Schronisko Murowaniec Na Hali Gąsienicowej PTTKZakopane, Hala Gąsienicowa

The shelter is located in the Valley of Sucha Woda Gąsienicowa (Tatra Mountains, Hala Gąsienicowa) at an altitude of 1500 m above sea level. It has 116 beds in double, triple, 4-, 5-, 6-, 8-, 10- and 12-person rooms. Restaurant, buffet, postal service, TV room, payphone, showers, hot water, we accept credit cards. Access: from Kużnice through Boczań (blue trail) or through the Jaworzynka Valley (yellow trail) - approx. 1.5 hours, from Kasprowy Wierch (yellow trail) - approx. 45 minutes, from Brzeziny (black trail) - approx. 2 h. Ok. In 1770, geodesists had to climb the surrounding peaks - the image of the valley on the maps from that time is exceptionally accurate. Mining attempts in the first half of the nineteenth century, for example in Pod Szatrą, where hematite was mined, turned out to be unprofitable. Tourists appeared in the early nineteenth century, even one of the governors of Galicia - in 1811 - took the trouble to visit this retreat. As the purpose of the trip from Kuźnice, Carl Reyemhol (Lohmeyer) discussed Hala in the first guide to the Tatra Mountains in 1842 - "so far almost unknown wonders", wrote Wilhelm Richter (1844) about the valley.Zakopane is the largest urban center in the immediate vicinity of the Tatra Mountains, a large winter sports center, for a long time informally known as the winter capital of Poland. Within the city's administrative borders there is also a significant part of the Tatra National Park (from the Sucha Woda Valley to the Mała Łąka Valley). The number of tourists visiting the entire Tatra Mountains is estimated at around 2-3 million annually. The city is located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, in Rowo Podtatrzański (Zakopane Valley), by several streams, the waters of which eventually flow into the Zakopianka River (tributary of the Biały Dunajec River). It is the highest situated city in Poland. Part of the Tatra Mountains (with the highest point being the summit of Świnica? 2301 m above sea level) is located within the city's administrative borders. Apart from the Tatra National Park, the city lies at an altitude of 750-1126 m above sea level. The central point of Zakopane? intersection of ul. Krupówki and Kościuszko is located at an altitude of 838 m above sea level. In the north there is the Gubałówka range, and in the south the Giewont towers over the city.