Zrubań is a quiet, unassuming summit in the Bukowica Range of the Low Beskids, where forest silence blends with echoes of a turbulent past. It's the first of many rises in the range counting from the north and one of the highest, though modern maps often mistakenly attach its name to the neighbouring peak, Pańskie Łuki.
The slopes of Zrubań are fairly steep and cloaked in magnificent beech forest that glows gold and copper in autumn. In winter the woods fall into a hush broken only by the crunch of snow underfoot, while summer brings welcome shade along the whole route. The southern slopes near the summit lie within the Bukowica nature reserve, protecting a stretch of old-growth beech forest. It's a spot for hikers who love quiet, uncrowded trails in the Low Beskids.
How to reach the summitIn May 1915 the hill was the site of fierce fighting between Russian and Austro-Hungarian/German troops, and in 1943 an observation tower was built here — today only traces in the terrain and notes in guidebooks remain of these events.