King Łokietek Cave

King Łokietek Cave, about 125 meters above the bottom of Sąspowska Valley, is the largest of the Park's caves. It has a length of 320 meters and a denivelation of -7 meters. It is made up of multiple corridors and two huge halls: Knight's and Bedroom, as well as two smaller halls, one of which is directly at the start of the Main Corridor and the other, called Kitchen, is placed between the Knight's Room and the Bedroom. The cave's elevation above the bottom of the Prądnik Valley demonstrates that it was carved by groundwater considerably earlier than caves placed below, when the valley's bottom (Prądnik and Sąspowska) was at the level of today's cave entrance. A ticket office is located in front of the entrance, and guests can expect to be greeted by guides. During the V-X in the chair, the cave is open. 9-18 (shorter in the autumn); only with a guide. The cave was first visited using candles in 1987, before being electrically illuminated in 1987.

Water sculpted the cave out of upper Jurassic limestones. Because the cave's roof collapsed before the ice period, the cave's first part is without a roof. The remainder of the tunnel narrows (notice the stairwell), turns south-west, and expands dramatically before entering the Main Corridor. There are so-called vortex boilers in the cave's roof, which were generated when the entire part of the cave was filled with water. On the corridor's walls, toppings and other drip works can be seen, their vivid color often contrasting with the hidden interior.

The Łokietek Cave's stalactite form is poor. Small tubular stalactites (also known as pasta) can be seen on the ceilings of both rooms (most notably the bedroom) and other difficult-to-reach areas. Coatings are used on the walls, and drip ribs or small, thin, wavy draperies are used on the overhanging areas.

The temperature inside the cave is kept constant throughout the year at around 7-8 degrees Celsius. Occasionally, just before the entry, "ice stalagmites," also known as peasants, form, typically with extremely beautiful forms.

The Ojcowski National Park's biggest tourist draw is still the Łokietek Cave. It attracts around 120,000 visitors every year, with around 80% of them being primary school students.

Length: 320 m

Location: Ojców National Park,Poland