Dunajec 3 Regions
Lesnica - Łącko - Szczawnica
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Practical information
Starting point
The vicinity of the Red Monastery
GPS of the start: 49.399969, 20.416664
Start Parking
Red Monastery parking lot, 500 m from the trail start
Paid 3€/hour
Paid 8€/day
Public transportation of the start
Červený Kláštor, zastávka: 50m
Route details
Distance: 7.1 km
Total approaches: 265 m
Sum of descents: 273 m
Approximate time: 3 h
Difficulty level: medium
Accessible for families with older children. Difficult, rocky descent to Lesnica.
Sunshine
40% sun, 60% shade
Signage
Very good
Best period for hiking
May-Octoberrnik
Equipment
In winter, due to steep and rocky sections, the route can be dangerous. Crampons, trekking poles required
Resting points
Shelter on the Saddle below the Monastery Mountain
Shelter on the Limierz Pass, Pienińska Cottage
Water availability
The stream - drink at your own risk
Dangers
Storms in the summer period
Possible icing of rocky passages in the winter period
Steep, rocky and slippery descent from Limierz Pass to Lesnica.
Viewpoints
Pass under the Monastery Mountain
Viewing glades on the ridge between the Pass under Klasztorna Gora and Limierz
Mouth of Leśnicki Potok (view of the Dunajec River Gorge)
Return
Return along the same route approx. 3 h
Return along the Pienińska Road 7 km, approx. 2 h
Bus from Pieniny Chata to Czerwone Klasztor (Red Monastery)
runs in the summer season from 15.6 to 15.9
Daily: 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00
Ticket price - Adults: €3, Children €2
Toilets
Red Monastery in the courtyard next to the museum entrance: 0.50€/2³.
Pieniny Cottage next to the restaurant: 0.50€
Last update 2025-09-08
Red Monastery - the mouth of the Lesnicki Stream
7,1
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265m
273m
Interesting places nearby
Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Lesnica
Chata Pieniny, Lesnica
Prielom Leśnického Potoka
Red Monastery, Pieniny