Kurtkowiec Lake, Tatra National Park

Name: Kurtkowiec Lake
Address: Tatra National Park, Poland

#11 among attractions in Tatra National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Facts and practical information

Kurtkowiec is an oligotrophic lake part of the Gąsienicowe Ponds, located in the Tatra Mountains in Poland. The lake is located in the western part of the Gąsienicowa Valley, at an elevation of 1,686 metres. ()

Length: 696 ftWidth: 456 ftMaximum depth: 16 ftElevation: 5538 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 49°13'46"N, 20°0'11"E

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Day trips

Kurtkowiec Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orla Perć, Świnica, Kasprowy Wierch, Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy.

1.4 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Orla Perć, Tatra National Park
36 min walk • Orla Perć is a tourist path in the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland. It is considered one of most difficult and dangerous public paths in the entire Tatras and is therefore a suitable route only for experienced climbers. The path is marked with red signs. Since it was established, at least 112 people have lost their lives on the route.
0.7 miSE
Peak offering a marked path for climbing
Świnica, Tatra National Park
20 min walk • Świnica or Svinica is a mountain in the main crest of the High Tatras, on the Polish-Slovak border. The main peak is at 2,301 m AMSL. A marked trail leads through the summit. The Polish name Świnica was given to this summit in the mid 19th century. It probably refers to the resemblance of the peak to silhouette of a swine.
1.4 miNW
Scenic destination for skiing and hiking
Kasprowy Wierch, Tatra National Park
37 min walk • Kasprowy Wierch is a peak of a long crest in the Western Tatras one of Poland's main winter ski areas. Its dominant southern crests, WSW and ESE, mark the border with Slovakia. It is accessible in most conditions by foot and daily by cablecar.
~950 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy, Tatra National Park
5 min walk • Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy is a tarn in Poland, part of the Gąsienicowe Ponds in the High Tatras. The lake is located at an elevation of 1,672 metres in a corrie of the Skrajna pyramidal peak. The tarn was formerly named Suczy Staw. Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy is the largest lake in the Zielona Gąsienicowa Valley.
0.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kościelec, Tatra National Park
16 min walk • Kościelec is a mountain in the High Tatras in the Gąsienicowa Valley of Poland.
1 miN
Hiking, Alpine hut, Hostel
PTTK Shelter Murowaniec, Tatra National Park
26 min walk • PTTK "Murowaniec" Hostel on Hala Gąsienicowa - an accommodation facility in the Tatra Mountains located at an altitude of 1500 m above sea level on Hala Gąsienicowa, with the status of a hostel since 2021.
~1980 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mały Kościelec, Tatra National Park
10 min walk • Mały Kościelec - a multi-topped ridge being the end of the Kościelców Ridge, which at the height of Zawratowa Turnia deviates in the northern direction from the main ridge of the High Tatras and separates the Czarna Gąsienicowa Valley from the...
0.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beskid / Beskyd, Tatra National Park
18 min walk • Beskid - the easternmost peak in the main ridge of the Western Tatras, located between Sucha Prze Przełecz and Liliowe Pass in the main ridge of the Tatras.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kozie Czuby, Tatra National Park
33 min walk • Kozie Czuby is a peak with three peaks in the long eastern ridge of Świnica in the Polish High Tatras, in the Kozie Wierch massif. The author of the name Kozie Czuby is Rev. Walenty Gadowski.
0.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Zawratowa Turnia, Tatra National Park
22 min walk • Zawratowa Turnia - a crag in the eastern ridge of Świnica in the High Tatras. It is located in this ridge between the Blue Turnia, separated by the Blue Pass, and Small Kozie Wierch, from which it is separated by the Zawrat Pass.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Zamarła Turnia, Tatra National Park
31 min walk • Zamarła Turnia - a two-topped peak in the long eastern ridge of Świnica in the Polish High Tatras. The eastern and western summits are several meters apart and are separated by a shallowly cut crest.

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Nearby attractions include Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy, Tatra National Park (5 min walk), Mały Kościelec, Tatra National Park (10 min walk), Pośrednia Turnia, Tatra National Park (13 min walk), Kościelec, Tatra National Park (16 min walk).