Table Mountains and baroque In the west a Cretaceous sea left sandstone behind, and time carved it into tables, towers and labyrinths. Wambierzyce about 40 km The “Silesian Jerusalem”: a baroque pilgrimage basilica rises above a monumental flight of steps, surrounded by a calvary of dozens of chapels. In a cottage nearby, the figures of a mechanical nativity scene have been moving since the 19th century. 11 Szczeliniec Wielki about 55 km At 919 m, the highest of the Table Mountains. From Karłów, 665 stone steps laid in 1814 lead to the top, where a circuit winds through clefts and across viewing terraces, past rocks named the Camel, the Hen and the Ape-Man. A mountain hut with a terrace on the cliff edge. 12 Błędne Skały the Errant Rocks about 58 km A rock labyrinth whose passages are in places barely shoulder-wide – children love it. The access road is single-track with alternating one-way traffic; in season book entry and tickets online in advance, or walk up from the lower car park. 13 Road of a Hundred Bends Droga Stu Zakrętów The scenic road between Radków and Kudowa-Zdrój winds through the middle of the national park – the finest way to link the two rock sights. Skalne Grzyby the Rock Mushrooms about 45 km The quiet alternative: in the forest between Wambierzyce and Batorów stand dozens of sandstone rocks shaped like mushrooms, clubs and gateways. A woodland path with no tickets and usually no crowds. National park rules Szczeliniec and Błędne Skały lie in the Table Mountains National Park. In season, roughly spring to autumn, there is an entry fee; tickets are sold online. Come early: it gets busy from late morning. A full day Drive in via Radków and you pass Wambierzyce: first the basilica, then Szczeliniec, Błędne Skały at midday, home via Kudowa-Zdrój and Polanica-Zdrój. That turns the longest drive in this guide into its most impressive day. Dom Skowronki, Radochów near Lądek-Zdrój 7
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