How to reach the summitThe name Kiczora comes from Wallachian and simply means 'forested mountain' — a perfectly accurate description, and one that the Romantic poet Seweryn Goszczyński, a frequent visitor, would surely have appreciated.