The Beskid Way of St. James stretches from Litmanowa in Slovakia to Olomouc in the Czech Republic. It leads along the favorite tourist and pilgrimage paths of St. John Paul II. Some of its fragments coincide with the Lesser Poland Papal Trail. On the other hand, in the Czech Republic it has many fragments in common with the Ways of St. st. Cyril and Methodius. It is marked with a white shell with a red sword-cross on a blue background. It is 525 km long and is a logical connection of local pilgrimage routes to the famous Beskid basilicas and foothills (Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Limanowa, Wadowice, Frydek-Mistek, Olomouc), sanctuaries and wonderful historic churches of St. Jacob. In Olomouc, our "Beskidzkie Camino" connects with the planned Jacob's Road from Częstochowa, to join the French Route through Brno, Český Krumlov, Bavaria, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and France to join the French Route and reach Compostello.
The Beskid Way of St. Jacob consists of eight independent sections:
Prologue. Litmanowa in Slovakia – Eliaszówka – Piwowarówka – Piwniczna Zdrój – Stary Sącz – 32 km
I. Stary Sącz – Podegrodzie – Limanowa – Rozdziele – Radziechowice – Myślenice – 112 km
II. Myślenice - Sułkowice - Lanckorona - Kalwaria Zebrzydowska - Wadowice - 53 km
III. Wadowice - Rzyki - Groń JP II - Ślemień - Rychwałd - Żywiec - Szczyrk - 73 km
IV. Szczyrk - Górki Wlk . - Skoczów - Simoradz - 32 km
V. Simoradz –Cieszyn(state border) – Horni Domaslavice – Frydek Mistek – 54 km
VI. Frydek Mistek - Novy Jicin - Hranice - Lipnik n/ Bećvou - 80 km
VII. Lipnik n/Bećvou – Lipany – Olomouc (Olomouc) – 89 km
Two sections of the Beskid Way of St. Jacob run through the area of the Wadowice Commune:
I. Stary Sącz – Podegrodzie – Limanowa – Rozdziele – Radziechowice – Myślenice – 112 km
II. Myślenice - Sułkowice - Lanckorona - Kalwaria Zebrzydowska - Wadowice - 53 km
III. Wadowice - Rzyki - Groń JP II - Ślemień - Rychwałd - Żywiec - Szczyrk - 73 km
IV. Szczyrk - Górki Wlk . - Skoczów - Simoradz - 32 km
V. Simoradz –Cieszyn(state border) – Horni Domaslavice – Frydek Mistek – 54 km
VI. Frydek Mistek - Novy Jicin - Hranice - Lipnik n/ Bećvou - 80 km
VII. Lipnik n/Bećvou – Lipany – Olomouc (Olomouc) – 89 km
Two sections of the Beskid Way of St. Jacob run through the area of the Wadowice Commune:
Section I runs along the Beskid Mały and Beskid Makowski, largely parallel to walking, hiking and cycling trails. This section leads the pilgrim along both ancient far-reaching (Holy Land, Rome, Compostelo) and modern pilgrimage routes. Finally, the road along this section leads us along the favorite tourist and pilgrimage paths of St. John Paul II, and some fragments coincide with the Małopolska Papal Trail.
This episode can be conveniently divided into 2 parts:
1. Myślenice - Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (overnight in the Pilgrim's House) - 27 km
2. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska - Wadowice - 26 km
Section II runs along the Beskid Mały, Beskid Średni, Kotlina Żywiecka and Beskid Śląski on the section from Wadowice to Szczyrk, largely parallel to walking, communal, tourist, skiing and cycling trails. The fragment from Wadowice to Ślemień through Ponikiew, Groń JP II, Leskowiec and Łamana Skała coincides with the Małopolska Papal Route.
This episode can be conveniently divided into 3 parts:
1. Wadowice - shelter "Pod Leskowiec" (overnight stay) - 21 km
2. "Pod Leskowcem" hostel - Jasna Górka sanctuary (overnight stay at the Pilgrim's House) - 16 km
or a variant to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Rychwałd (accommodation in the Franciscan House) - 28 km
3. Jasna Górka - Szczyrk - 36 km, if the variant from Rychwałd to Szczyrk is - 24 km
This episode can be conveniently divided into 2 parts:
1. Myślenice - Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (overnight in the Pilgrim's House) - 27 km
2. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska - Wadowice - 26 km
Section II runs along the Beskid Mały, Beskid Średni, Kotlina Żywiecka and Beskid Śląski on the section from Wadowice to Szczyrk, largely parallel to walking, communal, tourist, skiing and cycling trails. The fragment from Wadowice to Ślemień through Ponikiew, Groń JP II, Leskowiec and Łamana Skała coincides with the Małopolska Papal Route.
This episode can be conveniently divided into 3 parts:
1. Wadowice - shelter "Pod Leskowiec" (overnight stay) - 21 km
2. "Pod Leskowcem" hostel - Jasna Górka sanctuary (overnight stay at the Pilgrim's House) - 16 km
or a variant to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Rychwałd (accommodation in the Franciscan House) - 28 km
3. Jasna Górka - Szczyrk - 36 km, if the variant from Rychwałd to Szczyrk is - 24 km
