Góry Opawskie Landscape Park is a hidden gem of the Eastern Sudetes — a compact yet wonderfully wild area of forested ridges, river gorges and quiet valleys straddling the Polish-Czech border between Prudnik and Głuchołazy. With its highest peak, Biskupia Kopa (890 m), a network of well-marked trails and a rich mix of wildlife and history, it is a rewarding destination for hikers of all levels.
More than 80% of the park is covered by mountain and mixed forests of spruce and beech, making it a pleasure to walk through in every season. Spring brings a carpet of wildflowers to the forest floor, summer keeps the gorges of Złoty Potok and Biała Głuchołaska refreshingly cool, and autumn transforms the hillsides into a blaze of copper and gold. The observation tower on Biskupia Kopa rewards visitors with sweeping views into the Czech Republic. The park shelters over 163 protected animal species, including fire salamanders, black storks and several bat species.
How to get thereCenturies before hikers discovered these hills, medieval miners were already here — gold was extracted in the 12th and 13th centuries, and the old shafts and adits near Głuchołazy and Pokrzywna are still visible today as quiet reminders of that forgotten past.