Maślana Góra (753 m a.s.l.) is the highest peak of a sprawling massif at the north-western edge of the Beskid Niski range, in the scenic Grybów Hills of southern Poland. Quiet, forested and wonderfully off the beaten track, it rewards curious hikers with genuine geological wonders and peaceful woodland trails.
The entire massif is blanketed in beech-fir forest that blazes with colour in autumn and offers cool shade in summer. The summit itself is broad and fairly flat, shaped like a three-armed ridge. The north-eastern slopes drop steeply away, while the gentler southern slopes conceal a remarkable secret — the largest landslide in the Polish Carpathians, known as the 'Szklarki Landslide', together with a small landslide lake called 'Morskie Oko'. A nature reserve, Jelenia Góra, protects part of the massif.
How to reach the summitThe largest landslide in the Polish Carpathians and its accompanying 'Morskie Oko' lake make Maślana Góra far more than just another forested hill — it is a spectacular open-air geology lesson waiting to be explored.