Nature reserve Szklarki Valley

The reserve spans 46.69 hectares of forest-covered rocky slopes along the Szklarka stream between Szklary and Jerzmanowice villages in the Małopolskie region.

The Polish government established this protected area in 1989 to safeguard the diverse forest communities and limestone formations in the Kraków Valleys Landscape Park.

Local residents maintain traditional ecological practices while scientists conduct research on the reserve's Carpathian beech forests and mountain sycamore communities.

Visitors can access the reserve via a marked red hiking trail that starts in Szklary village and traverses through the entire protected forest area.

The reserve contains a natural monument featuring a lower Carboniferous limestone crag intersected by a distinct porphyry vein near the Pióro spring.

Inception: 1989

GPS coordinates: 50.19030,19.72280

Latest update: March 6, 2025 21:26