From Jakuszyce to Orle and back over the hill

Thanks to its clear, wide tracks, gentle profile and excellent facilities, this trip is an ideal choice for families with children and relaxed recreational skiers. This superb and very popular loop starts in Jakuszyce in Poland, regarded as an international centre of cross-country skiing. The route descends gradually and winds through forest sections past rest shelters to the legendary Stacja Turystyczna Orle mountain lodge, where you can enjoy a well-earned rest and traditional food in the historic setting of a former glassworks. The way back leads over a raised ridge in the Dział Izerski area to your starting point. The trip offers first-class wide groomed tracks, the magical winter nature of the Polish side of the Jizera Mountains and an ideal profile for the pure joy of skiing.

Jakuszyce (start) – shelter – Stacja Turystyczna Orle – over the hill (Dział Izerski) – back to Jakuszyce