A popular day hike is around Morskie Oko, the largest lake in the Polish Tatra Mountains. It is an easy trail, abundant in beautiful views and extremely varied.

AllTrails – Morskie Oko Loop

Getting to the lake is easy via a paved pathway. It’s about 9km return to the lake.

You don’t need your own vehicle as there are frequent private minibuses from the town of Zakopane. Getting to Zakopane from Kraków is 2-3 hours by bus or train.

Once at the lake, it’s another 3.9 km to add the shoreline loop walk. Unlike the smooth, paved access road you take to get to the lake, this loop is a proper mountain trail made of large, irregular stone blocks, boulders, and tree roots.

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