The highest point on the Słowiński coast - 115 metres shaped like a truncated cone, once a sacred mountain to the Slovincians. From the 20-metre tower at the top you can see both park lakes, the Baltic, and the Czołpino lighthouse.
A glacial moraine hill in the shape of a truncated cone - unusual for this coastline of flat spits and peat bogs. At 115 metres above sea level it's the highest point along the entire Słowiński coastal ridge. Archaeologists have found circular ramparts and a large sacrificial fire pit dated to the 9th-11th centuries. Rowokół was a sacred mountain for the Slovincians, a pagan cult site to the Slavic god Swarożyc.
After Christianisation, a chapel to St. Nicholas, patron of sailors, stood on the summit, and pilgrims came for centuries. The chapel was torn down after the Reformation; the last foundations were removed in the mid-19th century. Earlier still, in the age of sail, fires lit at the top served as a primitive lighthouse for fishermen returning from the Baltic.
Today a 20-metre viewing tower crowns the summit, with a 360° view: the Baltic, Lake Łebsko, Lake Gardno, Wydma Czołpińska, and the Czołpino lighthouse. The trail from the Smołdzino car park is 1 km and about 20 minutes up a 10 % gradient. Note: as of March 2026, the direct wooden stairs to the summit are closed - the only way up is via the blue-marked trail starting from the Smołdzino petrol station. Tower open 1 May - 30 September; ticket PLN 10 / 5 reduced; closed in high wind, fog, and storms. Dogs aren't allowed.