Camino Sudecka

At a Glance

• Start / Finish: Lubań (Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Uniegoszcz) → Chełmsko Śląskie
• Length: 114.3 km — these are Stages 5–9 of the 224-km-long Sudecka Droga św. Jakuba (Międzygórze → Lubań), its historic core
• Elevation gain: ↗ 1,685 m / ↘ 1,316 m — the trail goes uphill; the highest point is Przełęcz pod Bobrzakiem at 808 m, which is also the highest point in the entire Sudeten Mountains
• Duration: 4–5 days (5 stages); if you really want to see Krzeszów, plan on an extra half day
• Waymarking: A seashell on a blue background with yellow arrows, every 200–250 m — however, the main trail marker points toward Lubań, which is in the opposite direction from where you're heading: the Camino Ninja app keeps you safe — complete route on board
• Access route: The Camino Dolnosląska runs right through the center of Lubań; the Via Regia Polska ends at the same church
• Connection: Three kilometers past the finish line, near Libná, the East Bohemian Way of St. James (Východočeská svatojakubská cesta) begins, heading toward Kutná Hora and Passau
• Certificate: You’ll complete the 100 km on foot required by Poland for the pilgrim certificate with 14.3 km to spare—be sure to clarify the association’s route requirements in advance
• Character: About 20 pilgrims a year throughout the Sudeten region (according to the Kłodzko County), no network of lodgings—cultural richness instead of the hustle and bustle of pilgrims, reservations instead of just showing up

Overview

All Polish Routes of St. James head west, toward Görlitz—but not this one. The Camino Sudecka is the Polish branch of the route that leads to Santiago via Bohemia instead of Saxony: 114.3 kilometers from the three-way junction Lubań southward into the mountains toward Chełmsko Śląskie, three kilometers from the Czech border—where, near Libná, it joins the East Bohemian Way of St. James, which leads through Kutná Hora and Český Krumlov to Passau. Your starting point isn't a street corner, but a village church with a monument: at the Gothic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lubań-Uniegoszcz The Camino Dolnosląska, the Via Regia Polska, and this trail—three marked routes of the Way of St. James—all converge at a village church, something you won’t find anywhere else in Poland. You’ll be walking stages 5 through 9 of the 224-kilometer-long Sudecka Droga św. Jakuba — its historic center, which was the first to be designated in 2008.

In these five stages, the route packs in a cultural richness that other Caminos take three weeks to cover: the the world's only medieval murals depicting Lancelot that still hang in their original locations (Siedlęcin, 1320–1330, admission 15 złoty), which Poland's oldest image of the Virgin Mary (Krzeszów, 13th century, about 200 years older than the Black Madonna of Częstochowa), a shrine modeled after those in Stockholm, and a village full of weavers’ houses dating from 1707. And then there’s the phrase that no tourism office would ever come up with—the Kłodzko County writes about the Sudecka:"Rocznie przemierza go bardzo mało osób – raptem około 20." About twenty people a year. Over 120,000 visitors come to Krzeszów annually, but almost none of them on foot. Anyone who walks here does so alone—and that’s not just a feeling, but an official statistic.

Seventeen were built, eleven remain standing—and Judas wasn't burned

The popular story goes like this: In 1707, the Cistercians of Krzeszów built twelve weavers' houses in Chełmsko Śląskie and named them after the apostles; the thirteenth,“Judasz”, stood off to the side and burned to death—a just punishment. It’s a nice story, but it’s not true, and counting it over makes it better: A total of 17 houses were built; 11 are still standing — The remaining six were demolished in the 1950s, including “Judas.” It never went up in flames; it was simply set apart spatially to symbolize betrayal and was demolished along with the other five. Since 1956, the eleven have been designated historic landmarks; two are open to the public, one as Izba Tkacka (Weaving Room) with looms, spinning wheels, and the entire process from flax to cloth. The real twist, however, lies in the origins of the residents: Abbot Dominik Geyer brought the weavers in 1707 from Bohemia, with the help of the Benedictines from Broumov—they came from the very direction you’ll be heading at the end of this path.

1707 is the defining year for this route, as it appears twice. At the destination, a Catholic abbot builds houses for Catholic weavers; in the same year, King Charles XII of Sweden forces Emperor Joseph I to Altranstadt Convention to grant the Silesian Protestants six churches—and one of them stands right in the middle of your third stage: the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Jelenia Góra, built between 1709 and 1718 by Martin Frantz and modeled after St. Catherine's Church in Stockholm, with an organ of over 4,000 pipes; it was a Lutheran church until 1947. One year, two denominations, one path. And Abbot Geyer himself left behind two monuments along this route: from 1703 to 1722, he built the 33 chapels of Kalwaria Krzeszowska, and in 1707, he had the weavers’ houses erected—one for prayer, one for weaving.

And what about the evidence regarding St. James? Honestly: There is no medieval pilgrim biography for this Sudeten corridor—the only pilgrim to Santiago from the region whose name is recorded, Jan Wenzel z Lubania According to his letter of recommendation from 1508, he set out from the starting point but headed west. As for shell grave finds: none to be found, and we’d rather tell you that than make something up. What the trail reveals instead is clear enough: the St. James' Hospital in Lubań, donated in 1323 by the innkeeper Ulrich Aumann — “der Ulrich Aumannin zu Luban stiftung des Jacobshospitals daselbst. D. 1323”—to which the Bishop of Breslau, Jakob von Salza, bequeathed a donation in his will as late as 1539; the Görlitz pilgrimage register from 1358 to 1545, containing 140 entries, four of which were to Santiago; a St. James Church in Radomice, which the trail operator itself counts as “czwarty kościół św. Jakuba na tej trasie”; and the Way of St. James monument at your starting church. No grand gestures, just small details—exactly the kind you can believe.

Other Names

In Polish, the trail is called Sudecka Droga św. Jakuba, in short Droga Sudecka — The Sudeten Way. The section you're walking had an older and more beautiful name from 2008 to 2010: Via Cervimontana, according to Cervimontum, the Latin name for Hirschberg, or Jelenia Góra. It opened on 7. September 2008 between Jelenia Góra and Lubań; on the 22. August 2010 Bishop Stefan Cichy extended it beyond Krzeszów and renamed it; 2019 The Kłodzka Droga, which had opened five years earlier, was added—and only since then has the total length been measured 224 Kilometers from Międzygórze to Lubań, 42 of them through the Czech Republic. Your 114.3 kilometers make up the historic core: operator stages 5 through 9, starting from Lubań. The trail was established and marked between 2008 and 2010 by the Fundacja Wioski Franciszkańskiej; today, he is being cared for by the Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciele Dróg św. Jakuba w Polsce, which coordinates the nearly 6,000 marked Camino kilometers in Poland starting from Wrocław.

In German-language sources, places are often listed by their old names, and you'll come across them on every historical map: Lauban (Lubań), Greiffenberg (Gryfów Śląski), Liebenthal (Lubomierz), Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra), Schmiedeberg (Kowary), Landeshut (Kamienna Góra), Grüssau (Krzeszów) and Schömberg (Chełmsko Śląskie).

Who It's Ideal For—and Who It's Not So Ideal For

This path is right for you if you short, serious, and mountainous If you want: 114.3 kilometers, four to five days, ↗ 1,685 meters — and in the end, you have the 100 kilometers on foot, which Poland requires for its pilgrimage certificate, with a good 14 kilometers to spare. It’s also ideal if you’re more drawn to cultural richness than to racking up kilometers: Lancelot on a tower wall, Poland’s oldest image of the Virgin Mary, a church of mercy modeled after those in Stockholm, Tyrolean wooden houses in Lower Silesia, and a village with weavers’ houses dating back to 1707—all within five stages.

To be honest, though, it’s not the place for you if you’re looking for a community of fellow pilgrims: According to the Kłodzko County, about twenty people a year walk the Sudecka Trail, and there’s no network of hostels—you’ll be alternating between guesthouses, agritourism stays, and monastery guesthouses, all requiring a phone call and advance booking. It’s also not for you if you want to let the scallop shells guide you blindly: The main trail marker points toward Lubań, which is in the opposite direction from where you’re headed—you won’t be setting out here without the Camino Ninja app — it has the complete route on board. And the days are more challenging than the mileage suggests: For the first two stages, the operator lists at least eight hours, the second of which is explicitly described as challenging, and Stage 4 features a mountain pass at 808 meters. You plan days like that in advance, not on the go.

Route & Landscape

You'll start at an elevation of 210 to 280 meters in the Kwisa floodplain of Lubań and head south into the Pogórze Izerskie, the foothills of the Jizera Mountains: hills, lots of forests, small towns with a rich history — Gryfów Śląski with a town hall dating from 1524 and a church first mentioned as early as 1252, Lubomierz, one of the smallest towns in Lower Silesia, which became famous thanks to a movie. Then things take a dramatic turn: the path descends into the Bóbr Gorge and follows her to the Talsperre Pilchowice — A 69-meter-tall stone monument, dedicated in 1912 by Emperor Wilhelm II himself — and over Siedlęcin with its Fürstenturm into the Jeleniogórska Basin, the landscape of palaces and gardens: Jelenia Góra, Mysłakowice with its Tyrolean houses, and Bukowiec with its English-style landscape park. To the right is the Krkonoše Mountains — The trail runs along the northern edge of the Karkonosze National Park without entering it.

From Kowary, the old iron-mining town that later became a uranium mining town, the climb finally begins: on the Stary Trakt Kamiennogórski, an old stagecoach route along which Przełęcz pod Bobrzakiem (808 m) — the highest point in the entire Sudeten Mountains — to Kamienna Góra. The last stage is the richest: through Krzeszów featuring the basilica, the Piast Mausoleum, and 33 Stations of the Cross, past the sandstone reserve Głazy Krasnoludków (Cliffs up to 17 meters high, Upper Cretaceous sandstone, about 80 million years old) according to Chełmsko Śląskie, where the weavers' houses stand and the Czech border is three kilometers away. The elevation profile shows what that means: ↗ 1,685 meters, ↘ 1,316 meters — This trail leads uphill, from the river into the mountains.

Stages, Terrain & Difficulty

The operator divides the entire Sudecka into nine stages from Międzygórze to Lubań; your five stages correspond to stages 5 through 9, read in reverse—the kilometer values below are their numbers and are therefore marked “approx.”; the track measurement from our route database gives the total distance as 114.3 km. There’s nothing alpine here, but it’s not flat either: The longest stage comes right at the start, with a minimum walking time of eight hours; the operator explicitly describes Stage 2 as challenging; and paved roads are few and far between—four kilometers before Lubomierz and 300 meters along the DK 30 near Olszyna, both of which he himself has identified. Anyone who spends half a day in Krzeszów (the operator estimates two hours just for the sanctuary) will turn five days into six. Your rhythm here isn't based on your fitness level, but on your accommodations: There aren't many, so plan your day starting from your bed.

1. Lubań → Lubomierz — approx. 26 km — Start at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Uniegoszcz, where three Ways of St. James converge and the monument stands. Via Olszyna and Biedrzychowice to Gryfów Śląski (St. Jadwiga Church, Schaffgotsch Mausoleum, Town Hall from 1524), then through the hilly Pogórze Izerskie region with long stretches of forest. At least 8 hours.
2. Lubomierz → Wrzeszczyn — approx. 24 km — the most challenging stage: significant elevation changes, almost exclusively forest roads and trails. Via Wojciechów, Radomice (St. James Church) and Maciejowiec to the Talsperre Pilchowice. Also at least 8 hours.
3. Wrzeszczyn → Bukowiec — approx. 24 km — through the Bóbr Gorge into the Jeleniogórska Basin: Siedlęcin (Lancelot Tower), Jelenia Góra (Gnadenkirche — and the last big shopping trip), Łomnica, and Mysłakowice (Tyrolean houses), destination: Bukowiec Landscape Park. Along the way, the “Perła Zachodu” mountain hut.
4. Bukowiec → Kamienna Góra — approx. 21 km — the mountain stage: via Kowary and Czarnów on the Old Kamienna Góra Road via the Przełęcz pod Bobrzakiem (808 m), the highest point in the entire Sudeten Mountains. Steep forested sections.
5. Kamienna Góra → Chełmsko Śląskie — approx. 21 km — the richest: Krzeszów including the basilica, mausoleum, and Kalwaria (allow about 2 hours extra for the sanctuary), then via Olszyny to the nature reserve Głazy Krasnoludków and down to the Rynek in Chełmsko with its weavers' houses.

Highlights Along the Way

• Lubań-Uniegoszcz — Your starting point is a junction: Three Routes of St. James converge at the Gothic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (circa 1500, baroqueized in the 18th century), and a monument marking this point stands in front of it. In 1323, the innkeeper Ulrich Aumann endowed the city with St. James’s Hospital and St. James’s Chapel—and as late as 1539, the Bishop of Breslau, Jakob von Salza, included it in his will.
• Gryfów Śląski — St. Hedwig’s Church (first mentioned in 1252) with the Schaffgotsch Renaissance mausoleum; the town hall, built in 1524; the Old Town is considered one of the most valuable ensembles of townhouses in Lower Silesia.
• Lubomierz — Granted town privileges in 1291 by Bolko I; home to a 13th-century Benedictine convent; one of the smallest towns in Lower Silesia — and the setting for the “Sami swoi” film trilogy: The Muzeum Kargula i Pawlaka displays the original props, and the nationwide comedy film festival has been held here since 1997.
• Radomice — a St. James Church by the roadside, listed by the operator himself as “czwarty kościół św. Jakuba na tej trasie”—on a route documented by hospices and registers, a genuine patronage is a real find.
• Talsperre Pilchowice — Built between 1902 and 1912 according to plans by Otto Intze, and inaugurated in November 1912 by Emperor Wilhelm II: a stone arch wall 69 meters high and 270 meters long at the crown. The historic train station at the base is falling into disrepair; the railroad bridge next to it was supposed to be blown up for a “Mission: Impossible” movie—but that never happened.
• Fürstenturm Siedlęcin — Built around 1313–1315 for Duke Henry I of Jauer. The Great Hall features the “jedyne na świecie średniowieczne malowidła (zachowane in situ)” depicting the Lancelot legend: the world’s only medieval Lancelot murals in their original location, painted between 1320 and 1330 — along with Poland’s oldest surviving wooden beam ceilings. Admission: 15 złoty.
• Gnadenkirche Jelenia Góra — one of the six churches granted to the Silesian Protestants by the Altranstadt Convention of 1707: Built between 1709 and 1718 by Martin Frantz, modeled after St. Catherine’s Church in Stockholm, with an organ featuring over 4,000 pipes; it remained a Lutheran church until 1947.
• Mysłakowice — In 1837, 415 Protestants from the Zillertal arrived here after a three-week march on foot; by November 1838, there were 45 wooden Tyrolean houses, and the colony was called Zillerthal. The last native-born Tyrolean, Johann Bagg, died in 1922 at the age of 90.
• Bukowiec — an English landscape park featuring a tea house from 1804 in the form of a Doric temple, which also served as Countess Friederike von Reden’s library; her burial site is an artificial ruin called “Opactwo.”
• Kowary — In 1148, a Walloon miner discovered iron ore here; the town was granted city rights in 1513. Later, uranium was discovered: From 1948 to 1973, Zakłady Przemysłowe R-1 operated here for the Soviet Union; the town was a restricted area until 1956—and from 1974 to 1991, an abandoned mine tunnel served as the world’s fourth radon inhalation clinic. Beyond that lies the ascent to the Przełęcz pod Bobrzakiem (808 m), the highest point in the entire Sudeten Mountains.
• Kamienna Góra — Granted city rights in 1292 by Bolko I; a linen town with four annual fairs and weekly linen trade days; the Muzeum Tkactwa is housed in an 18th-century townhouse that once served as a Masonic lodge.
• Krzeszów — On August 9, 1292, Duke Bolko I the Strict brought twelve Cistercian monks here. The basilica, built between 1728 and 1735 (with a 71-meter-long facade and an organ with 2,806 pipes), houses the icon Matka Boża Łaskawa: 13th century, 60 × 37 centimeters, “najstarszy obraz maryjny w Polsce”—about 200 years older than the Black Madonna of Częstochowa; rediscovered on December 18, 1622, beneath the sacristy floor; crowned by John Paul II in 1997. Next to it is the Mausoleum of the Silesian Piasts, containing Bolko’s sarcophagus; the complex has been designated a Monument of History since April 14, 2004.
• Kalwaria Krzeszowska — Abbot Bernard Rosa began it in 1672 as the “New Jerusalem” after a trip to Italy; today it consists of 33 stations. Rosa wrote the accompanying Passion prayer book together with Angelus Silesius, first published in 1682.
• Chełmsko Śląskie — a village that was once a town: granted town rights no later than 1289, confirmed by Rudolf II in 1580, and revoked in 1945 for no apparent reason. Eleven of the seventeen weavers’ houses dating from 1707 stand on Sądecka Street; two are open to the public, one of which is the Izba Tkacka — from flax to cloth.

How Pilgrims Find Their Way onto This Path

The natural feeder is the Camino Dolnosląska: It comes from Głogów via Bolesławiec and runs right through the middle of Lubań — past the same church in Uniegoszcz, in front of which stands the Way of St. James monument. Those arriving from Lower Silesia therefore do not change modes of transportation, but only their direction: The Dolnośląska route goes west from here to Zgorzelec, while this path heads south into the mountains. The Via Regia Polska which runs from the Ukrainian border through Kraków, Wrocław, and Legnica, and continues alongside the Dolnośląska from Lubań onward—that’s why there’s a monument there.

For those who want to go into even more detail: Before the Dolnośląska region lies the Camino Wielkopolska, which ends right in Głogów, and before that, the Camino Polaco from the Lithuanian border—so the marked trail runs all the way across Poland to this village church. Most people, however, travel directly there: Lubań is located along the Węgliniec–Jelenia Góra railway line, with connections from Zgorzelec, Jelenia Góra, and Wrocław; from Germany, you can travel as far as Görlitz, cross the Old Town Bridge to Zgorzelec and take the train from there. And if you'd rather go with the flow instead of against it, start in Chełmsko Śląskie: Take the train to Lubawka or Kamienna Góra, then bus.

Continue the pilgrimage?

This route does not end in Santiago, but three kilometers before the Czech border—and that is exactly where it is handed over: at Libná begins the Východočeská svatojakubská cesta, the The East Bohemian Way of St. James, which runs 269 kilometers via Broumov, Hradec Králové, and Kutná Hora to Vlašim; there, the Jihočeská trasa, the South Bohemian Way of St. James, 216 kilometers via Tábor and Český Krumlov to the Austrian border, “from where it continues towards Santiago via Passau” as the Czech organizing association Ultreia writes. So, when you arrive in Chełmsko Śląskie, you’re not at the end, but at a handoff point: mathematically speaking, it’s still about 2,700 kilometers from here through Bohemia and Bavaria to Santiago. And pay attention to the colors, because the border section is explicitly marked in both directions: the route toward Krzeszów leads yellow shell on a blue background as Sudecka, toward Broumov, the blue shell on a yellow background known as the East Bohemian Trail—two trails, the same route, each direction marked with its own color. Just across the border, by the way, is the Church of St. James in Ruprechtice, designed by Kilián Ignaz Dientzenhofer — The St. James Way doesn't end at the border; it takes on a baroque character there.

And when you head back north, you have three connections at your fingertips: From Lubań, the Camino Dolnosląska — together with the Via Regia Polska — to the Old Town Bridge in Zgorzelec. Once you cross over to Görlitz, the Via Regia Deutschland, the ecumenical pilgrimage route across Saxony and Thuringia; if you want to head back south right away, follow it to Bautzen, where the Jakobsweg Sachsen begins. One route leads from Chełmsko Śląskie through Bohemia to Santiago, while the other leads from Lubań through Saxony—this Camino lies exactly between the two and serves both.

Preparation & Practical Information

The best time is May through September, with May, June, and September being the most pleasant months. The Karkonosze foothills aren’t high mountains, but they’re definitely a low mountain range: At 808 meters on Bobrzak, there may still be snow in April, and the forest trails on the second stage can be tough in heavy rain—but the shady Bóbr slopes remain pleasant even in midsummer. And don’t plan on using Krzeszów just as a stopover: The operator estimates that two hours For the basilica, mausoleum, and Calvary, a half-day is a realistic estimate.

The most important sentence in the preparation: The clams are coming toward you. The trail is marked in the direction of travel, and the Sudecka Trail runs from Chełmsko Śląskie to Lubań—so the main marker points north while you’re walking south. It’s no big deal, but just a heads-up: Go with the Camino Ninja app — it has the complete route of this way on board. Also helpful is the free app “Camino w Polsce”, which has been available in version 2.0 since St. James' Day 2026 Offline maps of all Polish Routes of St. James includes GPS tracks and a database of accommodations and churches. The marking standard itself is meticulous—a seashell on a blue background, 15 × 15 or 20 × 20 centimeters, signs every 200 to 250 meters, yellow arrows for changes in direction, and inspections every spring—only painted in the opposite direction. Rely on the Camino Ninja app, and be glad to see every scallop shell as confirmation that you’re on the right path.

There are two things you should check before you leave. First, the road conditions: In the September 2024 The flooding in Lower Silesia also affected the Sudecka Trail—the association specifically listed it among the affected routes and raised nearly 10,000 złoty for damaged hostels; the reported damage was in the south around Kłodzko, but checking the app and website has since become part of the preparation process. Second, the beds, because There is no network of shelters: The “Dom na Szlaku Cysterskim” guesthouse in Krzeszówek, near the abbey, and the “Perła Zachodu” mountain hut in the Bóbr Valley are fully booked; otherwise you’ll alternate between guesthouses, agritourism accommodations, and monastery guesthouses—what is considered an “albergue” in Poland is defined by the association as providing basic sleeping accommodations, a kitchen, a shower, and Pilgrim Fees or Donations, and that's the exception in this tourist region. As for the paperwork: The Paszport Pielgrzyma is issued by the Association of Friends of the Ways of St. James in Poland; anyone who has at least 100 kilometers on foot in one go If you’re eligible, you can apply for a certificate for 19 złoty (8 for printing plus 11 for shipping) by emailing certyfikaty@camino.net.pl — however, the association also requires that the route be “to Santiago de Compostela,” and that’s open to interpretation when hiking in the mountains: If in doubt, ask beforehand. The Spanish Credencial The association will ship the item to your home upon request, no later than ten days before departure Book. The easiest way to plan your stages and accommodations is right in the Camino Ninja app—it has the complete route of this way on board, plus stage and lodging planning; the Polish app adds marking details.

What the journey will cost you

Expect 130 to 200 zloty per day, or about 30 to 46 euros (as of August 2026, at an exchange rate of 4.33 zł per euro). The Camino Sudecka is one of the more affordable Ways of St. James in Europe—not because there are cheap pilgrim hostels in the Spanish sense, but because Poland is generally inexpensive: a simple lunch costs around 40 zł, a beer for just under 15 zł, bread for 5 zł, a liter of water for less than 2 zł. The biggest expense is lodging: Since there are no pilgrim hostels, you’ll end up staying at a guesthouse or an agrotourism farm for 100 to 200 zł per room, and even more around Jelenia Góra and Kowary—this is a tourist region. Since the trip only takes four to six days, the total cost is still manageable: around 600 to 1,100 zł for the trip, or about 140 to 255 euros, plus travel to and from the destination. If you just stay in a dorm, do your own shopping, and go during the off-season, you can get by with 90 to 130 zł per day; if you eat a hot meal every evening and stay in a single room, the cost is closer to 250 to 300 PLN. Plus some small items that are well worth the price: the certificate for 19 zł—and the Lancelot Tower in Siedlęcin for 15 zł.

Getting Here

Getting started is easy: Lubań is located along the Węgliniec–Jelenia Góra railway line, with connections from Zgorzelec, Jelenia Góra, and Wrocław. From Germany, take the train to Görlitz, walk across the Old Town Bridge to Zgorzelec — no border checks since joining the Schengen Area in 2007 — and board the Polish train there. If you're flying, take Wrocław or Dresden and continues his journey by train.

The goal is the harder part, and that needs to be said: Chełmsko Śląskie does not have a train station. The next ones are Lubawka (a little over 7 km) and Kamienna Góra (about 14 km), both along the line D66 the Lower Silesian Railways—seven round trips a day, with a twelve-minute interval between each pair, and the same line continues via Královec to Trutnov in the Czech Republic; the bus takes care of the rest (PKS Kamienna Góra, via Krzeszów or Przedwojów). Just how well this works is demonstrated by the"Wrocławski Tramwaj" led by a group from the Breslau Camino Friends Association that changes every month: Departure Wrocław Główny 08:24 Uhr., an in Lubawka 10:23 Uhr., on foot via Krzeszów to Kamienna Góra, return at 6:51 p.m.. A two-hour train ride, a sixteen-kilometer walk, and a Baroque abbey right in the middle—it’s hard to imagine a better trial run for this Camino.

• Getting to Lubań: Train station on the Węgliniec–Jelenia Góra line (Koleje Dolnośląskie), with connections from Zgorzelec, Jelenia Góra, and Wrocław. From Germany: Take the train to Görlitz, walk across the Old Town Bridge, and continue by train from Zgorzelec. Nearest airports: Wrocław and Dresden.
• Return trip from Chełmsko Śląskie: No train station in town — bus to Lubawka (approx. 7 km) or Kamienna Góra (approx. 14 km); from there, take line D66 to Sędzisław (connection to Wrocław/Jelenia Góra) or in the opposite direction to Královec and Trutnov (CZ); Lubawka–Kamienna Góra in 12 minutes, seven round trips daily (as of August 2026). Wrocław Główny–Lubawka in about two hours (scheduled: dep. 08:24, arr. 10:23).
• Intermediate entry: Jelenia Góra is the best train station along the route and the halfway point. For a trial day: Jelenia Góra → Pilchowice Dam, about 20 km along the Bóbr River—the route that the Luban Brotherhood of St. James walks every year; or Lubawka → Krzeszów → Kamienna Góra, 16 km with the abbey in the middle and a train station at both ends.