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Raj Cave

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Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kielce City

gmina Nowiny

Raj Cave

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Raj Cave

Name: Raj Cave
Rating: 2

Recommended by 19 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Chęcińsko-Kielecki Park Krajobrazowy

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Location: gmina Nowiny, Kielce City, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

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1. From Hell to Paradise - in the shadow of the Royal Castle in Chęciny: Chęciny-Kielecki Landscape Park

18.5km

05:02

260m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. The red trail named after Sylwester Kowalczewski: Chęcińsko-Kielecki Landscape Park

19.0km

05:17

360m

330m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Patrol Mountain (389 m) – Raj Cave loop from Kielce Słowik

12.1km

03:29

280m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Wandering Cloud

April 1, 2025

You have to buy tickets here, because this cave is also a reserve and is maintained. The walk in the cave is 180 meters. You can also see Neanderthal tools from 50 thousand years ago and animal remains from then - fascinating!

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PeterStar

August 23, 2020

A very beautiful show cave at the foot of the Swietokrzyski National Park near the town of Checiny. The cave was discovered by Józef Kopeć and Feliks Wawrzeńczyk in 1963.
The cave is 240 meters long and is considered one of the most beautiful grottos in Poland.

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Mariusz Fendrych

September 1, 2022

Basic data about the reserve:

Area: 7.76 ha

Year of establishment: 1978

Type: inanimate nature

Location/GPS coordinates: Chęciny, ul. Dobrzączka / Φ:50° 49' 36.900"Δ:20° 29' 59.000"

Description of the facility:

The Paradise Cave was discovered in 1964. It was formed in Devonian limestones that make up the Malik hill in the Bolechowice Range. You can admire underground karst forms, such as: stalactites, stalagmites, stalagnates, pasta, necrotic bowls with cave pearls (pisoids), dripstones (curtains, draperies, glazes). Researchers learned about the cave's inhabitants from the silt studied during its opening. The remains of molluscs, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals were found (remains of a wolf, cave bear, brown bear, cave hyena, mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, horse, bison, musk ox, reindeer). Traces of human presence were also discovered, including traces of fires, remains of a reindeer antler barrier securing the entrance to the cave and many flint tools. The cave was inhabited by humans around 53-40 thousand years ago.

Currently, the Paradise Cave can be visited. An underground route of 180 m in length has been opened, preceded by a thematic exhibition. The Neanderthal Centre complements the cave's offer. Advance reservations are required.

Near the Raj Cave there is a red hiking trail, the Rocks and Caves cycling trail and the Defensive Architecture trail.

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Location: gmina Nowiny, Kielce City, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

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Raj Cave

1. From Hell to Paradise - in the shadow of the Royal Castle in Chęciny: Chęciny-Kielecki Landscape Park

2. The red trail named after Sylwester Kowalczewski: Chęcińsko-Kielecki Landscape Park

3. Patrol Mountain (389 m) – Raj Cave loop from Kielce Słowik

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