Geotourism Potential of Show Caves in Poland

Figures & Tables

Score	Environmental values						Geohistorical–geoarcheological–geocultural values	Touristic values
	(Representativeness, Rarity, Scenic-aesthetic)						Geohistorical–geoarcheological–geocultural values	Touristic values
	Entrance altitude	Total length	Denivelation	Clastic sediments	Speleothems	Fauna	Settlement, human presence	Accessible length	Artificial path	Entrance fee^*
	[m a.s.l.]	[m]		[N – none, R – rare, S – small, M – moderate, B – big amount]				[m]	[N – no, P – partly, Y – yes]	[PLN]
0	0–100	0	0–10	N	N	N	N	0	N	0
1	100–300	0–250	10–20	R	R	R	R	0–100	–	30–…
2	300–600	250–500	20–40	S	S	S	S	100–200	P	20–30
3	600–1000	500–1000	40–100	M	M	M	M	200–500	–	10–20
4	1000–…	1000–…	100–…	B	B	B	B	500–…	Y	0–10

Cave name	Environmental values						Geohistorical–geoarcheological–geocultural values	Touristic values
	(Representativeness, Rarity, Scenic-aesthetic)						Geohistorical–geoarcheological–geocultural values	Touristic values
	Entrance altitude^*	Total length	Denivelation	Clastic sediments	Speleothems	Fauna	Settlement, human presence	Accessible length	Artificial path	Entrance fee^**
	[m a.s.l.]	[m]		[N – none, R – rare, S – small, M – moderate, B – big amount]				[m]	[N – no, P – partly, Y – yes]	[PLN]
Mechowo Caves	56	61	0	R	N	R	R	31	N	3/2
Kadzielnia Caves (Odkrywców, Prochownia, Szczelina)	257	392	23	S	S	M	N	140	Y	15/10
Raj Cave	250	240	9.5	M	B	B	B	180	Y	25/20
Głęboka Cave	365	190	16.5	M	S	M	N	170	Y	15/12
Ciemna Cave	372	209	10	S	S	M	B	130	P	14/7
Wierzchowska Górna Cave	390	975	25	M	M	M	B	700	P	20/16
Łokietek's Cave	453	320	7	B	N	M	B	270	N	26/13
Nietoperzowa Cave	439	891	52	B	N	M	B	300	P	15/10
Smocza Jama	205	270	15	N	N	R	M	81	Y	7
Radochowska Cave	453	501	30	S	R	M	N	300	P	25/20
Niedźwiedzia Cave	800	4500	118	M	B	B	R	700	Y	32/25
Mroźna Cave	1112	773	41.5	S	S	M	N	511	P	14/7

No.	Year of tourist availability	Cave name	Physiographic Region	Geographical coordinates
1	1842	Smocza Jama	Silesian-Kraków Upland	50°03′11.54″, 19°56′01.36″
2	1870	Wierzchowska Górna Cave	Silesian-Kraków Upland	50°10′29.90″, 19°48′24.30″
3	1910	Mechowo Cave	Polish Lowland	54°42′48.65″, 18°17′04.80″
4	1935	Radochowska Cave	Sudetes Mts.	50°21′32.28″, 16°49′03.86″
5	1953	Mroźna Cave	Tatry Mts.	49°14′58.90″, 19°52′01.90″
6	1972	Raj Cave	Holy Cross Mts.	50°49′31.00″, 20°29′57.00″
7	1983	Niedźwiedzia Cave	Sudetes Mts.	50°14′04.26″, 16°50′36.65″
8	1987	Łokietek's Cave	Silesian-Kraków Upland	50°12′06.10″, 19°49′07.56″
9	1992	Ciemna Cave	Silesian-Kraków Upland	50°11′48.95″, 19°49′54.29″
10	1994	Nietoperzowa Cave	Silesian-Kraków Upland	50°11′38.33″, 19°46′28.24″
11	2005	Głęboka Cave	Silesian-Kraków Upland	50°34′23.00″, 19°31′44.00″
12	2012	Kadzielnia Cave	Holy Cross Mts.	50°51′42.00″, 20°37′07.00″