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Biskupia Kopa – mountain peak (889 m.a.s.l.)

designation:

G?ucho?azy Municipality – Jarno?tówek

short description:

The highest mountain peak in the Opava Mountains on the Polish side.

detailed description:

The Biskupia Kopa mountain is one of the most popular mountain sites in the region. Its very top offers a captivating view of the town of G?ucho?azy and the adjacent Nyskie and Otmuchowskie lakes, as well as of the higher Jeseniky Mountains in the Czech Republic, with its highest peak Praded. On the top of Biskupia Kopa mountain a border-crossing point for tourists is located. Hikers may climb up an 18-metre high viewing tower (built in 1898 and named after Emperor Francis Joseph), or stay at a mountain tourist hostel built after the First World War. In the immediate vicinity of Biskupia Kopa, there are also other hills, such as Srebrna Kopa (785 m.), the Góra Zamkowa (571 m) and Szyndzielowa (538 m) mountains together composing a wooded mountain massif offering spectacular conditions for mountain tourism, hiking as well as cycling.

City:

G?ucho?azy – Jarno?tówek

Accessible:

Car, Bus, Train, Trail, Bike

Animals allowed: Yes