Morskie Oko Road

Category 2

9.1 km

Distance

530 m

Elevation Gain

5.8%

Average Gradient

10%

Max Gradient

1395 m

Summit Elevation

The Morskie Oko Road is Poland's most famous cycling climb and one of the most distinctive car-free ascents in Central Europe — a 9.1km Category 2 route from the Palenica Bialczanska barrier gate at 865m to the Morskie Oko mountain lake at 1,395m, on a road permanently closed to private motor vehicl...

Pro Tip

Start before 07:30 to experience the road as a cycling route rather than a pedestrian promenade. Tourist coaches deliver visitors to the Palenica Bialczanska car park from 09:00 and the foot traffic b...

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