Turnia Kiernia, Tatra National Park

Name: Turnia Kiernia
Address: Tatra National Park, Poland

#123 among attractions in Tatra National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Kiernia - a crag in the Łysanki massif of the Polish Western Tatras. It is located in their north-eastern ridge, below Jatek, on the slope descending to the Strążyska Valley. On some maps it is erroneously placed in the place of Samkowy Zwornik. Below Jatek there are several hills, it is not known for sure, which of them is called Kiernia, on different maps it is marked in different places. Wladyslaw Cywinski believes that "people used to christen things that were very conspicuous in the past", so the name fits best to the steep little hollow on the slope a few hundred meters below the highest peak of Jatek, more or less in the line of its descent to the Strążyska Valley.

The Kiernia is made of dolomite and limestone rocks. It is visible from some places in Zakopane, such as from Makuszyńskiego or Tetmajera Street. The first ascent of Kiernia: Władysław Cywiński and Krzysztof Żurek on April 22, 1981.

Coordinates: 49°16'1"N, 19°55'24"E

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Turnia Kiernia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Giewont, Krzyż na Giewoncie, Sarnia Skała, Mały Giewont.

1.2 miSE
Mountain massif with hiking trails
Giewont, Tatra National Park
31 min walk • Nestled within the majestic realm of the Tatra National Park in Poland lies the iconic Giewont, a mountain that captivates the imagination and beckons hikers from around the globe. Standing tall at 1,895 meters, Giewont is famed for its distinctive silhouette, often...
1.2 miSE
Wayside shrine
Krzyż na Giewoncie, Tatra National Park
31 min walk • Cross on Giewont - a metal cross on top of the Great Giewont in the Giewont massif. It was installed there by parishioners from Zakopane on 19 August 1901 to commemorate the 1900th anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sarnia Skała, Tatra National Park
21 min walk • Sarnia Skała - peak in the agglomeration belt of the Western Tatras, between the Białe Valley and the Strążyska Valley. The Geoportal map gives an altitude of 1377 m.
1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mały Giewont, Tatra National Park
29 min walk • Mały Giewont - a peak in the Giewont massif in the West Tatra Mountains, lying between the Mała Łąki Valley and the Strążyska Valley. Formerly it was also called Giewoncik. In the highest point, distant about 420 m in a straight line from the main...
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Długi Giewont, Tatra National Park
32 min walk • Długi Giewont is a long ridge of the Giewont massif in the West Tatra Mountains. It is separated from the main peak called Great Giewont by the Szczerba Pass.
0.6 miNE
Valley
Strążyska Valley, Tatra National Park
16 min walk • Strążyska Valley - a valley in the Polish Western Tatras, located between Dolina ku Dziurze and Dolina za Bramką. The proper name of the valley comes from the word strąga, in the dialect of Podhale, meaning a kind of pen used for milking sheep.
0.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grzybowiec, Tatra National Park
20 min walk • Grzybowiec - a coniferous hill in the Western Tatras between Mały Giewont, from which it is separated by the Bacug Pass and Łysanki Pass. From its southern side its slopes descend to the Small Meadow Valley, from the northern side to the Strążyska...
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Suchy Wierch, Tatra National Park
27 min walk • Suchy Wierch is a coniferous peak in the Polish Western Tatras, rising in the ridge separating the Strążyska Valley to the west from the Białe Valley to the east. In this ridge is located between the Niżnią Sucha Przełęcz and Czerwona Przełęcz.
0.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Samkowa Czuba, Tatra National Park
10 min walk • Samkowa Czuba - a small coniferous hill on the western side of the outlet of the Strążyska Valley in the Polish Western Tatras. The source of the name is a Podhale surname or nickname Samek.
0.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Łysanki, Tatra National Park
13 min walk • Łysanki - a prominent coniferous massif in the Western Tatras, rising between the Strążyska Valley and the Dolina Małej Łąki Valley. The highest peak, also named Lysanki, is 1447 m high.
0.6 miSE
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Siklawica, Tatra National Park
16 min walk • Siklawica - waterfall in the Western Tatras, in the upper part of the Strążyska Valley, under the northern wall of Giewont. Waterfall falls from two almost vertically inclined walls.

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Which popular attractions are close to Turnia Kiernia?

Nearby attractions include Samkowa Czuba, Tatra National Park (10 min walk), Łysanki, Tatra National Park (13 min walk), Strążyska Valley, Tatra National Park (16 min walk), Siklawica, Tatra National Park (16 min walk).

How to get to Turnia Kiernia by public transport?

The nearest stations to Turnia Kiernia:

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Dolina Strążyska • Lines: 12 (28 min walk)
Bogdańskiego • Lines: 12 (35 min walk)