Zadnia Kopa Sołtysia (1,420 m a.s.l.) is a quiet, forested summit in the sub-alpine belt of the High Tatras, tucked into the Kopy Sołtysie group. It rewards those who seek solitude over spectacle — a true ridge junction where the landscape opens up in unexpected ways.
The peak and most of its slopes are cloaked in dense spruce forest, giving the area a wild, secluded feel. On the eastern slopes and along the Przysłop Filipczański ridge, patches of grassy meadow still survive — remnants of the old 'hala Kopy Sołtysie' shepherd's pasture, now slowly being reclaimed by the forest. This contrast between open grassland and dark conifer woodland makes the walk here genuinely varied and atmospheric. At the northern foot of the peak lies the spring hollow of Jaworzyński Żleb, where the Łężny Potok stream rises at around 1,265 m. As a ridge junction, Zadnia Kopa Sołtysia sends two spurs in different directions: one to the northwest, separating Jaworzyński Żleb and Dolina Łężna from the Skalnite valley, and one to the northeast along Przysłop Filipczański, separating Dolina Łężna from the Filipka valley.
How to reach the summitThe grassy patches on the eastern slopes are a living reminder of the pastoral history of this part of the Tatras — shepherds once drove their flocks up to the hala Kopy Sołtysie each summer season.