Eagle Nests Trail

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Eagle Nests Trail (Polish: Szlak Orlich Gniazd) is a marked trail in south-western Poland, on Kraków-Jura Highlands, running roughly from Częstochowa to Kraków. First marked by Kazimierz Sosnowski, the trail is named after a series of medieval castles it passes by. The castles date mostly to the 15th century and were constructed by the order of King of Poland, Kazimierz the Great and are named 'Eagle Nests' as most of them were located on large, tall rocks. The trail, considered one of the best trails in Poland, is marked with No. 1 on the official trail list. It encompasses 25 castles and has 163km (the bicycle trail has 188km).

Since 1980, much of the area of the trail has been designated a protected area known as the Eagle Nests Landscape Park (Polish: Park Krajobrazowy Orlich Gniazd.