Łamana Skała (929 m a.s.l.) is the highest peak of the Andrychów Beskid range and the second tallest summit in the entire Mały Beskid. If you are looking for a wild, forest-clad mountain with real character — away from the crowds, wrapped in ancient spruce forest — this is the place to go.
The peak actually has two summits: the higher one (929 m) rises above the Kocierka and Pracica valleys, while the lower one (915 m) serves as a ridge junction for the Łysina range. The slopes are covered in beautiful beech forest, giving way at the top to a natural upper-montane spruce forest — old accounts describe trees here that were over 160 years old, with conical crowns reaching almost down to the ground. Scattered along the ridge are striking sandstone rock formations known as 'Zwalisko' or 'Znalezisko' — formations several metres tall that make a great reward at the end of any hike. Summer brings cool shade, autumn lights the beeches in gold, and winter turns the summit into a quiet, snow-covered retreat.
How to reach the summitA fun historical footnote: the name 'Łamana Skała' — meaning 'broken rock' — appears in a document as far back as 1445, yet for decades the peak was incorrectly labelled 'Madohora' on maps, a mix-up that researchers only corrected in modern times.