Search ATTRACTIONS MEET EDUCATION NEWS PRACTICAL See Visit Walk home › ATTRACTIONS › Wander › Through the forest ecosystems of KPN › A nature path through the forest ecosystems of KPN If you are tempted by the camera and wildlife in front of the lens - you have to go on one of the two variants of the hike - both start at the Karkonosze Gene Bank in Jelenia Góra - Jagniątkowo, at 9a Myśliwska Street. If you plan a quiet walk - choose the so-called a small loop that leads along gentle forest or field roads, and will allow you to see the nature of the vicinity of Jagniątków and the activities carried out in the forest ecosystems of the Karkonosze National Park. If you are planning a full-day mountain trip, we recommend a large loop. It will lead you to the Karkonosze plateau. During the hike - in addition to the forests of the Giant Mountains - you will be able to get acquainted with the ecosystems of plant floors located above the upper border of the forest. At the beginning of the route, we will find out what protects the famous Gene Bank in the Karkonosze Mountains. Walking further along the path, we will be able to take a look at the lower montane forests and upper montane forests - up to the subalpine level. It is an opportunity to observe changes in the Karkonosze stand resulting from human activities, which resulted in the ecological disaster that hit the Karkonosze in the 1980s. Above the rocks of Paciorka (1050 m above sea level) we can also see huge picturesque winds. From the Paciorek you can perfectly see the Black Jagniątkowski Kocioł, Śnieżne Kotły, the peaks of Śmielec (1424 m above sea level), Wielki Szyszaka (1509 m asl), Szrenica (1362 m asl), the Konskie Łby rocks, and to the north, the Karkonoskie Foothills and the Jelenia Góra Valley. After crossing the upper edge of the forest, we will find ourselves in the subalpine floor with its characteristic dwarf mountain pine. From the vantage point, we will be able to admire the bottom of the Czarny Kocioł with the picturesque Jaworowa Łąka and the terminal moraine. As you approach the state border, you will notice clumps of peat bogs. They are a very important element of the flora and landscape of the Karkonosze Mountains. The views that this nature path gives us will delight everyone. Reserve a lot of space on the memory card of your phones! The course of the path: Jagniątków, KPN Nursery Farm (access from the MZK bus stop at the G. Hauptmann House), Droga pod Reglami, Petrówka to the state border (black trail), Śląskie Kamienie, Czeskie Kamienie, Czarna Przełęcz (red trail), Crossroads under Śmielec (blue trail), Czarny Kocioł Jagniątkowski (green trail), Jagniątków-nursery (black trail, then the blue one - along the Coral path). Number of teaching points: 20 Length: 12.2 km Elevation difference: about 850m Walking time: 6-7h When to use: from May to September © 2012 Karkonosze National Park Association of Employers of Polish National Parks Newsletter