The Best Bike Parks in Southern Poland – A Guide to Downhill Trails
Gravity cycling enthusiasts don’t have to look far to find excellent riding conditions – southern Poland is a true paradise for enduro, downhill, and singletrack fans. From the Silesian Beskids to Podhale, this region offers dozens of professionally prepared trails for cyclists of all skill levels. Here is an overview of the most interesting bike parks and their trails.
Skolnity Ski & Bike Park – Wisła
📍 ul. Przy Skoczni 4, Wisła
🌐 skolnity.pl
Skolnity offers a wide range of trails – from gentle, ideal for beginners, to demanding paths for experienced riders. Bike transport is facilitated by hooks on the chairlift.
- Green Zigzag (under reconstruction) – easy, wide trail with bumps and berms.
- Skill Zone – loop with S obstacles, jumps, and a technical line.
- Red Air – intermediate, with M obstacles, berms, and a forest section.
- Red Wisłer – advanced trail with big jumps and no detours.
- Red Natural – natural, technical trail with detours around obstacles.
- Black Natural – extreme, fast, and steep without detours.
- Tiger Airline – expert trail with L and XL obstacles, no detours.
BIKE PARK Szczyrk Enduro Trails by TREK
📍 ul. Salmopolska 53B, Szczyrk
🌐 szczyrkbikepark.pl
A 16 km singletrack trail complex is one of the best places to ride in Poland.
- Hip HopA Air / Flow – fast trails with small jumps, ideal for intermediate riders.
- Otik – natural trail through forests and clearings.
- Zbój – technical, steep singletrack with drops and roots.
- Otesanek – intense, short branch with drops and steep sections.
PKL Bike Park – Góra Żar
📍 Międzybrodzie Żywieckie
🌐 pkl.pl
Góra Żar attracts gravity enthusiasts with continuously developed downhill trails – varied, well-prepared, and guaranteeing a big adrenaline rush.
Easy Line (green) – gentle, wide trail without roots and stones. Contains small jumps and turns but no large obstacles.
Air Line (blue) – smooth trail with many jumps. Wide and leveled, but full of drops and small jumps (up to 18 m).
Downhill (red) – steep, technical trail through the forest. Narrow path with sharp turns, roots, stones, and both dirt and wooden jumps.
Złoty Groń – Istebna
📍 Zaolzie 1628, Istebna
🌐 zlotygron.pl
The bike park in Istebna offers flow and natural enduro trails:
- Singletrack (green) – ideal for beginners.
- StartAir (green) – smooth trail with straight jumps.
- AirForce One (blue) – aerial flow trail with large berms.
- Cliff (red) – short, natural trail above the Olza cliff.
Palenica – Szczawnica
📍 ul. Główna 7, Szczawnica
🌐 rowery.pkl.pl
Two varied trails in the heart of the Pieniny Mountains:
- Ciupaga – technical downhill race trail.
- Rozbójnik – dynamic and jumpy, with natural singletrack.
Soszów – Wisła
📍 ul. Cieślarów 30, Wisła
🌐 wislaskiarena.pl
The bike park offers as many as 7 trails, including:
- FUNN – easy.
- B-LINE – medium difficulty.
- PURCHAWKA, KARAMBA, MELANCHOLIJNA – difficult.
- PAMELA – very difficult.
- DH CUP – expert trail.
Stożek – Wisła
📍 ul. Zjazdowa 11, Wisła
🌐 stozekwisla.pl
Stożek Bike Park offers 13 trails:
- Kraken, B-Line, Funpark, Slalom, Stokówka – easy.
- A-Line, Dragon, Luna, Czart, Bies, Joyride – difficult.
- LSD, DH Cup – very difficult.
Nowa Osada – Wisła
📍 ul. Na Stoku 17, Wisła
🌐 nowaosada.pl
Singletracks of varying difficulty, plus a bike school and rental:
- Nowuś (for kids) – easy trail
- Panorama, UFO, Canyon – trails for intermediate riders
- Dzikus – difficult, red downhill trail
Mosorny Groń – Zawoja
📍 Zawoja 2525
🌐 pkl.pl
The PKL Bike Park in Zawoja offers the longest and most diverse trails in the region:
- Trails ranging from easy (e.g. Podbłędny, Zimna Dziura) to extreme ones like Freeride, Northshore, and Enduro.
- Lengths up to 12 km and average incline reaching 19%.
Summary
Bike parks in southern Poland are great places to develop biking skills – from family trails in Skolnity, through professional lines in Szczyrk, to hardcore descents in Palenica and Mosorny Groń. Regardless of skill level, everyone will find something for themselves here.