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potok Sopotnia, Sopotnia Wielka, gmina Jelesnia, powiat zywiecki, woj. slaskie
The waterfall in Sopotnia Wielka is the highest waterfall in the Polish Beskids, 10 m high, located at an altitude of about 620 m above sea level on the Sopotnia stream in the Żywiec Beskids. The water falls from a rock shelf about 15 m high, forming an evorsion pothole about 5 m deep below.
Located in the village of Sopotnia Wielka (Jeleśnia municipality). The stream bed is made of sandstone, and the banks are covered by natural oak forest. It is a rare example of a cataclinal waterfall (rock layers dipping in the same direction as the water flow). The site is a natural monument.
The highest Beskid waterfall, known and described since the early 18th century.
For tourists; beware of danger - strong whirlpools and sharp rock slabs at the bottom of the pothole.
Accessible all year round.
To Sopotnia Wielka, then on foot.
