Muronka (1,017–1,021 m a.s.l.) is a quiet, forest-clad summit in the Barania Góra Range of the Silesian Beskids — a perfect escape for hikers who prefer genuine wilderness over crowded trails. The ridge running north from Magurka Radziechowska hides sandstone outcrops, remnants of old shepherd pastures and a nature reserve, all waiting to be discovered.
The mountain separates two stream valleys: Leśnianka to the northwest and Twardorzeczka to the southeast. Its slopes are covered in dense forest, broken here and there by large, partly re-growing clearcuts that speak of the area's forestry past. Spring and summer bring pleasant coolness under the canopy, while autumn turns the beech forests into a blaze of gold and copper. On the southeastern slopes dropping towards the Twardorzeczka valley lies the 'Kuźnie' nature reserve, protecting impressive outcrops of thick-bedded Godula sandstone and the boulder forest at their base — a short detour well worth taking.
How to reach the summitBack in 1914, as many as 79 sheep and 5 cows grazed on the Muronka pasture — today the shepherds are long gone and the old clearings are slowly reclaimed by the forest, giving this summit its wonderfully wild character.