Stoły (968 m a.s.l.), also known as Magura Krywicka, is a peak deep in the Western Bieszczady Mountains - a place where crowds and marked trails give way to genuine wilderness. This is a summit for hikers who value untouched nature over convenience.
The peak forms the main culmination of the ridge running from Wysokie Berdo toward the San River valley. It borders the Tworylczyk valley to the west and the Hulskie valley to the east. Its slopes are almost entirely forested, broken only by a few clearings in the upper reaches and the open area near the nearby Ryli summit. The atmosphere here is raw and remote, typical of the Bieszczady - silence broken only by wind in the treetops. In autumn the beech forests turn golden, while in winter the lack of cleared trails makes the area genuinely challenging to access.
How to reach the summitThe alternative name Magura Krywicka recalls the vanished village of Krywe, whose traces can still be found in the valley below Ryli - a quiet reminder of life once lived in these now-empty mountains.