Mała Orla Turniczka — 'Little Eagle Pinnacle' — is a sharp rocky tooth rising to 2158 m a.s.l. in the Polish High Tatras, perched along the western ridge of Orla Baszta. While the summit itself is off-limits to hikers, the trail of the famous Orla Perć ('Eagle's Path') passes right beneath its dramatic north face, making this one of the most thrilling spots on the entire route.
The pinnacle sits between its taller neighbour, Wielka Orla Turniczka, and the main summit of Orla Baszta. Its northern cliff rises roughly 15 metres above the trail, creating an imposing wall of rock overhead. The southern slopes descend into the pretty Dolinka Buczynowa valley, while the northern side drops toward the Pańszczyca valley. The scenery here is raw and untamed — classic High Tatras at their most dramatic, spectacular in summer and ablaze with colour in autumn.
How to reach the summitThe first recorded ascent of Mała Orla Turniczka was made by Zygmunt Klemensiewicz and Roman Kordys on 3 August 1905 — just one year after the same team first climbed the neighbouring Wielka Orla Turniczka.