Kobyla (802 m a.s.l.) is a forested peak in the Stożek and Czantoria Range of the Silesian Beskids — a quiet, tucked-away summit that rewards curious hikers with open meadows, a charming settlement, and even a small rock-climbing crag. It may not be the highest point around, but it has a personality all its own.
The peak forms the high point of a lateral ridge branching off near Mały Stożek toward the Kopydło valley. It sits neatly between the Dziechcinka valley to the north and the Łabajowa stream valley to the south, giving it a sheltered, almost secret feel. The wooded summit is surrounded by open clearings on its northern and eastern sides, home to the small settlement of Kobyla — part of the town of Wisła. These meadows are lovely in every season: fresh and green in summer, spectacularly golden in autumn. Below the clearings, look out for Krzakoska Skała — a striking rock outcrop used for sport climbing.
How to reach the summitBack in the 19th century, a shepherd's hut once stood on these slopes — but by 1913, researcher Ludomir Sawicki noted it had already been gone for a long time. Today the open meadows and the small settlement bearing the peak's name are the only echoes of that pastoral past.