The Dunajec gorge path from Szczawnica to Sromowce Niżne

From the car park by the raft landing in Szczawnica, where the Grajcarek stream joins the Dunajec, follow the road west past the Pieniny National Park's entrance pavilion and over the border into Slovakia. It runs beside the river through the Dunajec gorge, under the cliffs of Sokolica and the Trzy Korony massif, round the great bends of the river past Leśnicki potok and Huta, to the Červený Kláštor (Red Monastery). Cross the footbridge over the Dunajec to the raft landing at Sromowce Niżne.

It is 10.2 km one way with 86 m of ascent; allow about 3 hours. The grade is Easy: a broad, almost level road, paved most of the way.

Only about a fifth of the road is in Poland; the rest is in the Slovak Pieniny National Park. It is shared with cyclists. From 1 April to 31 October rafts take about 2 hours 15 minutes back down the gorge from Sromowce to Szczawnica; out of season, walk back the same way. Dogs are not allowed in the Polish national park.

The car park by the raft landing in Szczawnica charges. There is also parking at Sromowce Niżne.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.