The Szczawnica event in the Perły Małopolski series takes participants into the Pieniny region, offering four distance options: 5.6 km, 10.8 km, 21.3 km, and an ultra distance exceeding 50 km. The shorter courses are designed for families and novice runners, while the longer distances provide a challenging experience for experienced mountain runners competing against others.
The courses are set within Szczawnica, near the Dunajec River, with vistas of Trzy Korony and the Pieniny mountains. Participants travel from Małopolska and other regions, attracted by the competitive aspect or by the opportunity to spend a day out with family or friends. Previous events in this edition include Skała and Wapienne, which together saw close to 1,500 participants, and the series concludes with a winter race in Rabka-Zdrój.