The Sucha Stawiańska Valley is a small but distinctive side valley branching off the Zielona Gąsienicowa Valley, crossed by nearly everyone heading to Kasprowy Wierch from the Gąsienicowa Meadow. It combines the quiet of a high-mountain pasture with the buzz of one of the busiest trails in the Polish Tatras - well worth getting to know rather than simply passing through.

Sitting at roughly 1700-1850 m above sea level, its highest section is the well-known Kocioł Kasprowy (also called Kocioł Gąsienicowy), a name every skier recognizes. The valley is enclosed on three sides by the Uhrocie Kasprowe ridges, the slopes of Kasprowy Wierch, Sucha Przełęcz pass, and the northeastern bulge of Beskid. The terrain is grassy and rocky, once grazed as part of Hala Gąsienicowa and now gradually being reclaimed by dwarf mountain pine. In summer it's an open, scenic stretch with views of the surrounding ridges, while in winter the scene changes completely - Kocioł Kasprowy fills with skiers using the Gąsienicowy chairlift.

• From the Murowaniec shelter through the Gąsienicowa Valley, Roztoka Stawiańska and Gienkowe Mury to Sucha Przełęcz - about 1:25 h up, 1:05 h down, moderate difficulty
• In winter, a ski run (Trasa Gąsienicowa) also passes through the valley from Kasprowy Wierch, through Kocioł Kasprowy, down to Kuźnice

• The name Sucha Stawiańska Valley is little known - skiers and hikers usually just call it Kocioł Kasprowy or Kocioł Gąsienicowy
• During winter the valley gets busy with skiers using the Gąsienicowy chairlift

Interesting fact: although it appears as Dolina Sucha Stawiańska on many maps, locals and skiers rarely use this name - to them it's simply Kocioł Kasprowy.