From the Ruska Pass we head east, following the markings of the Blue Tourist Trail and the Slovak Red Border Trail
ROUTE
Wołosate - Przełęcz Ruska (on Roztoki) - Okrąglik - Kurników Beskid - Płasza - Dziurkowiec - Rabia Skała - Paportna - Jawornik - Wetlina
DISTANCE
19 km
DIFFERENCE IN ALTITUDE
+900m/-1050m
ESTIMATED TIME
6h 30min
We reach Okrąglik by a steep path. Next, going east, we reach the peaks, from which there are beautiful views. We reach Rabia Skała, where we can see the markings of the yellow tourist trail leading to Wetlina. From here we go 500 m east to the observation deck over the largest abyss in the Bieszczady Mountains. On the way we pass the yellow markings of the Slovak trail to Nowa Siedlica. The viewpoint offers views of the Slovak Bieszczady Mountains. We return to the yellow trail and head north, reaching the peaks of Paportna and Jawornik, from which we choose the green trail leading to the centre of Wetlina.
GOOD TO KNOW
The abyss over Rabia Skała is associated with a Slovak legend about an evil witch, called the woman with duck’s legs. She ruled the area in a bad way, which affected the local population so much that the Hungarian King, Maciej Korwin, himself came to the rescue. He quartered the monster on a cliff and threw her into the abyss. The falling corpse split the mountain in two.
The Red Border Trail is an extension of the longest Slovak trail - Cesty Hrdinov SNP (Trail of Heroes of the Slovak National Uprising of 1944). In total it is 840 km long and passes through places of major battles.
Photo: Eryk Kuncewicz
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