Zamki-Jura Krakowsko-częstochowska

Ojcow National Park The smallest Polish national parks covers only 2,146 hectares, and has beautyful forests. Established in 1956, Ojcow National Park covers a small part of the Krakow Plateau in the valleys of two rivers: the Pradnik and the Saspowka. It is counted among the Jurassic Landscape Parks, and is intersected by the Eagles' Nests Trail. The bedrock of the park consists of Jurassic limestones which, as a result of Karst processes, formed a peculiar and unique landscape interspersed with steep walls of gorges and highly varied rock forms and inselbergs. The most famous of these are Maczuga Herkulesa (Hercules Mace) and Igla Deotymy (Deotyma's Needle). There are around 400 caves and grottos in the park; they include King Lokietek Cave, Ciemna (Dark) Cave, and Zbojecka (Highwaymen's) Cave. The park offers magnificent conditions for tourism and recreation. Marked trails lead along the streams and are ideal for short strolls or cycle trips. The total length of the trails exceeds 23 kilometres. The park offers excellent conditions for rock climbing and speleologists, ride on horseback, and ski in the park.