Majów (1,134 m a.s.l.) is a quiet, forest-covered summit in the Wielka Racza Group of the Żywiec-Kysuce Beskids, sitting right on the Polish-Slovak border and the Great European Watershed — one of those fascinating spots where rainwater on one slope flows to the Baltic Sea and on the other to the Black Sea.
The entire massif is cloaked in tall spruce forest with little undergrowth, giving it a peaceful, almost meditative atmosphere. The red border trail skirts the summit, traversing the northern Polish slopes rather than crossing the very top, so reaching the actual peak feels like a small personal discovery. From the remnants of old clearings you can catch limited but rewarding views of the surrounding ridges. Autumn brings a warm palette of greens and golds, while winter transforms the spruce trees into snow-laden sculptures.
How to reach the summitOn older tourist maps and guidebooks this peak appeared under the alternative name 'Petrykowa', derived from a large clearing called 'Pietrówka' that once covered its northern slopes — today that clearing has almost entirely grown back into forest, but the old name still lingers in vintage publications.