Połonina Wetlińska

Połonina Wetlińska is a long, treeless mountain ridge in Bieszczady National Park in south-eastern Poland, above the village of Wetlina. The plateau lies about 600 m above Wetlina; on the route from Brzegi Górne to the Chatka Puchatka mountain hut ('Owl's Hut'), the elevation profile runs from 737 to 1,215 m. After the forest section a wide panorama opens in every direction.

The red trail from Brzegi Górne is 2.5 km long, has about 478 m of ascent and takes around 1 hour 50 minutes. There are several approaches, including from Wyżna Pass (Przełęcz Wyżna), where the yellow trail joins the red one after about 1.4 km; the section of the yellow trail up to the hut was closed when the hut reopened in 2022, so check the current situation beforehand. In Brzegi Górne there is a paid car park and the national park ticket office. The old Chatka Puchatka was replaced by a modern new building, open since September 2022; it has a refreshment point but no overnight accommodation. Dogs are not allowed. On the ridge it is about 3 to 4 °C colder than the weather forecast for Wetlina.