Magurska Cave is one of the best-known caves in the Western Tatras, famous for the bones of cave bears, cave lions and cave hyenas discovered within its depths. Its wide entrance drew visitors as early as the 19th century, and today it remains a place with a rich history of exploration and passages still not fully understood.
The cave stretches 1285 meters in length with a vertical range of 59 meters. It has two entrances, both secured with gates, located in a gully descending from Jaworzyńska Przełęcz towards Żleb pod Czerwienicą. Inside, visitors would find impressive chambers such as the Great Chamber (Wielka Komora), measuring 60 by 30 meters, along with smaller spaces like the Round Chamber, Triangular Chamber and the Chamber at the Fork. Despite historical damage, the cave still holds a fairly rich collection of stalactites and flowstone, and underground rain often falls in its depths. Bats and likely martens make their home here.
The cave lies on the western slopes of the Jaworzynka valley, at an elevation of roughly 1460-1475 meters above sea level.
How to get thereIt was here in 1907 that Mariusz Zaruski led an expedition exploring new passages, and the years 1948-1950 brought the discovery of the parts of the cave known today - though its deepest secrets remain sealed behind a rockfall.