Poland Jerzy Opioła · CC BY 2.5
The cut
427 metres, to scale.
A slice through Dunajec River Gorge where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Big Ben · 96 m · Eiffel Tower · 330 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.
427m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
7.7km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
25°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
416m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
3 °C warmer at the bottom.
In August the afternoon reaches 24 °C on the floor, against 21 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are from May to June and from August to September. The rim freezes at night from November to March. The wettest months are from May to July.
- 0°-4°Jan
- 2°-2°Feb
- 6°3°Mar
- 14°10°Apr
- 18°15°May
- 22°18°Jun
- 24°21°Jul
- 24°21°Aug
- 19°16°Sep
- 13°10°Oct
- 7°4°Nov
- 2°-2°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Gorge in Poland and Slovakia
Dunajec River Gorge is a canyon in Poland, cut by the Dunajec river. The relief model measures 427 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 532 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 7.7 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Krościenko nad Dunajcemnearest town · 3.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 380 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.7 km from the floor
- Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at TAT airport (Poprad)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- From May to June and from August to Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Dunajec runs highest from April to August.
The Dunajec carries about 28 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to August.
- 18 m³/sJan
- 27 m³/sFeb
- 39 m³/sMar
- 46 m³/sApr
- 62 m³/sMay
- 63 m³/sJun
- 65 m³/sJul
- 46 m³/sAug
- 40 m³/sSep
- 31 m³/sOct
- 19 m³/sNov
- 8.9 m³/sDec
From about 8.9 m³/s in the lowest month to 65 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 1,491 km².
Follow the Dunajec from source to mouth on Riveryas
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 17 × 17 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 23viewpoints within 5 kmTrzy Korony (Okrąglica), Sokolica and 21 more
- 25marked hiking routes within 4 kmGłówny Szlak Beskidzki, Tarnów - Wielki Rogacz, Pieninská cesta and 22 more
- 14footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmMost Zbójników, Kładka "Zerwany Most" and 12 more
- 10rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 kmSpływ Dunajcem - Przystań Końcowa, Spływ Dunajcem - przystań Sromowce Niżne, Rafting Dunajec - konečný prístav and 7 more
- 2caves within 3 km
- 52car parks within 3 km
- 65information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 5bus stops within 2 km
- 8campsites within 8 kmGoralský dvor, Camping Laskowscy, Camper Stop Pieniny and 5 more
- 206hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmApartman U gorala Jána Gondeka, Penzión pod Troma Korunami, Holica and 203 more
- 58restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Krościenko nad Dunajcem3.1 km in a straight line
- Szczawnica4.2 km in a straight line
- Spišská Stará Ves6.1 km in a straight line
- Krośnica7.5 km in a straight line
- Niedzica9.2 km in a straight line
- Kluszkowce10 km in a straight line
- Zálesie10 km in a straight line
- Maniowy13 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Dunajec River Gorge.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Peakyas71 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmComing soonFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Afternoon · rim | -4 | -2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | -2 |
| Night · rim | -10 | -9 | -6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | -3 | -8 |
| Rain (mm) | 50 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 107 | 114 | 126 | 85 | 79 | 65 | 50 | 47 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | -4 | -10 | 50 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 2 | -2 | -9 | 48 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 6 | 3 | -6 | 53 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 14 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 5.7 |
| May | 18 | 15 | 5 | 107 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 22 | 18 | 9 | 114 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 24 | 21 | 11 | 126 | 6.8 |
| Aug | 24 | 21 | 10 | 85 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 19 | 16 | 5 | 79 | 5.1 |
| Oct | 13 | 10 | 0 | 65 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 7 | 4 | -3 | 50 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 2 | -2 | -8 | 47 | 1.1 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (416 m) and the rim (948 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Photographs
Seen from the trail.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 54% | 183% | 73% | 37% | 110% | 143% | 88% | 86% | 148% | 221% | 57% | 94% |
| 2021 | 137% | 121% | 90% | 141% | 125% | 43% | 118% | 212% | 105% | 20% | 87% | 116% |
| 2022 | 116% | 100% | 73% | 116% | 42% | 43% | 90% | 80% | 140% | 59% | 81% | 150% |
| 2023 | 201% | 138% | 106% | 141% | 87% | 90% | 94% | 149% | 105% | 123% | 181% | 124% |
| 2024 | 180% | 118% | 99% | 140% | 61% | 116% | 62% | 73% | 118% | 77% | 52% | 63% |
| 2025 | 78% | 43% | 73% | 110% | 85% | 53% | 87% | 60% | 110% | 113% | 193% | 26% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Dunajec River Gorge
Poland
- 427 mDepth
- 7.7 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 25°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q5314051) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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