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Malinowska Cave is situated on the red tourist route which runs from Salmopol Pass to Malinowska Rock, a little under the top of Mount Malinów. It was described for the first time 1849. The cave is 22.7 meters deep and 230 meters long. Like most of the caves in the Carpathian Mountains it is of tectonic origin and that is why the rock formations are quite sharp, the corridors are narrow and high and there are no rock infiltrations.

According to the local tales the cave served as a hiding and worship place of the Hussites in the XV century and then it played the same role for the protestants in the XVI and XVII centuries. In the XVIII century it was said to be a secret hiding place of the famous robber Ondraszek and according to the legends the cave ran as far as to Zywiec. The cave was for the first time described in 1850 by Ludwik Zejszner during his expedition to the sources of the Vistula River. Later the cave was explored by Bogumił Hoff, Wilhelm Friedberg, Władysław Milat and Kazimierz Kowalski.

Today the cave is open for tourists. It is situated a few hundred meters below the top of Mount Malinowa, on the right of the tourist route. The entrance to the cave is a vertical slot 2.5 x 0.6 meters and about 10 meters deep and secured with a ladder. There are two main corridors in the cave made of narrow gaps and small chimneys. The bottom of the first corridor is covered with rubble and gravel, sometimes it is muddy and in the second corridor it is covered with rubble and clay. The largest hall is called a Gallery and it is 13.5 meters long, 1.4 meters wide and 9.5 meters high. There is usually a constant temperature of about + 6 degrees Celsius, a light movement of the air can be felt and the sun light reaches to the bottom of the entrance slot.

The access to the cave is rather difficult so it is for advanced tourists only. It is advised to take a torch and some waterproof clothes. Access to the lowest part of the cave is impossible without professional climbing equipment.