Repowa (918 m a.s.l.) is one of those summits that keeps its secrets well — a densely forested, quiet peak forming the middle point of a side ridge in the Małe Pieniny (Little Pieniny) mountains near Jaworki in southern Poland. No marked trails lead here, which means you get the place almost entirely to yourself, along with its white limestone crags and rare mosses.
The mountain sits between two streams — Zimna Studnia stream to the east and Skalski stream to the west — and its western slopes are decorated with striking white limestone outcrops known as 'Dziobakowe Skały' (Platypus Rocks). The summit is completely covered in forest, so sweeping panoramas are not on the menu, but the deep, undisturbed woodland more than makes up for it. In autumn, when the beeches turn gold and the only sounds are rustling leaves and distant water, Repowa feels like a place out of time.
How to reach the summitBotanists will find Repowa particularly rewarding: the mountain is home to several rare and legally protected moss species, including fringed bogmoss ('Sphagnum fimbriatum') and common haircap moss ('Polytrichum commune') — a quietly extraordinary find in an unassuming forest.