cycle trails in wielkopolska

Cycle trailsin Wielkopolska

Amber Bicycle Route

Ring around Poznań

Piast Bicycle Trail

Transwielkopolska Bicycle Route – the northern section

Transwielkopolska Bicycle Route – the southern section

Nadwarciański Bicycle Trail – the eastern section

Nadwarciański Bicycle Trail – the western section

One Hundred Lakes Bicycle Trail

Gentry Bicycle Route

www.wielkopolska.travel

www.gpswielkopolska.pl

Editor: Wielkopolska Tourist Organisationwww.wot.org.pl

Layout: Wojciech Kuk

Map: Pietruska&Mierkiewicz Sp. z o.o.www.topmapa.pl

Photos: Andrzej Kaleniewicz; archive

Print: ZAPOL Dmochowski, Sobczyk Sp. j.www.zapol.com.pl

Poznań 2011

ISBN 978-83-61454-66-3

Project co-financed by the European Union through the Regional Development Fund, as part of the Wielkopolska Regional Operational Program for the years 2007 - 2013

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Gentry Bicycle Route245 km

One Hundred Lakes Bicycle Trail110 km

Piast Bicycle Trail104 km

Nadwarciański Bicycle Trailthe eastern section 250 km

Transwielkopolska Bicycle Routethe southern section 280 km

Transwielkopolska Bicycle Routethe northern section 200 km

Ring around Poznań173 km

Nadwarciański Bicycle Trailthe western section 122 km

Information on these trails and GPS tracks available at: www.wielkopolska.travel and www.gpswielkopolska.pl

Amber Bicycle Route 200 km

AmberBicycle Route

200km

Bicycle Repair

Konin poviat

School Youth Hostel „Chopin”

ul. Jodłowa 1

Żychlin

tel. +48 63 244 26 87

Pilgrim’s House „Arka”

ul. Klasztorna 4

Stary Licheń

tel. +48 63 270 81 62

Sport and Recreation Centre in Ślesin

ul. Napoleona 1

Ślesin

tel. +48 63 270 40 48

Training and Recreation Centre

„Leśna Polana”

Ślesin-Tokary

tel. /fax +48 63 270 41 27

"COLEX”

ul. Dąbrowskiego 24, 60-841 Poznań

tel. +48 61 848 31 58

"Armot Bike"

os. Zwycięstwa 17A, 61-648 Poznań

tel. +48 61 820 01 61

BIKE-ON.pl

ul. Krzywoustego 68, 61-144 Poznań

tel. +48 514 151 119

Kastor-Bike s.c.

ul. Piekary 22/23, 61-823 Poznań

tel. +48 61 851 96 88

"BIKETOP"

ul. Dąbrowskiego 449a, 60-451 Poznań

tel. +48 61 840 32 33

Kalmex

ul. Głogowska 63, 60-739 Poznań

tel. +48 61 866 33 68



Information on these trails

and GPS tracks available at:




Text: Andrzej Kaleniewicz



Photos: Andrzej Kaleniewicz


ISBN 978-83-61454-66-3

Poznań 2011






Other cycle routes in The Wielkopolska Bicycle Lane System:

GentryBicycle Route

245 km

RingAround Poznań

173 km

One Hundred LakesBicycle Trail

110 km

NadwarciańskiBicycle Trail

the eastern section

250 km

TranswielkopolskaBicycle Route

the southern section

280 km


the northern section

200 km

PiastBicycle Trail

104 km


the western section

122 km

In the past amber trade was very common in many countries in

Europe. Merchants’ caravans carrying “the treasure of the Baltic

Sea” were crossing the continent in every direction. One of the

most popular trade routes was the trail connecting the Baltic Sea

and the Adriatic Sea. It crossed the present region of Wielko-

polska leading along the ribbon of lakes Ślesińskie through

Kalisz, Ostrzeszów and further to Śląsk (Silesia). Today we can

follow this route travelling by bike along the Amber Bicycle

Route - recommended for cyclers with bicycle bags.

Distance: 200 km

Level of difficulty: mainly asphalt roads with little traffic, a few cross

country sections

Marking: uniformly green according to the PTTK standard

Start: Syców, województwo dolnośląskie (Lower

Silesia Region)

Finish: Przewóz, województwo kujawsko-pomorskie

(Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region)

– the highest peak of Wielkopolska (284 m above

the sea level), the “Wielkopolska Cross” - 20 m high, made of metal

and painted blue, erected in 1999 to celebrate the millennium.

– a wooden St Nicholas’ church from the second half of ththe 19 century, with Renaissance furnishings.

– a tall tower and a part of Medieval defensive walls, th14 century parish church of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

thMary, a Baroque post-Bernardine monastery dating from the 17 thcentury, a wooden St Nicholas’ church from the mid-18 century, and

a town hall dating back to 1840. An interesting Regional Museum.

Recommended tourist attractions

Kobyla Góra

Parzynów

Ostrzeszów

Mikstat

Kotłów

Ołobok

Kalisz

– the Neo-Baroque Holy Trinity Church from 1914-18 with

an impressively big false dome. A wooden cross from the second part of ththe 19 century, made by a famous folk artist Paweł Bryliński, situated

in front of the church. Above the village buildings you can find a ceme-

tery and a small shingled wooden St. Roch Church from 1788 with a

tower topped by a tented roof. Interesting information: every year in the

middle of August blessing of pets and other animals takes place here.

– a small village situated on the slopes of high hills in the

northern part of the so called Ostrzeszów Hills (Wzgórza Ostrzeszow-

skie). A Romanesque Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary thfrom the second part of the 12 century, reconstructed many times.

From Kotłów you can admire one of the most remarkable panoramas in

Wielkopolska. The view embraces Prosna and Barycz Valleys.

– St John the Evangelist Church; initially Gothic, Baroque at thpresent, with a huge flying buttress. In the first part of the 13 century

the Cistercian Order of Nuns was established here and the present

church building is its last remaining element. The Order was closed by

the Prussian authorities. A small museum of church art and a cemetery thwith the 17 century shingled wooden parish church.

– regarded as the oldest Polish city since the name “Kalisia” was

discovered in the 2nd century writings of a scientist Claudius Ptolemy.

Originally a merchants’ settlement on the Amber Road, under the rule

of the Piast Dynasty Kalisz became one of the biggest strongholds. It was

granted city rights in 1257. Before the Second World War the town was

under strong Protestant and Jewish influence. Commercial growth of the th thcity took place in the 15 and 16 century. The creation of the Duchy of

Warsaw boosted another period of development, hindered only by a

complete destruction of the city by the Prussian troops in 1914. The

biggest attractions: the Main Market Square with a town hall, St Joseph’s

sanctuary, St Nicholas’ cathedral, Wojciech Bogusławski Theater,

“Dorotka” tower with remains of defensive walls, the oldest municipal

park in Poland, monastery complexes: Franciscan and Jesuit (the latter

one with the biggest illusionist polychrome in Europe) and an ancient

cemetery located behind the former tollbooth.

Russów

Stawiszyn

Żychlin

Konin

– a manor house which is a place of birth of Maria Dąbrow-

ska (1889-1965) - the author of the four part novel “Noce i Dnie”

(Nights and Days), which gave a base to a popular television series. At

present the building is a branch of the Kalisz Museum. The exhibition thpresents the 19 century life in Wielkopolska villages and many memo-

rabilia related to the novelist. In a nearby park you can find an open air

exhibition of village constructions from Kalisz and its vicinity.

– a smallest town in Poland comprising a territory of

slightly over 100 ha. It keeps an oval urban arrangement. The monu-

mental Gothic St Bartholomew the Apostle Church of Kazimierz the

Great Foundation. The tall and younger than the church tower is visible

from a long distance. The tenement house with a clock tower is the most

characteristic element of the well-kept market (Wolności Square).

– The Reformed Evangelical parish was established in thŻychlin at the end of the 16 century as a commune of the Reformed

Evangelical Church. It is the only reformed evangelical parish which has

remained since the times of the Polish Reform Movement until today. thThe objects of the church complex, among others the 19 century

Classical church and a wooden bell tower, compose a unified set of

buildings and have been used appropriately until today. In the park you

can find the Classical manor house of the Bronikowski family dated back

to 1820. In September 1829 Frederic Chopin was a guest at the wed-

ding reception of the village owner’s daughter Melania Bronikowska.

– the old Konin boasts a Medieval arrangement of buildings

which are concentrated around the market square (Wolności square). It

was once crossed by a trade route from Kalisz to Toruń. A Classical town thhall with a wooden tower dating back to the early 19 century can be

admired at 3 Maja square. The clock was brought from the monastery in

the nearby town of Ląd. Not far away you can find a Gothic St thBartholomew’s church from the late 14 century, with Art Nouveau

polychromes and stained-glass windows in side naves, created by

Eligiusz Niewiadomski-the man who assassinated president Narutowicz.

In the front yard of the church, there is a sandstone pole dating from

1151, considered to be the first road sign in Poland. According to the

inscription on this unusual monument it used to serve as a landmark

indicating halfway between Kalisz and Kruszwica.

– Taking into consideration the number of pilgrims,

the sanctuary in Licheń is the second biggest centre of religious cult in

Poland, following only the Jasna Góra sanctuary. The most commonly

visited places: the holy icon of Our Lady of Licheń, the place of

revelation in the nearby Grąbliński Forest, a spring considered

miraculous, stone mountain of Golgotha made by pilgrims, 25 m high

the Way of the Cross, “Maria Bogurodzica”- the biggest in Poland 14.7

ton bell, organs which give musical frame to celebrations taking place in

Licheń and last but not least the Basilica – a votive of Polish nation for

the third millennium.

– The triumphal arch situated at the road to Sompolno is the

most interesting attraction of Ślesin. It is called by the citizens “Brama

Napoleona” (the Napoleonic Gate). The arch was erected in 1811 to

honor the French Emperor of who crossed Ślesin 4 years earlier. This

monumental structure was to welcome him again in 1812, after (how it

was believed) the victorious Russian Campaign. Because of bad fate

Napoleon did not see the construction at all.

- with the surface 152 ha and maximum depth

25 m, is a part of the Warta– Gopło Canal and a place for fishing. You

can find here the following types of fish: bream, perch, sander, roach,

ruff, stickleback, tench, rudd and chub. Steep banks are covered with

trees decorating the picturesque landscape.

– the inland water way connecting

the middle Warta with the upper Noteć by the ribbon of lakes. The

canal is 32 km long and it has four locks. The canal was constructed in

1938-50 and at present it is used only for tourist purposes (pleasure

boats, canoe trails).

Licheń Stary

Ślesin

Lake Ślesińskie

The Warta–Gopło Canal

Cross on Kobyla Góra Town Hall in Kalisz Manor House - Maria Dąbrowska Museum- Russów

Manor House of Bronikowscy - ŻychlinRoute from Ostrzeszów to Mikstat Basilica in Licheń Ślesin Canal Church of St. John the Evangelist - Ołobok

Cover photo: View from Ostrzeszów Hills

Accomodation

Ostrzeszów poviat

Kalisz poviat

Hotel – Camping

Jan Hodyjas i Jan Królikowski

ul. Tetmajera 4

Kobyla Góra

tel. +48 62 731 61 01

Campsite LEMAR

ul. Sikorskiego 3

Kobyla Góra

tel. +48 62 731 62 09

Farm Tourism

Kryspina Lewandowska

ul. Słoneczna 3

Kobyla Góra

tel. +48 62 731 64 03

Farm Tourism „Przystań tu”

Zenon Sobczak

Kotłów 100

tel. +48 62 731 02 03

Sport Hotel and Campsite nr 222

Sport and Recreation Centre

ul. Kapielowa 5

63-500 Ostrzeszów

tel. /fax +48 62 730 27 65

Youth Hostel PTSM, cat. I

ul. Handlowa 30

62-800 Kalisz

tel. +48 62 757 24 04

250km

Koło Poviat

Farm Tourism „U Joli”

Skobielice 1, 62-600 Koło

Gościniec Mieszko (Inn)

ul. 3 Maja 5, 62-600 Koło

„Na Skraju Lasu" - T. H. Wykpisz

Budzisław Nowy 23, 62 - 600 Koło

tel: 63 271 76 81, 601 921 241

„Pod Bocianim Gniazdem” Jarosław Mruk

Lutomirów 27, 62-660 Dąbie

tel: 63 271 92 52; 600 63 85 56

Accomodation - Kazimierz Wysocki

ul. Łęczycka 25, 62-660 Dąbie

tel: 63 271 01 88; 509 125 186

„Leśna Przystań”

ul. Polna 50, 99-210 Uniejów

tel: 691 866 466; 691 955 066

Kasztel Rycerski Na Gorących Źródłach (Knight’s Castel)

ul. Zamkowa 6, 99-210 Uniejów

tel. 63 288 96 82

„Babie Lato”

ul. bł. Bogumiła 18, 99-210 Uniejów

tel: 693 115 624, 603 369 289

"COLEX"

Dąbrowskiego 24, 60-841 Poznań

tel. 61 848 31 58

"Armot Bike"


tel. 61 820 01 61

BIKE-ON.pl


tel. 514 151 119

Kastor-Bike s.c.

Piekary 22/23, 61-823 Poznań

61 851 96 88

"BIKETOP"

Dąbrowskiego 449a, 60-451 Poznań

61 840 32 33

Kalmex

Głogowska 63, 60-739 Poznań

61 866 33 68

Bicycle Repair

ul.

ul.

ul.

ul.




the eastern section Other cycle routes in The Wielkopolska Bicycle Lane System:

GentryBicycle Route

245 km

RingAround Poznań

173 km


110 km



280 km



200 km

PiastBicycle Trail

104 km


the western section

122 km










AmberBicycle Route

200 km



Translation: Elżbieta Wąsowicz





ISBN 978-83-61454-66-3

Poznań 2011

The route is a treat for nature lovers. This trail will lead you

away from people and civilization, close enough to see

plenty of birds and other animals living in the boggy

overflow areas of the Warta river. You can also visit a num-

ber of tourist attractions: a monastery in Pyzdry, Stary

Konin, the remains of a concentration camp in Chełmno, a

lovely town of Uniejów and the so-called „Sieradz Sea”,

the largest inland water reservoir – Jeziorsko.

Distance: 250 km

Level of difficulty: mostly easy, a few sandy sections, slightly

bumpy surface along the flood bank from

Śrem to Rogusko (about 26 km)

Marking: uniformly blue according to the PTTK

standard

Start: 20 Października square in Mosina (cyclists

starting in Poznań can use a 30-kilometre

linking route)

Finish: the dam on Lake Jeziorsko

- created in 1997 to preserve the

natural beauty of the Warta river valley. Old riverbeds and wetlands

with their typical flora.

- a major junction of cycle routes to the south of Poznań.

An interesting Town Gallery in a former synagogue building, St Ni-

cholas church dating back to 1852-54, a mansion from the second


Rogalin Landscape Park

Mosina

thhalf of the 19 century. During the Springtime of Nations (1848)

Mosina acted as the capital of independent Poland for a few days.

A railway station.

- established in 1959 to protect the Warta

river wetland landscape: old riverbeds, numerous oaks of monumen-

tal size, nesting places for many species of birds (e.g. the gray heron)

th - a town hall dating back to the first half of the 19 century.

North to the market square, there is a late-Gothic church of the th thAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, dating back to the 14 /16

century. We recommend to you also a visit to the Nativity of the

Blessed Virgin Mary church in the Post-Franciscan Baroque monastery th thcomplex from the 17 /18 century in the Ostrówek district. The town

boasts many relics of the past connected with its rich tradition of

uprisings and two renowned personalities: Rev. Piotr Wawrzyniak –

patron of the cooperative movement, and professor Heliodor

Święcicki, the first chancellor of Poznań University, who was born in

Śrem. In the town there is also the biggest Polish cast iron foundry.

- a Gothic Holy Trinity Church thfrom the second half of the 15 century. Further to the west you can

find the so-called “Green Market Square”, and in its northern part

you can see a former evangelical church dating back to the second thhalf of the 19 century, rebuilt in the 1970s, a culture centre at

present.

- created in

1994 to protect the area where the Lutynia river flows into the Warta

river, with fragments of elevations such as the Żerków Flood Bank

(164 m in the highest point). A varied shape of the land, vast views of

the Warta overflow areas, covered with riparian and broadleaved

forests.

Krajkowo Reserve

Śrem

Nowe Miasto nad Wartą

Żerków and Czeszewo Landscape Park

Dębno

Czeszewo

Pyzdry

Warta River Landscape Park

Zagórów

Konin

- a Gothic church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin thMary from the mid 15 century, with valuable furnishings.

th - a wooden St. Nicholas church from the late 18

century, with a shingled roof and valuable furnishings. A former inn thbuilding with Prussian wall dating back to the late 18 century.

- a late-Gothic parish church of the Nativity of the Blessed thVirgin Mary from the second half of the 15 century. A frequently

threbuilt 14 century Post-Franciscan monastery complex. The remains thof a 14 century castle to the north of the monastery.

- established in 1995 on

the basis of the former Pyzdry Protected Landscape Area, founded a

decade earlier. A nesting place for 150 species of birds, i.e. 65% of all

breeding species in Poland.

th - late-Baroque St. Peter and Paul church from the 18

century with Gothic remains of fortifications.

- the old Konin with a Medieval arrangement of buildings,

concentrated around the market square (Wolności square). It was

once crossed by a trade route from Kalisz to Toruń. A Classical town thhall dating back to the early 19 century, with a wooden tower, can

be admired at 3 Maja square. The clock was brought from the

monastery in the nearby town of Ląd. Not far away you can find a thGothic St Bartholomew’s church from the late 14 century, with Art

Nouveau polychromes and stained-glass windows in side naves, crea-

ted by Eligiusz Niewiadomski, the man who assassinated president

Narutowicz. In the front yard of the church, there is a sandstone pole

dating from 1151, considered to be the first road sign in Poland.

According to the inscription on this unusual monument, it used to

serve as a landmark indicating halfway between Kalisz and Kruszwica.

Koło

Chełmno nad Nerem

Uniejów

Jeziorsko Reservoir

- a nicely preserved layout of the Medieval town, founded in ththe second half of the 14 century by King Kazimierz the Great. In the

Old Market Square there is a town hall, originally Gothic, from the th thlate 14 century, rebuilt in the first half of the 19 century in the

Classical style. South to the market square you can see a Gothic th th14 /15 century church of the Exaltation of the Cross, with a mid-th15 century gravestone of Jan of Grabów, a son of famous Zawisza

Czarny (the Black Knight). In the neighbourhood you can find the

Bernardines monastery complex dated back to the second half of the th th15 century, rebuilt in the 18 century. The ruins of the Gothic castle

thof King Kazimierz the Great from the second half of the 14 century

on the left bank of the Warta river, 2.5 km away from the centre of

Koło.

- a neo-Gothic church of the

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, dating back to the second half of ththe 19 century, beautifully located on a high bank over the wide-

spread Ner river valley. During the Nazi occupation the town was one

of the five extermination centres in Poland; the others located in

Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bełżec, Sobibór and Treblinka.

- in the northern part of the Market Square there is a thGothic St Florian’s church from the mid 14 century, expanded in the

th th thmid 15 and mid 16 century. A mid 14 century castle, the former

seat of Gniezno archbishops, on the left bank of the Warta river.

- a storage reservoir created between

1975 and 1986 in the central reaches of the Warta river, 22 km

south-east of Turek. The largest artificial lake in Poland.

Czeszewo – sentimental design Pyzdry – the monastery complex A ferry on the Warta River – Kozubów Konin – a Romanesque road post;St. Bartholomew church in the background

Old Konin - the Town Hall Chełmno – the Monument of the Extermination Victims

Koło - a Gothic church of the Exaltation of the Cross.

The ruins of Kazimierz the Great castle – the neighbourhood of Koło at the Warta River

Cover photo: A river dike along the Warta River – the vicinity of Koło

Accomodation

Poznań Poviat

Śrem Poviat

Środa Poviat

Września Poviat

Konin Poviat

Farm Tourism Maria Wojciechowska

Radzewice, ul. Długa 34, 62-022 Mosina

tel: 501 362 041

Farm Tourism „Podkowa Leśna”

Krajkowo 1a, 62-050 Mosina

tel: 61 819 21 23

Farm Tourism „ZAŚCIANEK u Ciężkich”

Pecna, ul. Główna 24, 62-053 Mosina

tel: 61 813 77 92

gen. Józef Wybicki Agricultural School Complex in Grzybno

63-112 Brodnica,

tel: 61 28 23 533

Farm Tourism Jaszkowo "NA PLEBANI”

Jaszkowo 10, 63-112 Brodnica

tel: 502-65-70-37

Farm Tourism "Wilczki" - Zofia Janicka

Wolica Kozia 45a, 63-040 Nowe Miasto n/Wartą

tel: 62 749 30 31

Farm Tourism ”Hermanów” Sławomira Orłowska

Hermanów, 63-040 Nowe Miasto n./Wartą

tel: 61 287 30 15;, 607 426 664; 661 129 337

Farm Tourism „Lutynia” Paweł Sierański

63-040 Nowe Miasto n/Wartą

tel: 62 749 44 06

Kazimierz Pawlak

Białobrzeg 12, 62-310 Pyzdry

tel: 63 276 98 76; 602 854 265

"Wczasy pod Gruszą" Teresa i Stanisław Kwitowscy

Łupice 9, 62-310 Pyzdry

tel: 63 276 90 39; 698 825 398

"Pod Kogutem" Włodzimierz Urbaniak

Dłusk 72, 62-310 Pyzdry

tel: 63 213 50 45

Farm Tourism "Ania i Filip" Wojciech Jaskólski

Izabelin 47, 62-510 Konin

tel: 63 246 77 49; 601 977 173


122km

the western section

Punkty naprawy rowerów

„Zagroda z Wiatrakiem” Marcin Buliczak

Góra 20d, 64-410 Sieraków

Tel. +48 692 321 700

„Na Morenie” Małgorzata and Wiesław Matalewscy

Okręg Wieleński 3, 64-410 Sieraków – Piaski

Tel. +48 61 295 29 76; 604 437 243

„U Braci Bengsch” Leszek and Jarosław Bengsch

Radgoszcz 56, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 095 748 68 27; 608 402 312

„Grzesiakówka” Krystyna and Mirosław Grzesiakowie

ul. Muchocińska 7, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 95 748 32 00; 602 287 898

„Dom na Przedlesiu” Adela and Andrzej Krawcowie

Przedlesie 16, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 95 748 17 28

„Dom na Wzgórzu” Jolanta and Jarosław Matalewscy

Słodowy Młyn 1, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 602 698 025

„Dom nad Jeziorem” Renata and Janusz Mirkowie

ul. Nadjeziorna 15, 64-426 Łowyń

Tel. +48 95 748 19 96, 507 834 204

„U Sołtysa” Danuta and Eugeniusz Nawroccy

Zatom Stary 2, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 95 748 25 17

Poznań

"COLEX"


Tel. +48 61 848 31 58

"Armot Bike"


Tel. +48 61 820 01 61

BIKE-ON.pl


Tel. +48 514 151 119

Kastor-Bike s.c.


Tel. +48 61 851 96 88

"BIKETOP"


Tel. +48 61 840 32 33

Kalmex


Tel. +48 61 866 33 68

ul.

ul.

ul.

ul.

Szamotuły

Czarnków

„Romex”

Szamotuły, ul. Rynek 32

Tel. +48 61 292 03 10

Bike repair

Czarnków, ul. Rybaki

Tel. +48 67 255 22 06




GentryBicycle Route

245 km

RingAround Poznań

173 km


110 km


the eastern section

250 km



280 km



200 km

PiastBicycle Trail

104 km










AmberBicycle Route

200 km








ISBN 978-83-61454-66-3

Poznań 2011

The western section of the Nadwarciańki Bicycle Trail (NSR-W),

opened in 2009, is a successful extension of the eastern section

(NSR-E) created four years earlier and described in a separate

brochure. At present the whole route, marked uniformly blue, is

382km long and it leads along the Wielkopolska section of the

Warta River. Although the western section is not much shorter

than its eastern counterpart, it is considerably easier. However, it

can surprise cyclers with unexpected difficulties. One Hundred

Lakes Bicycle Trail can be an interesting alternative to NSR-W.

(see: the relevant brochure)

Distance: 122 km (the distance can be shortened by train

connections: Poznań–Oborniki and Poznań-

Wronki)

Level of difficulty: mainly asphalt roads with little traffic, a few not

very demanding uphill rides, during spring

flooding Radojewo-Biedrusko and Mokrzec-

Międzychód sections may be impassable. During

the dry periods, the section between Obrzycko

and Wronki as well as Chojno and Sieraków can

become very sandy.

Marking: uniformly blue, according to the PTTK standards.

Start: Poznań Cycle Junction, at the crossroads of Jan

Paweł II and Arch. Baraniak streets

Finish: riverside centre in Międzychód


Biedrusko

Nature Reserve „Śnieżycowy Jar”

Oborniki

Bąblin

Stobnica

– A palace constructed in 1877-80 for Albert von

Treskow by Ludwik Huhn. The main entrance is placed in a side

façade and you can find a porch and a staircase behind. A high tower

with stepping façade and central vestibule lit by a skylight, the doors

lead to the surrounding rooms. A landscape park with various trees (6

ha) spreads around the building.

(Snowdrop Val-

ley) – its uniqueness is marked every spring by blooming snowdrops.

They grow in a large number covering a ravine falling towards a

valley, on the banks of a brook. According to some sources the thsnowdrops were planted here at the end of the 19 century.

– in Oborniki the Medieval urban arrangement of the

old town can be observed with the streets leading to the main market

square towards the crossing on the Warta river. The market was

designed following the granting of town privileges. It preserves its

original shape and a turbine plan of streets leading in pairs from each

corner. Recommended churches: Church of the Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph’s church and the Holy Cross Church.

– it is famous in Poland and worldwide for the Missio-

naries of the Holy Family and their retreat house. The centre orga-

nizes meditation days, oasis meetings and rehabilitation meetings

with purification treatment based on a fruit and vegetable diet.

– Research Station of Zoology Department of Poznań

University of Life Sciences created in 1974 in order to breed, restitute

and reintroduce rare and endangered species of animals. Stobnica

Station is famous mainly for a possibility of direct observing of wolves

and raising these animals.

Didactic Nature and Forest Path „Kończak Valley”

Obrzycko

Wronki

Wartosław

- it starts in a parking lot at a forest road connecting Stobnica and

Boruszyn. It is 7.7km long. It takes about 4-5 hours to walk it all. It is

marked with a silhouette of a beaver according to PTTK standards.

– This town picturesquely situated on the left bank of

the Warta River for ages has preserved the climate characteristic of

small towns of Wielkopolska. Above the low buildings of the town

three towers draw visitors' attention: St. Peter and Paul the Apostles

church, a post-evangelical church, and the town hall. The Baroque St.

Peter and Paul church is the oldest monument of the town. It was

constructed between 1714 and 1756, according to the design of

Pompeo Ferrari. However, it is the town hall that mainly attracts

visitors in Obrzycko. On the southern façade of the building, at the first

floor level, you can see marble windows dating back to 1527.

– A large prison complex completed in 1894 is situated in

Wronki. In the period between the world wars and in the years 1945-

56, it used to be a political prison. During the German occupation, 800

prisoners were killed in there. Amica, a widely known Polish

manufacturer of household appliances, is the biggest factory in the

town. The monuments: St. Catharine parish church and Franciscan

church.

– once a Town (city rights from 1785) with its original

name Nowymost. It is arranged on a plan of three parallel streets

connecting the market and the church from the east side. The town thdeclined in the mid 19 century when the Prussian government

limited the trade with customs barriers, in effect of which

manufacturers lost their potential customers. In the village you can

visit the Holy Trinity church built in 1785. In the western part of the

village, there is a neo-Gothic Heart of Jesus church, a former

evangelical church. On the south end of Lake Pożarowskie, there is a

beach with recreational facilities.

Chojno

Bucharzewo – „Chata Zbójców”

Sieraków

Międzychód

– in the centre of the village you can see a neo-Baroque thchurch dating back to 1927. At the end of the 18 century, the borders

of Notecka Forest were settled by the so-called Mazurzy Wieleńscy,

who left behind a lot of wooden architectural traits.

– (Outlaws’ Hut) -

the Centre for all-year events, camps and individual tourism. Since

1990, horse-riding and recreational camps for primary and

secondary school pupils have been organized there.

– it is the centre of the Sieraków Landscape Park,

established in 1991 to protect the landscape shaped by a glacier,

with moraine hills, cut by numerous rivers and brooks. The tourist

attractions around Sieraków include: a hilly area with numerous

clear lakes. An abundance of interesting places friendly for hiking,

cycling, canoeing and even car tourism. We recommend visiting the

Stallion Stud, the Opaliński family castle and a former Bernardine

parish church.

- a town situated on a narrow isthmus between a

lake and a river. Setting out from one of the most picturesque

markets in Wielkopolska, you can go to the Warta river and the lake.

The town is also full of characteristic tenement houses and unique

narrow streets, lanes called “gaski”, leading to the lake or to the

Warta river. “Laufpompa” is another exceptional attraction. It is an

artesian well in the shape of a cast-iron pump, about 90m deep. Its

water has an unusual smell and medical value.

A picturesque path from Radojewoto Biedrusko

Along the Warta River Oborniki – the Holy Cross church Stobnica – the estuary of the Kończak Canal,a former mill

Obrzycko - St. Peter and Paul church The Warta River in the vicinity of Wronki Sieraków – a bridge over the Ulga canal The market in Miedzychód;a fountain with a fisherman

Cover photo: The vicinity of Sieraków

Accomodation

Poznań Poviat

Oborniki Poviat

Szamotuły Poviat

Pensjonat „Przy Leśnej”

ul. Leśna 22, 62-004 Czerwonak

Tel. +48 61 812 07 21

Anielinek

Długa Goślina 30, 62-095 Murowana

Goślina

Tel. +48 61 811 30 91

Kwatera Myśliwska (Hunting House)

Kąty, 62-095 Murowana Goślina

Tel. +48 501 169 015

Forester's Lodge Elżbieta Dziel

Pławno 4, 62-095 Murowana Goślina

Tel. +48 61 812 22 51

Zielonka Didactic Centre

Zielonka 4, 62-095 Murowana Goślina

Tel. +48 61 812 22 51 ex. 323

Farm Tourism Bacówka

Bąblinek 28, 64-607 Kiszewo

Farm Tourism "Gryszczeniówka"

Wargowo II nr 87, 64-605 Wargowo

Tel. +48 61 297 20 67

Farm Tourism Pogoda

Słonawy 14, 64-600 Oborniki

Farm Tourism „Art Natura”

H. Krzyżostaniak

ul. Malinowa 1, 64-600 Kowanówko

Tel. +48 61 297 21 75, 602 370 482

Farm Tourism "Dosia”

Chraplewo 1, 64-520 Obrzycko

Tel. +48 61 291 34 88

Zygmunt and Maria Duszyńscy -

"Dom w Lesie"

Piotrowo 83, 64-520 Obrzycko

Tel. +48 61 291 36 18

Elżbieta Dobak - "Zosina Wola"

Zielonagóra, ul. Zamkowa 10a, 64-520

Obrzycko

Tel. +48 61 291 31 40

Aleksander and Maria Nowakowscy -

"Gajówka"

Gaj Mały 15, 64-520 Obrzycko

Tel. +48 61 291 31 91

Farm Tourism “Ameryka"

Jaryszewo 40, 64-520 Obrzycko

Tel. +48 698 158 220

Irena Kaszna i Alicja Girus - "Pod

Lipami"

Pakawie 16, 64-510 Wronki

Tel. +48 67 254 72 25

„Kasztanka” Kobylińscy

Rzecin 32a, 64-510 Wronki

Tel. +48 67 254 44 25; 502 386 580

Farm Tourism Genowefa and Marian

Sobkowscy

Wartosław 1, 64-510 Wronki

Tel. +48 67 254 16 88

Farm Tourism Maria and Bogdan

Dezorowie

Rzecin 16, 64-510 Wronki

Tel. +48 67 254 49 62; 606 311 941

Agrohotel

Karolewo 11a, 64-510 Wronki

Tel. +48 660 426 549

Violetta and Marian Mikołajczak -

„Na Maliniu”

Błota Małe 19, 64-513 Chojno

Tel. +48 67 254 48 92; 887 492 075

Barbara and Jarosław Mikołajczak -

„Na Niedźwiadzie”

Błota Małe 21, 64-513 Chojno

Tel. +48 67 254 71 89, 608 471 698

Ewa i Kazimierz Weber - „Na

Koziołku”

Chojno Młyn 41, 64-513 Chojno

Tel. +48 67 254 14 49; 668 843 768

Agnieszka Reiter, Leśniczówka

„Pustelnia” (Forest Lodge)

64-513 Chojno

Tel. +48 61 295 30 24

Benigna and Wiktor Błoch – „Na

Smugach”

Chojno Młyn 31a, 64-513 Chojno

Tel. +48 604 712 406

Dorota Jankowska – „Na Kalwarii”


Tel. +48 600 691 315

Izabela and Stanisław Grzywnowicz

Chojno Błota Wielkie 16, 64-510 Wronki

Tel. +48 691 549 899

Henryk Sienkiewicz - "Dom nad

Wodospadem"


Tel. +48 67 254 70 40

„Chata Zbójców” Czesław Kołek

Bucharzewo, 64-410 Sieraków

Tel. +48 61 295 30 56

„Jaś i Marysia” Wojciech

Adamczewski


Tel. +48 61 295 21 12

Międzychód Poviat

173km

Ringaround Poznań

Leśny Ośrodek Szkoleniowo-Wypoczynkowy

(Forest Training and Leisure Centre)

ul. Wodziczki 8, 62-040 Puszczykowo

Tel. +48 61 813 34 71



Tel. +48 501 362 041



Tel. +48 61 819 21 23

Farm Tourism „ZAŚCIANEK u Ciężkich”


Tel. +48 61 813 77 92

"Albatros" Leisure Centre

ul Chrobrego 81, 62-060 Stęszew

Tel. +48 61 813 40 61

OSRW Motel Camping "La Costa"

ul. Poznańska 10, 62-080 Lusowo

Tel. +48 61 816 46 33

"COLEX"


Tel. +48 61 848 31 58

"Armot Bike"


Tel. +48 61 820 01 61

BIKE-ON.pl


Tel. +48 514 151 119

Kastor-Bike s.c.


Tel. +48 61 851 96 88

"BIKETOP"


Tel. +48 61 840 32 33

Kalmex


Tel. +48 61 866 33 68

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GentryBicycle Route

245 km


110 km


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250 km



280 km



200 km

PiastBicycle Trail

104 km


the western section

122 km










AmberBicycle Route

200 km








ISBN 978-83-61454-66-3

Poznań 2011

The Ring around Poznań is the first element of the

Wielkopolska Bicycle Lane System and, at the same time, the

local cyclists’ most favorite route. Its special structure in the

shape of a bicycle wheel with seven spokes will help you plan

more than a dozen unique and not very long trips which

begin and end in the capital of Wielkopolska.

Distance: 293.3 km (the Ring and 7 linking trails starting in

the center of Poznań)

Level of difficulty: varied, from smooth asphalt roads to sandy and

rocky paths

Marking: white squares measuring 20x20 cm, plus a

bicycle symbol, below a black direction mark

with an orange outline

Start and finish: as the trail forms a circle, there is no start or finish

points

Attention: crossing the premises of the military training field

(between Złotniki and Biedrusko) is allowed only

on free days between 8.00-12.00; on working

days an allowance from the Commander of the

Military Training Centre is required.

– a major junction of cycle routes to the south of Poznań. An

interesting Town Gallery in the former synagogue building, St Nicholas

church dating back to 1852-54, a mansion from the second half of the th19 century. During the Springtime of Nations (1848) Mosina acted as

the capital of independent Poland for a few days. A railway station.


Mosina

The Wielkopolska National Park

Stęszew

“Żarnowiec” spring

Lusowo

Rogierówko

Kiekrz

Biedrusko

Murowana Goślina

– created in 1957 to protect

various postglacial landforms, various types of lakes and numerous

habitats of fauna and flora of considerable value, situated in the

triangle between the towns of Luboń, Mosina and Stęszew.

– a preserved oval arrangement of buildings in the town's

center, with a four-sided market. A Regional Museum in an arcaded thhouse from the second half of the 18 century. A Holy Trinity church

thfrom the second half of the 15 century, originally Gothic, after two

alterations, now Baroque in style.

– a forest parking lot, a panoramic viewpoint

and a campsite overlooking a brook.

– between the First and Second World Wars it was a private

property of General Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, the leader of the famous

Wielkopolska Uprising. The general and his wife are buried at the local

cemetery. A neo-Gothic palace and a park complex by the lake. On the

beach: water sports equipment rental.

– the Ethnographic Point of the Museum of the First

Piasts at Lednica, situated in an old windmill.

– until recently a village, now a district of the city of Poznań, a

popular summer resort. A late Baroque St Michael’s church from the thsecond half of the 18 century. Numerous marinas, leisure centers and

a lake beach.

– a palace and park complex with interesting trees from ththe second half of the 19 century.

– a late Gothic St James’ church from the

15th/16th century. Nearby – a Classical post evangelical, Holy Spirit

church dating back to the 18th/19th century. Zielonka Forest

administration center.

Zielonka Forest Landscape Park

Zielonka

Dąbrówka Kościelna

Wronczyn

Promno Landscape Park

Kostrzyn

Tulce

Kórnik

– created in 1993 to protect

the most valuable elements of the largest forest complex of central

Wielkopolska in its original character. The shape of land is varied, with

the highest peak called Dziewicza Góra (143 m), the second highest hill

in the vicinity of Poznań.

– a field department of Poznań University of Life Sciences

and dormitory. An interesting arboretum and nearby the lovely Lake

Zielonka with a place to relax.

th – a pilgrimage destination since the 17

century. On the hill – a neo-Baroque church of the Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary, dating back to the 1930s, surrounded by

monumental lime trees.

th th – a palace and park complex from the 18 /19 century.

– created in 1993, it encompasses

over 2,000 ha of postglacial landscape with moraine hills, mixed

forests and a few lakes. The park comprises two interesting nature

reserves. An abundance of rare plants typical for boggy areas.

– a late Gothic St. Peter and Paul church dating from the th16 century.

– a late Romanesque church dedicated of the Nativity of the thBlessed Virgin Mary from the first half of the 13 century.

th – Działyński family’s castle, altered in the 19 century in

Romantic, English neo Gothic style. At present it is a home to Kórnik thLibrary and a museum. The mansion is surrounded by 19 century

park-arboretum with the richest collection in Poland. A coach house of thhistoric importance in the 18 century outbuildings. A town hall from

ththe early 20 century in the market square with a nearby Gothic All thSaints church dating back to the first half of the 15 century.

Bnin

Rogalin Landscape Park

Rogalin

Skórzewo

Dąbrówka

“Morasko Meteorite” Reserve

Uzarzewo

Puszczykowo

– in the market square there is a Baroque town hall from the mid th18 century. A post evangelical St. Adalbert church from the first half of

th ththe 19 century. A former hospital building dating back to the early 19

century.

– created in 1997 to preserve the natural

environment of the Warta river valley. Numerous old river beds, wetlands

with typical bog flora. One of the biggest clusters of pedunculate oaks in

Europe and one of the most frequently photographed natural sites in

Wielkopolska..

– a vast, late Baroque and Classical palace and park complex

owned by Raczyński family. At present it is a branch of the National Muse-

um in Poznań. On the premises of the complex - Rogalin Art Gallery with th tha collection of European and Polish paintings from the 19 /20 century.

– St Martin’s church from 1928 with an interesting tower thand a collection of 17 century coffin portraits.

th th – a palace and park complex dating back to the 19 /20

century; ruins of a neo-Gothic sepulchral chapel of the von Tempelhoff

family.

– the highest hill in the vicinity of

Poznań: Góra Moraska (154 m) and the surrounding deciduous forest

with 7 interesting meteorite craters filled by lovely lakes.

– Prussian wall, St Michael’s church dating from 1749. thInside the Eclectic palace dating back to the second half of the 19

century there is a Museum of Natural Environment and Hunting, opened

in 1977, with a rich collection of hunting trophies from all over the world.

– a well-known holiday resort. Arkady Fiedler’s study

converted into a museum, with a rich collection of exhibits collected by

the writer and traveler in many countries around the world. The writer’s

grave at the local cemetery.

The Zielonka Forest – a marker post Dziewicza Góra Puszcza Zielonka A monumental alley between Złotniki and Pawłowice

The Arboretum of Kórnik (the Day of Azalea and Rhododendron)

Castle in Kórnik Dąbrówka Kościelna - a neo-Baroque church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Zamoyski Stone – the vicinity of

Osowa Góra

Cover photo: A monumental alley between Złotniki and Pawłowice

Accomodation

Anielinek

Długa Goślina 30, 62-095 Murowana Goślina

Tel. +48 61 811 30 91

Kwatera Myśliwska (Hunting House)

Kąty, 62-095 Murowana Goślina

Tel. +48 501 169 015

Leśniczówka Elżbieta Dziel (forester's lodge)

Pławno 4, 62-095 Murowana Goślina

Tel. +48 61 812 22 51

Ośrodek Dydaktyczny Zielonka (Zielonka Didactic Centre)

Zielonka 4, 62-095 Murowana Goślina

Tel. +48 61 812 22 51 ex. 323

Iwno Horse Stud

Iwno, Park Mielżyńskich 1/1, 62-025 Kostrzyn Wielkopolski,

Tel. +48 61 817 80 11

Guest Rooms - Ewa Kiersznowska

ul. Szewska 4a, 62-025 Kostrzyn

Tel. +48 61 817 86 45

Guest Rooms - Tomasz Koper

ul. Poznańska 57, 62-025 Kostrzyn

Tel. +48 61 817 85 03

Farm Tourism – Guest Rooms Barbara & Zdzisław Urbaniak

ul. Leśna 14, 93-004 Tulce

Tel. +48 501 301 796


Leśna 6, 62-035 Kórnik

Tel. +48 61 817 01 83

Kórnik Guest Rooms

pl. Niepodległości 25, 62-035 Kórnik

Tel. +48 61 819 07 22; +48 604 293 146

Gościniec MARZYMIĘTA (Inn)

Czmoniec 59, 62-035 Kórnik.

Tel. +48 61 817 12 52; +48 691 383 002

Farm Tourism Maria Witkowska

ul, Prezydialna 11, 62-050 Rogalin

Tel. +48 61 813 80 90

Ośrodek Szkoleniowo-Wypoczynkowy ZHP

(Polish Scouting Leisure and Training Centre)

ul. Północna, 62-022 Rogalinek

Tel. +48 61 893 82 40

104km

PiastBicycle Trail

Gniezno Poviat

"Jankowo Dolne" Leisure Centre

Jankowo Dolne 43

Tel. +48 61 424 57 36

"Jutrzenka" - Gołąbki Leisure Centre

62-240 Trzemeszno

Tel. +48 61 415 49 09

Tel. +48 607 151 289

"COLEX"


Tel. +48 61 848 31 58

"Armot Bike"


Tel. +48 61 820 01 61

BIKE-ON.pl


Tel. +48 514 151 119

Kastor-Bike s.c.


Tel. +48 61 851 96 88

"BIKETOP"


Tel. +48 61 840 32 33

Kalmex


Tel. +48 61 866 33 68

Bicycle Repair

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GentryBicycle Route

245 km

RingAround Poznań

173 km


110 km


the eastern section

250 km



280 km



200 km


the western section

122 km










AmberBicycle Route

200 km








ISBN 978-83-61454-66-3

Poznań 2011

On the trail – Młyński Staw in Poznań St. Nicolas church – Uzarzewo Wooden church in Węglewo The vicinity of Trzemeszno Baroque church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Trzemeszno

Wydartowo – the building of a former blacksmith’s workshop

Moraczewo - wooden windmills Cathedral in Gniezno

Cover photo: Cathedral in Gniezno and the monument of Bolesław Chrobry

The Piast Bicycle Trail is one of the most popular

tourist routes in Poland and pride of Wielkopolska.

This picturesque trail running across fields and over

the hills of Gniezno Lake District will help you learn

about the history of the Polish State from its very

beginnings. You can visit the Museum of Hunting in

Uzarzewo, Lednica Fields - a place of famous

religious meetings of the young, Ostrów Lednicki –

the ruins of the first Polish rulers’ pallatium, Gniezno

– the cathedral with Gniezno Doors and silver relic

coffin of St. Adalbert, a beautiful basilica in

Trzemeszno, and finally, landscape parks, nature

reserves, and a view tower in Izdby.

Distance: 104 km

Level of difficulty: easy, with beaten paths and unfrequented

roads

Marking: uniformly black according to the PTTK

standard

Start: Poznań, at the junction of Jan Paweł II and

Arch. Baraniak streets.

Finish: Izdby


Poznań

Uzarzewo

“Dębiniec Lake” Nature Reserve

Promno Landscape Park

– the trail begins at the south-west edge of Malta ra-

cing lake. A ski slope and toboggan run called „Malta-Ski” open

all the year round, a mini-golf course and a bicycle rental service.

The Wolności Mound located near the ski slope. In the vicinity of

the ski slope you can find a mountain bike obstacle course and a

zoo (the biggest one in Poland in terms of area) south of the lake.

“Maltanka,” a narrow-gauge railway for children.

– a village on the northern bank of the Cybina

river with a nearby Lake Uzarzewskie. St Nicholas church with

Prussian walls dating back to 1749. It has hall architecture

interior, Baroque decorations, a masonry chapel with a crypt of

the founders – the Żychliński family, and a wooden tower from

1869. Inside the eclectic palace dating back to the second half of ththe 19 century there is a Museum of Natural Environment and

Hunting, opened in 1977, with a rich collection of hunting

trophies from all over the world. The palace is situated in the late th19 century landscape park designed by Augustyn Denizot.

– about 1.3 km

north of the trail. It protects boggy areas, reed beds and mixed

forest around the lake. Numerous waterfowls.

– established in 1993, it

encompasses over 2,000 hectares of postglacial land, with

moraine hills, mixed forests and a few lakes. The park comprises

several nature reserves. An abundance of rare plants, typical for

boggy areas.

“Drążynek Lake” Nature Reserve

Pobiedziska

Węglewo

Moraczewo

Dziekanowice

– it protects a lake

surrounded by a forest with an adjacent peat bog. Interesting

dragonflies, rare varieties of orchids in the forest.

– the name (from Russian pabieda – victory) is

connected with the legendary victory of King Kazimierz the Re-

storer over Masław in a battle fought there. The town was plun-

dered by Teutonic Knights in 1331. The town was often visited

by King Władysław Jagiełło. At the eastern frontage of the four-

sided market square there is an early Gothic St Michael’s church th thwith a wooden roof dating back to the 13 and 14 century,. In

the interior of the church, late Gothic furnishings and interesting

epitaphs. In the church walls there are mysterious holes which,

according to a legend, were drilled with fingers as penance for

sins. In fact, they are effects of fireworks lit at Easter.

– the birthplace of Józef Kostrzewski (1885-1969),

a renowned archeologist and Poznań University lecturer, a re-

searcher of Biskupin. In the town, a wooden church from 1818

with Gothic furnishings.

– a well-preserved stronghold proving that th ththere were two settlements here – in the 8 and 10 century

th(destroyed during the invasion of Brzetysław in 1038). Two 18

century wooden windmills on the other side of the road.

– old wooden structures from various parts of

Wielkoolska were brought to the Wielkopolska Ethnographic Park

created here in 1976. An eclectic St Martin’s church dating back

thto 1865 with 19 century furnishings. About 2 km north-west to

the trail there is the Museum of the First Piasts at Lednica

(a ferry to Ostrów Lednicki): remains of a palatium – residence of

Prince Mieszko I and King Bolesław I the Brave.

– it used to be one of Poland's most important

strongholds of the Piasts (the first royal dynasty). Otto III, German

Emperor, visited Gniezno while on a pilgrimage in the year 1000.

The town witnessed the coronation of Bolesław the Brave and

Przemysł II. The Romanesque cathedral with St Adalbert’s relic

in a silver coffin, Romanesque Gniezno Doors, many historic

chapels, epitaphs, sculptures. It is definitely the most interesting

building of historical significance.

– It is believed that St Adalbert was the founder

of St Benedict’s monastery in this town. Historical facts, however,

prove that the complex, which from the very beginning was

a property of St Norbert’s monastery, was established by a Polish thking Bolesław Krzywousty in the first half of the 12 century.

Nowadays there are only fragments of walls which remained

after the original Romanesque and late Gothic temple. At present

you can visit here a magnificent, three-nave, Baroque church of

the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was built on

the plan of a cross. The interior of the church reveals many

architectural and artistic points of interest. Trzemeszno is also the

birthplace of Jan Kiliński (1760-1819). He was a shoemaker, but

history presents him as one of the main figures of the Kościuszko

Insurrection. Jan Kiliński’s monument can be found in the square

which took its name after him – Jan Kiliński Square.

Gniezno

Trzemeszno

Accommodation

Poznań Poviat

Farm Tourism „Podkowa” Marcin Stołowski

Zielińska 42, 62-006 Gruszczyn

Tel. +48 61 817 46 93

School Youth Hostel "Sarenka"

ul. Poznańska 50 , 62-006 Kobylnica

Tel. +48 61 815 00 02

Rest and Recreation Centre PP "Hemag"

Tuczno, 62-007 Biskupice

Tel. +48 61 815 65 85

Leisure Centre "Wrzos" in Stęszewko

62-010 Stęszewko

Tel. +48 61 815 64 91

Farm Tourism Nawrot Jacek

ul. Główna 24, 62-007 Biskupice

Tel. +48 61 815 50 45

Farm Tourism Maria and Włodzimierz Kędziora

Promno 26, 62-010 Pobiedziska

Tel. +48 61 815 34 03

Farm Tourism Andrzej Marciniak

Nowa Górka 3, 32-010 Pobiedziska

"Liljówka" Stable

ul. Jeździecka 3, 62-010 Pobiedziska

Tel. +48 61 815 60 00

110km

One HundredLakes Bicycle Trail

„Dom Na Przedlesiu” Adela and Andrzej Krawcowie

Przedlesie 16, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 95 748 17 28

„Dom Na Wzgórzu” Jolanta and Jarosław Matalewscy

Słodowy Młyn 1, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 602 698 025

„Dom Nad Jeziorem” Renata and Janusz Mirkowie

ul. Nadjeziorna 15, 64-426 Łowyń

Tel. +48 95 748 19 96; Tel. +48 507 834 204

„U Sołtysa” Danuta and Eugeniusz Nawroccy

Zatom Stary 2, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 95 748 25 17

„Romex”


Tel. +48 61 292 03 10

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ISBN 978-83-61454-66-3

Poznań 2011

Designed in 1999, the One Hundred Lakes Bicycle

Trail is one of the oldest bike routes in

Wielkopolska. The trail offers breathtaking views

and leads you towards Międzychód-Sieraków Lake

District, one of the most popular holiday

destinations in this part of the country. The trail is

linked to the international cycle trail “R-1” (Calais –

Saint Petersburg).

Distance: 110 km

Level of difficulty: mostly roads without much traffic; several

sandy sections

Marking: according to the PTTK standard (black trail)



Finish: Międzychód


Kiekrz

Sobota

Pamiątkowo

Baborówko

Szamotuły

- until recently a village, now a district of the city of Poznań,

a popular summer resort. A late Baroque St Michael’s church from ththe second half of the 18 century. Numerous marinas, leisure

centers and lake beaches.

- a late Gothic church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin th thMary dating to the early 16 century, with a late 18 century Baro-

que façade.

- an important gardening centre with apple or-

chards. A lake beach and a campsite on the eastern bank of the

tunnel-valley of Lake Pamiątkowskie.

- a neo-Renaissance palace dating back to the late th19 century, now a horse-riding guest house.

- a former castle of the Szamotulski family from the th thsecond half of the 15 century, rebuilt at the beginning of the 16

century by the Górka family. The Gothic shape was restored in th th1976-89. A museum with castle furnishings dating to the 16 /18

century, a rich collection of icons. A museum with an ethnographic thcollection is situated in one of the late-18 century outbuildings. thThe so-called Halszka Tower from the 16 century, named after

Halszka of Ostróg, the wife of Poznań Province Governor Łukasz thGórka, imprisoned there by the cruel husband. In the nearby 19

century granary you can see an archeological exhibition with objects

from the Yamal-Europe Gas Pipeline building sites.

Ostroróg

Zajączkowo

Łężeczki

Chrzypsko Wielkie

Sieraków Landscape Park

- the birthplace of Jan Ostroróg (approx. 1436-1501),

Poznań Province governor, a political writer and the author of a

book entitled “On the Organization of the Polish Republic.” A late

Gothic church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary from ththe first half of the 15 century, altered into a Baroque style in the

thsecond half of the 18 century.

- a late Baroque manor house dating back to the thlate 18 century, which most probably replaced the former defensi-

ve settlement, situated on a peninsula by Lake Zajączkowskie. It was threbuilt at the beginning of the 20 century and converted into a

leisure centre of the Poznań Department of Education in the 1980s.

th - farm buildings from the second half of the 19 century thand a manor house dating back to the early 20 century. A pano-

ramic viewpoint marked in 1994 on a postglacial hill by the road to

Pniewy.

- A late Gothic St Adalbert’s church from ththe early 17 century, with a wooden ceiling and furnishings dating

th thback to the 17 and 18 century. The nearby lake under the same

name as the village.

- created in 1991 to protect the

postglacial landscape of the eastern part of the Międzychód-

Sieraków Lake District. Numerous moraines, dunes, lakes, river

valleys, and interesting forest. North to the Warta River you will

mostly find sand dunes in the Noteć pine forest, and if you travel

south – a considerably varied area with deep gully lakes, beech and

mixed forests. Interesting nature reserves.

Sieraków

Chalin

Kamionna

Międzychód

- a holiday resort, popular not only with Wielkopolska

tourists. A late Renaissance church of the Immaculate Conception of ththe Blessed Virgin Mary from the first half of the 17 century at Poz-

nańska street. A wing of the former castle of the Opaliński family, threbuilt as a museum in 1995, at Zamkowa street. Five 17 century

sarcophaguses with the remains of members of the family were

brought here from a post-Bernardinian church. A little further east

you can find a stallion stable (“Stado Ogierów”) with a well thequipped coach house surrounded by a 19 century landscape park

with interesting trees.

th- a former manor house dating back to the mid 19

century, converted into the Environmental Education Centre in

1995, with an interesting nature exhibition, a big conference room

and guest rooms. A landscape park around the house, offering three

educational paths.

th -a Gothic, late-15 century church of the Nativity of

the Blessed Virgin Mary, with a single nave and a tower-shaped

belfry. An interesting, three-level, ornamental gable on the east side.

- east to the market square there is a St John the thBaptist’s church from the late 16 century, originally late Gothic,

th thaltered in the 18 /19 century. In the church wall there is an inte-

resting brick which presents a mask or a face. Across the street there

is a pump which supplies water containing large quantities of sulfide

and smelling in a characteristic way. A small Regional Museum at 17

Stycznia street. A late Classical post-evangelical church of the Imma-thculate Heart of Mary dating to the first half of the 19 century in

Lipowiec street. Międzychód is an excellent starting point for all

those who want to explore the Międzychód-Sieraków lake district

and the Noteć Forest.

The view on Lake Chrzypsko from the view point in Łężeczki

A forest path in the vicinity of Ostroróg Church in Sieraków The crypt in the Opaliński castle Castle of the Opaliński family - Sieraków Lake Lutomskie Pump - Międzychód At the Town Lake in Międzychód

Cover photo: Panoramic viewpoint in Łężeczki

- the mushroom-shaped monument

Accomodation

Szamotuły Poviat

Miedzychód Poviat

Joanna i Hubert Jarmuż – „Świat Zwierząt”

Witoldzin 17, 64-514 Pamiątkowo

Tel. +48 61 291 44 63

Krystyna Święcicka – „Pałac Baborówko”

Baborówko, ul. Parkowa 1, 64-500 Szamotuły

Tel. +48 61 291 40 27

Farm Tourism Katarzyna Przybylak

Śmiłowo 10, 64-500 Szamotuły

Tel. +48 61 292 39 92

„Mira” Mirosława and Zdzisław Małeccy

ul.Polna 5, 64-412 Chrzypsko Wielkie

Tel. +48 61 295 11 66

„U Baby Jagi” Waldemar Panas

Łężeczki 41, 64-412 Chrzypsko Wielkie

tel : 691 055 345

„Chata Zbójców” Czesław Kołek


Tel. +48 61 295 30 56

„Jaś i Marysia” Wojciech Adamczewski


Tel. +48 61 295 21 12

„Zagroda Z Wiatrakiem” Marcin Buliczak

Góra 20d, 64-410 Sieraków

Tel. +48 692 321 700

„Na Morenie” Małgorzata and Wiesław Matalewscy

Okręg Wieleński 3, 64-410 Sieraków – Piaski

Tel. +48 61 295 29 76; +48 604 437 243

„U Braci Bengsch” Leszek and Jarosław Bengsch

Radgoszcz 56, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 95 748 68 27, +48 608 402 312

„Grzesiakówka” Krystyna and Mirosław Grzesiakowie

ul. Muchocińska 7, 64-400 Międzychód

Tel. +48 95 748 32 00; +48 602 287 898



200km

Piła Poviat

Złotów Poviat

Gościniec Rębajło (Inn)

ul. Kossaka 195, Piła

Tel. +48 67 212 36 65

Guest Rooms Józef Burdziak

ul. Tucholska 57, Piła

Tel. +48 67 212 48 19

School Youth Hostel „Staszicówka”

ul. Okrzei 4, Piła

Tel. +48 67 213 25 83

Farm Tourism Stanisław Małachowski

Nadarzyce 1, 64-915 Jastrowie

Tel. +48 67 266 12 77

Farm Tourism Alicja and Ryszard Tarnowscy

Nadarzyce 65, 64-915 Jastrowie

Tel. +48 693 442 978

Farm Tourism Irena and Stanisław Siedleccy

Sypniewo, 64-915 Jastrowie

Tel. +48 67 266 11 17; +48 601 395 198

Farm Tourism Irena Król

Brzeźnica 89, 64-915 Jastrowie

Tel. +48 67 266 34 14; +48 602 12 48 99

Farm Tourism Danuta and Grzegorz Nowak

Chwalimie 11, 64-965 Okonek

Tel. +48 67 266 01 65, +48 604 428 967

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Czarnków

Trzcianka

Piła

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Tel. +48 67 255 22 06

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Trzcianka, ul. Głowackiego

Tel. +48 67 216 32 07

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Piła, ul. Kwiatowa 6

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110 km


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PiastBicycle Trail

104 km


the western section

122 km










AmberBicycle Route

200 km








ISBN 978-83-61454-66-3

Poznań 2011

The trail leads from the capital of Wielkopolska to

Okonek, the northernmost commune in the Province.

Despite its considerable length, the route is easy

because you usually travel on roads with little traffic.

Cyclists can expect some occasional sandy sections, the

longest of which is the one between Piła and Plecemin

but it is also one of the most interesting sections in terms

of its natural features.

Distance: 200 km

Level of difficulty: mostly asphalt roads with little traffic, a few

sandy sections; the most difficult section

between Piła and Plecemin

Marking: uniformly green, according to the PTTK

standard



Finish: Okonek, the beginning of a bike and didactic

path in the forest


Kiekrz - until recently a village, now a district of the city of

Poznań, a popular summer resort. A late Baroque St Michael’s thchurch from the second half of the 18 century. Numerous

marinas, leisure centers and lake beaches.

Sobota

Pamiątkowo

Baborówko

Szamotuły

Brączewo

- a late Gothic church of the Nativity of the Blessed th thVirgin Mary dating from the early 16 century, with a late 18

century Baroque facade.

- a big gardening centre with apple orchards.

A lake beach and a campsite on the eastern bank of the tunnel-

valley of Lake Pamiątkowskie.

- a neo-Renaissance palace dating back to the thlate 19 century, now a horse-riding guest house.

- a former castle of the Szamotulski family from ththe second half of the 15 century, altered at the beginning of the

16th century by the Górka family. The Gothic shape was restored

in 1976-89. A museum with castle furnishings dating to the th th16 /18 century, a rich collection of icons. A museum with

thethnographic collection is situated in one of the late 18 century thoutbuildings. The so-called Halszka Tower from the 16 century,

named after Halszka of Ostróg, the wife of Poznań Province

Governor Łukasz Górka, imprisoned there by the cruel husband. In ththe nearby 19 century granary you can see an archeological

exhibition with objects from the Yamal-Europe Gas Pipeline

building sites.

- a village with a nice view to the Noteć Forest. You

can use the bridge over a closed railway line towards the other

bank of the Warta river, where, in Stobnica, you can find Zoology

Department of Poznań University of Life Sciences research station

which breeds endangered species of animals, such as wolves,

Polish ponies, black grouses and capercaillies. An interesting

natural path.

Daniele

Obrzycko

Lubasz

Czarnków

Trzcianka

- a recreation center of the National Forest

Company, with a wooden hut, a place for a bonfire and a car

park in the forest. “Oak Forest,” an educational path in the

adjacent nature reserve called “Świetlista Dąbrowa.”

- the town has preserved its old arrangement of

buildings with a market square in the shape of a trapezium,

Prussian wall and brick-and-stone historic houses and a Baroque thtown hall from the second half of the 17 century. On the

southern wall of the town hall there is a Renaissance window thframe dating back to the 16 century, brought from Portugal in

ththe mid 19 century.

- a late Baroque church of the Nativity of the Blessed thVirgin Mary from the mid 18 century, with two chapels, two

towers and Rococo furnishings. The Virgin Mary Sanctuary with

a miraculous painting of the Snow Mother of God (Matka Boska th thŚnieżna) from the 16 /17 century. A resort and the LIMOSINUS

beach by the lake.

- town buildings are located between a river and

the edge of the Toruń-Eberswald Valley. A Gothic Mary thMagdalene’s church from the second half of the 16 century

situated in Wolności square. Next to it you can find an eclectic thtown hall dating back to the mid 19 century. The remains of a

ski jump, a toboggan run and an amphitheatre can all be found

in the Staszic Park.

- a neo-Baroque St John the Baptist’s church from ththe early 20 century. A Regional Museum in Żeromskiego

Street. North to the town, there is a leisure center with a beach

and sports facilities by Lake Sarcz, which is beautifully

surrounded by forests.

Piła

Płytnica

Tarnówka

Jastrowie

Podgaje

Okonek

- one of the “greenest” cities in Wielkopolska, surrounded by

vast forests. In accord with the Treaty of Versailles this German town

was returned to Poland in 1945, after fierce battles which destroyed

the valuable Old Town almost completely. A neo-Gothic one-nave thSt Stanisław Kostka’s church from the late 19 century, an originally

evangelical, neo-Baroque, three-nave Holy Family church dating thback to the early 20 century, with a barrel vault and an interesting

portal over the façade; St Antoni Paderewski’s church dating to

1929/30 with the biggest crucifix in Europe, carved from a single

piece of wood (7 meters high). A museum with interesting natural

exhibits At Browarna street two museums: the Local Museum (in ththe 19 century villa, which was a home to Polish Consulate

between wars) and Stanisław Staszic Museum. A big leisure center

with a lake beach by Lake Płotki, 7 km north-east of Piła.

- near the village you can find a railway bridge with

two spans over the Gwda river. The retreating German troops

blew up the bridgehead and seriously damaged the bridge pier.

- post-evangelical church of the Visitation of the thBlessed Virgin Mary from the second half of the 18 century

with a Baroque tower and Baroque furnishings.

- a few kilometers outside the town there are some

picturesque remains of a railway bridge, blown up in 1945.

- one of a few water-power plants on the Gwda

river, built by German engineers before the Second World War.

- a small town on the banks of the Czarna river. A neo-

Romanesque church of Mother of God from Slaves from the mid th19 century with modern furnishings. A view tower on the top of

Tecławska mountain (191 m), about 1km north from the town.

Szamotuły – the Halszka Tower A view on the Warta River in Brączewo A blown up railway viaduct – the vicinity of Jastrowie

Czarnków – buildings in the centre Czarnków – farm tourism Piła – a restaurant on a pleasure boat Czarnków – a bridge over the Noteć River Obrzycko – the Town Hall

Cover photo: A panorama of Obrzycko from the trail

Accomodation

Poznań Poviat

Szamotuły Poviat

Czarnków-Trzcianka Poviat

Farm Tourism Barbara and Maciej Kortus

ul. Kolejowa 7, 62-090 Rokietnica

Tel. +48 61 814 51 65

Farm Tourism Joanna and Hubert Jarmuż

Witoldzin 17, 64-514 Pamiątkowo

Tel. +48 61 291 44 63

Krystyna Święcicka – „Pałac Baborówko” (Baborówko Palace)

Baborówko, ul. Parkowa 1, 64-500 Szamotuły

Tel. +48 61 291 40 27

Farm Tourism Katarzyna Przybylak

Śmiłowo 10, 64-500 Szamotuły

Tel. +48 61 292 39 92

"Żurawia Kuźnia" Rancho Danuta Jeszke

ul. Wyzwolenia 63 Kuźnica Czarnkowska, 64-700 Czarnków

Tel. +48 605 699 671

Farm Tourism "Dębina" Jarosław and Marzena Cieślik

Sarbka 14, 64-730 Czarnków

Tel. +48 603 832 151

Farm Tourism Józef Ściepura

Jędrzejewo – Piaski 40

Tel. +48 602 668 757

Farm Tourism Waldemar Warnke

Gajewo 74

Tel. +48 67 255 83 80

Farm Tourism Janusz Fąferek

Romanowo Dolne-Osuch 6a

Tel. +48 67 255 52 22

"Wojada" Tourist Farm Wojciech Adam Kapela

Straduń 18, 64 - 980 Trzcianka

Tel. +48 67 216 42 21

Farm Tourism "Pensjonat nad Logo" Marek and Beata Burakowscy

Sarcz 7, 64-980 Trzcianka

Tel. +48 602 118 173

Farm Tourism Gaby & Jacek Piechowiak

Przyłęg 5, 64-980 Trzcianka

Tel. +48 67 216 26 77

Nad stawami "U ZYGFRYDA"

Straduń 8, 64-980 Trzcianka

Tel. +48 67 216 28 77



280km

Wiesława Malińska

ul. 23 Stycznia 5a, 63 - 322 Gołuchów

Tel. +48 62 761 72 85; 604 278 847

Farm Tourism „Ranczo-Kajew” Żarnowski Miłosz

Kajew 9, 63-322 Gołuchów

Tel. +48 503 658 476

„Raj” Guest Rooms

ul. Kościuszki 18, 62-800 Kalisz

Tel. +48 791 030 876

Accomodation, Sports Club “Stal”

ul. Kusocińskiego 1, 63-400 Ostrów Wielkopolski

Tel. +48 62 736 00 39

Accomodation, Sebastian Ossowski

ul. Wolności 5, 63-400 Ostrów Wielkopolski

Tel. +48 600 800 216

„Lido” Leisure Centre

ul. Wrocławska 6, 63-421 Przygodzice

Tel. +48 62 734 81 27; +48 609-19 84 26

U Źródeł Baryczy (At the Barycz River Source)

Przygodziczki 8B, 63-421 Przygodzice

Tel. +48 692 44 72 13; +48 607-241-778

Farm Tourism "STEFANÓWKA"

Niedźwiedź 1A, 63-500 Ostrzeszów

Tel. +48 62 732 77 09

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104 km


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122 km










AmberBicycle Route

200 km








ISBN 978-83-61454-66-3

Poznań 2011

The southern section of the Transwielkopolska Bicycle

Route is a logical continuation of its northern

counterpart. The northern track is full of forests and

lakes, whereas the southern route is very different, with

endless fields, valuable monuments and sites of

historical and cultural interest. The route offers also an

opportunity to ride up the highest hills in Wielkopolska.

Distance: 280 km

Level of difficulty: generally easy, mainly with asphalt roads; relatively

difficult sandy sections from Tursko to Gołuchów and

from Antonin to Ostrzeszów, demanding uphill rides to

Żerków, Bałczyna and Kobyla Góra.

Marking: uniformly green, according to the PTTK standards.

Start: Poznań Cycle Junction, at the crossroads of Jan Paweł II

and Arch. Baraniak streets


Tulce

Koszuty

Środa Wielkopolska

- a late Romanesque church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary th thfrom the first half of the 13 century, with a wooden 19 century belfry.

- The Museum of Środa Region in a larch manor house dating back to ththe 18 century.

- a late Gothic, three-nave collegiate church of the thAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the first half of the 15 century.

Between the railway line and the ring road of route 11 you can see overflow areas

of the Średzka Struga river – a protected landscape area with 30 species of water

fowl. A narrow-gauge railway station (the Środa Wielkopolska–Zaniemyśl line).

Winna Góra

Miłosław

Żerków and Czeszewo Landscape Park

Śmiełów

Żerków

Jarocin

Pleszew

- a palace and park complex, one of the estates granted to Ge-

neral Jan Henryk Dąbrowski by Napoleon. A museum dedicated to the memory of

the general. A Baroque St. Michael’s church dating to 1766 with rich furnishings.

A neo-Baroque chapel with a neo-Classical General Dąbrowski’s sarcophagus.

th - a late-Gothic St James’ church from the first half of the 17 century, thexpanded in the early 20 century. A neo-Gothic, former evangelical church from ththe second half of the 19 century turned into the Miłosław Regional Museum.

thA neo-Renaissance 19 century palace of the Mielżyński family surrounded by a th19 century English-style landscape park. In the park you can find the oldest Polish

monument of Juliusz Słowacki (1899). In the nearby pheasantry you can find a thformer hunting castle dating back to the mid 19 century.

- created in 1994. A part of

the Warta river valley with forest nature reserves in the north and a considerably

varied postglacial landscape (called “Żerków Switzerland”) in the south.

th - a classical 18 century palace of the Gorzeński family from the end thof the 18 century, with rich stucco decorations and paintings inside. Since 1975 -

a Museum of Adam Mickiewicz, who visited the place in 1831. In the vicinity you th thcan find a landscape park dating to 18 /19 century, with an alley of old lime

trees and hornbeams, a lapidary collection of sculpture fragments, a monument of

the poet and “Zofia’s garden.”

- an upland tourist resort. A former neo-Baroque evangelical church

dating from 1904, now closed. A Baroque St. Stanislaus church from the first half of ththe 18 century, with rich Baroque furnishings. In the municipal park you can find

the Prevention and Rehabilitation Center with a swimming pool built during the

Nazi occupation.

th th - an arcaded town hall dating back to 18 /19 century, with a Regional thMuseum inside. An early 18 century St Martin’s church, originally with a late

Gothic, and, after alterations, Baroque architecture. A characteristic sundial. A neo-thGothic palace of the Radoliński family from the mid 19 century. In the neighbor-

thhood, a 19 century landscape park with a pond, amphitheater and remains of a

medieval castle. Nearby – ruins of a Gothic church of Holy Spirit from the first half thof the 16 century. Sports Centre with an indoor swimming pool.

- a town located on the Ner river. Pleszew used to be famous for its shoe-

makers. In the middle of the four-sided market square there is a town hall from the th thfirst half of the 19 century. In Kościelny Square you can see a 15 century church

of the Beheading of St John the Baptist. Sports and recreation facilities: a stadium,

amphitheater, campsite and summer swimming pool on the outskirts of the town.

- a sanctuary of the Holy Mother of God in a late Baroque St Andrew’s thchurch from the second half of the 19 century. A basilica with three naves, a

square-shaped tower, classical furnishings. It is a destination of pilgrimages: a

miraculous painting of the Mother of God from Tursko, a colored woodcut from ththe second half of the 18 century, made by a folk artist.

th

th

th- the Prussian wall St Florian’s church dating back to the mid 18 century,

with a wooden tower topped with a Baroque helmet.

th th

- a wooden All Saints church from the second half of the 18th century

with a shingled roof. At the local cemetery – a tall, wooden crucifix with scenes of

the Passion, and a sculpture depicting Adam and Eve by Paweł Bryliński, a famous

folk sculptor.

th - a classical palace of the Lipski family dating back to the late 18

century, thoroughly renovated. Rich stucco decorations and impressive paintings in

the interior.

Tursko

Gołuchów

Jedlec

Kalisz

Droszew

Lewków

- a dendrological park – the biggest arboretum in Poland and the

largest landscape park in Wielkopolska with a Renaissance castle from the mid 16

century, rebuilt in the second half of the 19 century by Izabela Dzialyńska nee

Czartoryska in the style of castles on the Loire. South to the village – Gołuchów Lake

with a beach, leisure center, campsite and sailing marina. A little farther in the

forest – the biggest erratic block in Wielkopolska.

- regarded as the oldest Polish city since the name “Kalisia” was discovered

in the 2nd century writings of scientist Claudius Ptolemy. Originally a merchants’

settlement on the Amber Road; under the rule of the Piast Dynasty, Kalisz was one

of the biggest strongholds, it was granted city rights in 1257. Before the Second

World War the town was under strong Protestant and Jewish influence. Commer-

cial growth of the city took place in the 15 and 16 centuries. The creation of the

Duchy of Warsaw boosted another period of development, hindered only by a

complete destruction of the city by the Prussian troops in 1914. The biggest

attractions: the Main Market Square with a town hall, St Joseph’s sanctuary, St

Nicholas’s cathedral, Wojciech Bogusławski Theater, “Dorotka” tower with remains

of defensive walls, the oldest municipal park in Poland, monastery complexes:

Franciscan and Jesuit (the latter one with the biggest illusionist polychrome in

Europe) and an ancient cemetery located behind the former tollbooth.

Ostrów Wielkopolski

Trzcieliny

Antonin

Ostrzeszów

Parzynów

Kobyla Góra

Pólko

Siemianice

- a Prussian wall post-evangelical church of the

Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Poland from the second half of the 18th century and

with a neo-Romanesque tower dating back to the mid 19th century. Baroque

furnishings with interesting two-level balconies. South-east of the church you can

find a monumental, neo-Romanesque St Stanislaus’s parish church from the early th20 century with interesting furnishings, since 1922 it has been a counter

cathedral of the Kalisz Diocese. Other places worth visiting: an old parish cemetery, tha former synagogue building from the mid 19 century, “Komeda” – a modern

cinema, and “Piaski-Szczygliczka” - a leisure park.

- Trzcielin - one of the biggest ponds in the “Dolina Baryczy” (Barycz

Valley) Landscape Park created in 1996 to protect fish ponds, boggy meadows and

forests.

- a wooden classical hunting lodge from the first half of the 19th

century. Original three-floor interior and the roof supported on a column-shaped

chimney. Chopin’s music parlor designed to commemorate the musician’s visit to

Antonin – frequent concerts, also connected with cycling tours!

- places worth visiting: a tall tower and a part of Medieval thdefensive walls, 14 century parish church of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

thMary, a Baroque post-Bernardine monastery dating from the 17 century, a thwooden St Nicholas’ church from the mid-18 century, and a town hall dating

back to 1840. An interesting Regional Museum.

th - a wooden St Nicholas’ church from the second half of the 19

century with Renaissance furnishings.

- the highest peak of Wielkopolska (284 m), the “Wielkopolska

Cross” erected in 1999 to celebrate the millennium, made of metal and painted

blue, 20 m high.

- an impressive wooden church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary thcalled “Na Pólku”, dating from the early 18 century

- a neo-Romanesque church of St Giles the Abbot from the second thhalf of the 19 century, with a crypt of the Szembek family. In the landscape park

there is a palace housing the Forest Research Institute of Poznań University of Life

Sciences.

A ferry on the Warta River Dębno - a neo-Gothic church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Radolińscy Palace in Jarocin The Town Hall – a market in Ostrów Wielkopolski

The remains of the former castle – so called „Skarbczyk” in Jarocin

A symbol of the Amber Road – a bridge over the Prosna River in Kalisz

The phesantry – Miłosław A narrow-gauge engine in Środa Wielkopolska

Cover photo: Relaxation in the vicinity of Żerków

Accomodation

Środa Poviat

Września Poviat

Jarocin Poviat

Pleszew Poviat

Farm Tourism Jawita Jarosław Tromski

Czarne Piątkowo 26, 63-013 Szlachcin

Tel. +48 61 287 10 41; +48 606 49 67 66

Gościniec „DARZ BÓR” (Inn)

Bugaj, 62-320 Miłosław

Tel. +48 500 20 65 00

Farm Tourism “u Leny”

Czeszewo ul. Leśna 65, 62-320 Miłosław

Tel. +48 61 438 45 63; +48 665 811 504

Farm Tourism Mieczysław Katona

Gąsiorów 1, 63-210 Żerków

Tel. +48 607 192 952

Farm Tourism „Żerniki” Irena and Ludwik Mazurek

Żerniki 24, 63-210 Żerków

Tel. +48 62 740 76 40

Farm Tourism Alicja Wojtczak

Lubinia Mała 41, 63-210 Żerków

Tel. +48 62 740 74 03

Farm Tourism Grażyna Żukrowska

ul. 700-lecia 6, 63-210 Żerków

Tel. +48 62 740 32 40

Farm Tourism Dorotaand Zenon Ciesielscy

ul. Poznańska 7 Mieszków, 63-200 Jarocin

Tel. +48 62 749 32 40; +48 695 647 032

Farm Tourism „Flircik” Barbara Antczak-Bogielczyk

Kadziak 37, 63-200 Jarocin

Tel. +48 62 749 41 33

Farm Tourism Stajnia "Astra" Adam Ferdynand

ul. Radliniecka 12 Mieszków, 63-200 Jarocin

Tel. +48 62 749 32 4, +48 691 168 966

Marianna Kuczkowska

Nowa Wieś - Folusz 3, 63-300 Pleszew

Tel. +48 62 742 58 62

"Zagroda pod szczupakiem" Jadwiga Sołtysiak

Nowa Wieś - Folusz 5, 63-300 Pleszew

Tel. +48 62 742 00 34

Maria Kempińska

ul. M. Dabrowskiej 7, 63 - 322 Gołuchów

Tel. +48 62 761 76 08

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Urszula and Mieczysław Nowaccy „Bajka”

Ludwinowo 10, 63-830 Pępowo

Tel. +48 65 573 62 33

Stanisław Nowicki "Czeluścin 27”

Czeluścin 27, 63 - 830 Pępowo

Tel. +48 65 574 15 05; +48 601 530 694

Pensjonat „Absolwent” (Boarding House)

Helsztyńskiego 3, 63-800 Gostyń

Tel. +48 65 572 20 60

Zajazd „Pod Wiwatem” (Inn)

Krajewice 105, 63-800 Gostyń

Tel. +48 65 572 07 47; +48 693 389 873

Farm Tourism Dorota and Marek Pinkowski

Cichowo 11, 64-007 Lubiń

Tel. +48 65 517 73 03

Bieżyń "Nad Jeziorem", Joanna and Włodzimierz Szajek

Bieżyń 90, 64-007 Lubiń

Tel. +48 65 517 75 87; +48 600 25 54 73

Farm Tourism Wiesława and Tomasz Bąk


Tel. +48 65 517 75 46

Farm Tourism Elżbieta and Józef Sołtysiak


Tel. +48 65 517 72 70

Farm Tourism Krystyna and Sylwester Olejniczak

Łagowo 52, 64-007 Lubiń

Tel. +48 65 517 73 98

Farm Tourism Irena Kraśniewska

Zbęchy 39, 64-007 Lubiń

Tel. +48 65 517 85 26

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The Gentry Bicycle Route is the “most representative” bicycle

route in the Wielkopolska Bicycle Lane System. You can see

numerous manor houses, stud farms, historic churches and

monasteries. You will have an opportunity to visit a unique

open-air museum of film industry or even take a ride in a

draisine or a railcar in a park. We recommend the Honey Trail as

a dessert …

Distance: 245 km (Mosina – Kościan – Leszno - Rawicz –

Gostyń – Krzywiń - Słonin).

Level of difficulty: from smooth asphalt roads to sandy, muddy or

rocky “special sections”

Marking: uniformly green according to the PTTK standard

Start: Mosina, at the junction of the Mosina-Rogalin

and Mosina-Puszczykowo roads.

Finish: Słonin or Zaorle – depending on a chosen alternative

- a major junction of cycle routes to the south of Poznań. An

interesting Town Gallery in a former synagogue building, St Nicholas

church dating back to 1852-54, a mansion erected in the second half of ththe 19 century. During the Springtime of Nations (1848) Mosina acted

as the capital of independent Poland for a few days. A railway station.

- created in 1992,

mostly to protect a unique cultural and agricultural landscape formed in ththe mid-19 century by General Dezydery Chłapowski.

- the National Stud Farm in Racot established in 1928. Nicely threstored classicist palace from the late 18 century, with a conference and

training centre. A late-Baroque church of St Stanislaus Kostka and St thGeorge from the second half of the 18 century.


Mosina

Dezydery Chłapowski Landscape Park

Racot

Kościan

Osieczna

Leszno

Rydzyna

Rawicz

- since the year 1400 it has been the biggest – second only to

Poznań – completely fortified town in Wielkopolska (the trail runs over the

green belt leading along the so-called “channel of relief”, which surrounds

the oldest part of the city – visible remains of medieval walls). We recom-thmend visiting the market square with a late 18 century town hall (a Re-

gional Museum inside), the Gothic parish church of the Assumption thof the Blessed Virgin Mary from the 14 century, the Gothic Holy Spirit

thchurch dating back to the 15 century, and two old windmills.

- a popular holiday resort by Lake Łoniewskie. A post-Refor-

mation monastery complex of the Franciscans: a late Baroque St Valenti-th thne’s church from the 18 century and a Baroque monastery from the 17

century. In the vicinity there is a late-Gothic Holy Trinity church from the th th16 century, rebuilt in the Baroque style. A 15 century palace now

serving as a pediatric rehabilitation hospital. Three wooden windmills.

- an important centre of Protestantism and cloth production.

Recommended attractions: an attractive Baroque and Classical town hall

and interesting churches: a Gothic, catholic St Nicholas’ collegiate (a

former evangelical Holy Cross church), a late Gothic, Catholic St. John the

Baptist church, formerly the Unity of the Brethren church. A former thsynagogue dating back to the 18 century, at present Local Contemporary

Art Gallery. A wide range of recreation centers: “Akwawit” water park, a

stadium with a speedway track, glider airport and a small zoo.

- an impressive Baroque castle raised on the Middle Ages thfoundation by Rafał Leszczyński (its present shape is the result of three 18

century alterations), burnt down in 1945, rebuilt in the 1970s and 80s.

Now it comprises: a hotel, a restaurant, a training center and banquet

rooms. An excellently preserved Baroque arrangement of buildings in the thtown. The Baroque parish church from the mid 18 century.

- a town with a wonderful green area, developed on the belt

along the town's former defensive walls. The park so created is now often

compared to the Kraków Planty. At present it is crossed by a marked

tourist trail. Other recommendations: a Baroque town hall from the mid th18 century with Poland's first lighting rod, now housing the Rawicz

thRegional Museum, St. Andrew Bobola’s parish church from the early 19

century. In Rawicz there is also a top-security prison.

- a breeding farm with thoroughbred English race horses. thA mid 19 century palace erected for the Czarniecki family and

surrounded by a park. An impressive collection of horse-drawn vehicles

and an alley with plaques dedicated to distinguished horses. A so-called

transit gate topped with a bulbous helmet bearing a golden crescent, a

trophy brought from the Battle of Chocim against Turks in 1620.

th - a classicist palace and park complex dating to the late 18

century. A neo-Gothic church dating back to 1899 with coffin portraits and

plaques bearing the coat of arms of the Zakrzewski family. The 15-km,

yellow Honey Trail begins in Pakosław and runs through the most beautiful

apiaries and beehives. An open-air bee-keeping museum is going to be cre-

ated in Ostrobudki. You can buy honey and accessories for its production.

- a Baroque palace and park complex of the Chłapowski family thfrom the 18 century. A Research Station of The Institute for Agricul-

ture, Forestry and the Environment of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

- one of the smallest towns in Wielkopolska (a population of

about 1500). Originally owned by the Benedictines from the nearby town th thof Lubiń. A Gothic St Nicholas’ church from the 15 /16 century.

- a monastic complex founded by the Benedictines in 1070.

Numerous monuments of architecture in various styles, from the

Romanesque period, through the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and thRococo to the modern times. Towers of a Baroque, 18 century church of

the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, visible from a long distance away.

On the adjacent hill there is a stone Romanesque St Leonard’s church from ththe early 13 century with a late-Gothic brick extension at the top.

- a fashionable holiday village by a lake with the same name.

The biggest attraction is the “Soplicowo” open-air film museum, created

in 1999, featuring the props and costumes used in the film entitled Pan

Tadeusz, directed by Andrzej Wajda.

Golejewko

Pakosław

Turew

Krzywiń

Lubiń

Cichowo

Gostyń

Głogówko

Pępowo

Kobylin

Jutrosin

Dubin

- the bourgeois tradition of Gostyń goes back to 1278 – to the

rule of Przemysł II – which is manifested in the well-preserved Medieval

arrangement of buildings. We recommend visiting the late Gothic St thMargaret’s fara church from the 15 century and the Private Museum of

Vintage Cars.

- on Święta Góra (Holy Mountain), where an impressive

monastery of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri is located,

you can visit Mother of Christ with the Child Sanctuary, one of the most

frequented pilgrimage destinations in Wielkopolska. In the main altar of

the church you can admire a painting depicting Mother of Christ with the

Child and a rose, type Hodigitria, dating to 1540. The church is a part of a

monastery complex.

- an estate of Gniezno archbishops since 1136. A village

famous for breeding the Wielkopolski horse. Gothic St Jadwiga’s church thfrom the 15 century with a characteristic tower resembling a fortified

castle. Near the village there is a palace complex of the Mycielski family

dating back to 1780 (currently a private property).

th - a mid 19 century town hall, late-Gothic St Stanislaus’ parish thchurch from the 16 century, a Baroque Bernardinian monastic church of

th ththe Nativity of Our Lord from the 15 /16 century. Inside one of its wings

there is the Museum of Kobylin Region.

- characteristic streets with barns on each side. A neo-thRomanesque St Elisabeth’s church from the early 20 century, with three

characteristic towers and valuable furnishings from southern Poland. A thmarket square with a welcoming mid-19 century town hall. A neo-

thGothic post-evangelical church dating back to the late 19 century,

converted into a gym in 1998 (sic).

- a neo-Romanesque St Nicholas’ church dating from 1936-39, thwith a late-Renaissance 17 century sandstone tomb showing a knight in

armor.

Mother of Christ with the Child Sanctuaryin Głogówko near Gostyń

Pępowo – in front of the Mycielscy Palace The palace in Gębice Mother of Christ with the Child Sanctuaryin Głogówko near Gostyń

Lubiąż – the interior of church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Pępowo – a Gothic St. Ann chuch Dolsk – a view point Racot – tarpan horses breeding

Cover photo: Polish willow trees at the roadin the vicinity of Łagów (Krzywiń Community)

AccomodationPoznań Poviat

Kościan Poviat

Leszno Poviat

Gostyń Poviat

Rawicz Poviat

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Tel. +48 501 362 041



Tel. +48 61 819 21 23

Farm Tourism „ZAŚCIANE K u Ciężkich”


Tel. +48 61 813 77 92

Guest Rooms – Social Welfare Home in Jarogniewice

ul. Poznańska 25, Jarogniewie, 64-020 Czempiń

Tel. +48 61 282 70 27, +48 61 282 70 11

School Youth Hostel at LO (Comprehensive Secondary School) in Kościan

al. Kościuszki 3, 64-000 Kościan

Tel. +48 65 512 04 04

Amazonka Farm Tourism

Racot, ul. Kościańska 42, 64-000 Kościan

Tel. +48 65 513 14 22; +48 693 785 956

"U Janeczki" Ryszard Schulz

Łącko 10, 64 - 113 Osieczna

Tel. +48 65 535 01 70; +48 507 064 302

"Zielona zagroda" Zofia i Jan Grabarczyk

ul. Krzywińska 3, 64-130 Osieczna

Tel. +48 65 535 06 70; +48 693 740 670

Centre for European Integration

Rokosowo, 63-805 Łęka Mała

Tel. +48 65 573 11 56


ul. Spokojna 1A, 63-900 Rawicz

Farm Tourism „Nad Zalewem” Małgorzata Jurdeczka

Sowy, 63-920 Pakosław

Tel. +48 661 409 162

Farm Tourism „U Pszczelarza”

ul Czterdziestolecia 9, Pakosław

Tel. +48 660 45 91 87

Dorota Hudzińska "U Doroty"

ul. Powstańców Wlkp. 31, 63-830 Pępowo

Tel. +48 65 573 62 44

Maria and Andrzej Wachowiak "U Jędrusia"

St. Nadstawek 12, 63-830 Pępowo

Tel. +48 65 573 63 50

Halina Poślednik "U Haliny"

St. Nadstawek 11, 63-830 Pępowo

Tel. +48 65 573 61 78

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