Orla Perć

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Orla Perć
Map of the way
Map of the way
Data
length ~ 4.5 kmdep1
location High Tatras , Tatra Mountains , Poland
Markers White-red-white
Starting point Zawrat saddle
49 ° 13 ′ 8.8 ″  N , 20 ° 0 ′ 59.1 ″  E
Target point Krzyżne saddle
49 ° 13 ′ 43.3 ″  N , 20 ° 2 ′ 50.4 ″  E
Type Höhenweg
The highest point 2291 m ( Kozi Wierch )
Level of difficulty heavy
season Preferably in summer
Descent from Kozi Wierch
Zmarzła Przełączka Wyżnia
View into the Five Polish Lakes Valley
The way down from the Kozie Czuby
Kozie Czuby
The way from Kozi Wierch
From Mały Kozi Wierch
At the Wielka Buczynowa Turnia
Pośredni Garnet from the path
Granaty massif from the path
Świnica massif from the path
In the Granacka Przełęcz mountain pass
Orle Turniczki
View from Zadni Granat

Orla Perć ( German Eagle Path ) is a high trail in the High Tatras in Poland . It is considered the most difficult hiking trail in the Tatra Mountains and in all of Poland. It is also the longest ridge trail in the High Tatras. Its length is 4.5 km and it usually takes six to eight hours to complete the route. It runs along the north ridge of the Świnica . Since 1906, more than 140 people have died on it. The most common reasons for this were slips and falls on the damp granite . For this reason, some sections of the route can only be accessed in one direction for some time. It is marked in red throughout.

Location and route

The trail is in the center of the High Tatras . Starting at the Zawrat saddle ( 2159  m npm ), the Orla Perć leads along the ridge over numerous peaks - the highest point is the Kozi Wierch at 2291  m npm - and finally ends at the Krzyżne saddle ( 2112  m npm ). The path is secured in places with chains , ladders and brackets. Several paths cross the Orla Perć, these lead to Zakopane and to two mountain huts, the Murowaniec Hut and the Five Polish Lakes Hut in the adjacent valleys Dolina Gąsienicowa and Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich . There is a risk of avalanches and falling rocks .

course

Upstream of the Orla Perć is the path from the Świnica down to the Zawrat mountain pass, which leads over or on the following peaks or mountain passes:

The path is accessible in both directions.

Zawrat-Kozi Wierch

The first section of the Orla Perć leads from the Zawrat mountain pass to the Kozi Wierch peak via or to the following peaks and mountain passes:

Since July 2007, the path has only been accessible in one direction, namely from Zawrat to Kozi Wierch.

Kozi Wierch-Skrajny Garnet

The second section of Orla Perć leads from the Kozi Wierch peak to the Skrajny Granat peak via or to the following peaks and mountain passes:

The path is accessible in both directions.

Skrajny Garnet – Krzyżne

The third section of the Orla Perć leads from the Skrajny Granat peak to the Krzyżne mountain pass over or to the following peaks and mountain passes:

The path is accessible in both directions.

Wołoszyn

The fourth section of Orla Perć led from the Krzyżne mountain pass over the Wołoszyn massif over or to the following peaks and mountain passes:

The fourth section was closed in 1932 and has now grown over. The area is a strictly protected nature reserve.

Accesses

Numerous access roads lead to the Orla Perć. They lead from the side:

▬ an access route marked in red, partially secured with chains, 2:25 h;
▬ a blue-marked access path to the Zawrat mountain pass, partially secured with chains, 2:20 h;
▬ a yellow-marked access path to the Kozia Przełęcz mountain pass, secured with chains , 2 hours;
▬ a black-marked access route over the Rysa Zaruskiego and the Żleb Kulczyńskiego , secured with chains with clamps and barriers, 2:30 h;
▬ a green secured access path between the Zadnia Sieczkowa Przełączka mountain passand the Zadni Granat peak, without security, 2:30 h
▬ a yellow-marked access path below the Skrajny Granat , without safety, 2:25 h;
▬ a yellow-marked access path through the Dolina Pańszczyca valleyto the Krzyżne mountain pass, without security, 2:45 h
▬ a blue-marked access path to the Zawrat mountain pass, without security, 1:40 h;
▬ a yellow-marked access path to the Kozia Przełęcz mountain pass, secured with chains with brackets, 1:50 h;
▬ a black-marked access path to Kozi Wierch , without security, 1:55 h;
▬ a yellow marked access route to the Krzyżne mountain pass, without security, 2:05 h.

history

The Polish poet Franciszek Henryk Nowicki had the idea of ​​building a path here . On February 5, 1901, he wrote a letter to the Polish Tatra Society with the suggestion of creating a hiking trail from the Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza waterfall over the Wołoszyn, Krzyżne, Granaty, Kozi Wierch and on to the Zawrat. Here the hiking trail should meet the existing ridge path from Zawrat to Świnica , Kasprowy Wierch , Czerwone Wierchy to the Dolina Kościeliska valley . The path was built by the Polish Tatra Society and pastor Walenty Gadowski between 1903 and 1906, the accesses were built between 1904 and 1991. Many góralen , such as Jakub Gąsienica Wawrytko and Klemens Bachleda , participated in the construction. The approach from Zmarzły Staw Gąsienicowy was opened in 1912, closed in 1925 and reopened in 1953.

The first winter ascent of the section on Wołoszyn was on December 31, 1932 by Witold Henryk Paryski and Tadeusz Pawłowski . Zbigniew Jaworowski and Andrzej Manda completed the first complete winter ascent on April 17th and 18th, 1949.

After some serious accidents in 2006, it was proposed to close the path and turn it into a via ferrata . The mountain rescue service TOPR requested the dismantling of all chains and other safety devices in order to close the path for all non-alpinists. It was argued that alpinists do not need these safety devices and that non-alpinists should not use the high trail. Finally it was decided to leave the route unchanged as a historical route. Since July 2007, the ascent of Orla Perć on the section from Zawrat saddle to Kozi Wierch has only been possible in one direction, with a short section that can be walked in both directions.

Culture

In the song Orla Perć the musician Roman Kołakowski dealt with the balancing act of pastor Józef Tischner's philosophy .

See also

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  1. ↑ wgorach.com: Adam Marasek: Tatry - Orla Perć Wypadki i akcje ratownicze 1909-2004 ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , (Polish) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wgorach.com
  2. ↑ orlaperc.info.pl: Juliusz Wysłouch: Via ferraty dla tatr Wysokich , "Na szlaku" 10/2003 , (Polish) (accessed on November 25, 2009)
  • Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk Paryski: Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska. Wyd. Górskie, Poronin 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
  • Tatry Wysokie słowackie i polskie. Mapa turystyczna 1: 25,000, Polkart, Warszawa 2005/06, ISBN 83-87873-26-8 .

Web links

Commons : Orla Perć  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Orla Perć  - travel guide