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Tourist
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Several tourist trails were created in the
Białowieża Forest region. They were prepared
mainly for pedestrians, yet they are also
perfect for bikes. The routes lead by gravel
sideroads or asphalt roads of light traffic.
Usually, they are forest roads in the Białowieża
Forest and its neighbourhood. Silence, forest
aroma and fresh pristine air are the most
precious values of this region. If you want to
experience it - we welcome you and all lovers of
walks and bike escapades. |
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Hajnówka
- Białowieża
(marked green, 25km)
The track runs
across the Władysław Szafer Landscape Reserve, which protects the
forest flora and fauna and burial mounds dating back to 10-11th
centuries. Halfway, the track crosses Hajnówka- Białowieża road,
next to the Zwierzyniec Settlement. Farther, the track leads to the
Bison Show Reserve, where one can see animals living in the forest.
Białowieża is the final stop. |
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Hajnówka
- Narewka
„The route of
partisans’ fights”
(marked red, 22km)
Hajnówka - a
district town, cultural centre and excellent base place for
excursions along the Białowieża Primeval Forest is the beginning of
the track. The route runs through the „Lipiny” wildlife reserve
created with the aim of the preservation of the unique sessile oak
occurrence in the forest area, and through the mysterious „Szczekotowo"
nature reserve, where there are Old-Slavic burial mounds of the
10-11th centuries. There is an interesting object on the track,
which is a little orthodox chapel with wonderful spring, the place
well known as „Krynoczka". In 1999, the temple celebrated 150 years
of its existence. Going farther along the Lipiński Tract the road
reaches Świnoroje village, where there is a camping site and the
educational path „Pod Dębami” („Under The Oaks”). The track ends in
Narewka. |
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Hajnówka
- Orzeszkowo - Hajnówka
(marked blue,
31km)
„Along
Traces of January Insurrection Track”
The track has a
character of a tourist ringway. It runs along the edges of the
forest to Orzeszkowo village, where there is the monument of the
insurgents executed in 1863, as well as the cross from World War II
times put by inhabitants in thanks for the rescue of the village
from combustion. Farther the track goes deep into forest backwoods,
leading to the „Car Dębu” („Tsar Oak"). The tree is considered as
one of the biggest trees in the forest and even though it has been
withered for a dozen years it is still standing, guarding the forest.
Going East we will run across a narrow-gauged railway. From there
the track drives to Hajnówka, passing by the „Głęboki Kąt” („Deep
Corner”) nature reserve - formed to protect spruce forest of a
boreal character. The track ends in Hajnówka. |
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Białowieża
- Topiło
(marked yellow, 19km)
The track
runs along main forest ways via nature reserves: „Podcerkwa", „Berezowo",
„Olszanka Myśliszcze", „Michnówka". They protect places of existence
of day butterflies and burnets. The track ends in the forest
settlement Topiło, where there is a final stop of a narrow-gauged
railway. Around the ponds situated there, an educational path „Leśne
Osobliwości” (“Forest Curiosities”) has been traced out. |
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Białowieża
- Czerlonka Osada - Zwierzyniec
(marked blue, 17km)
It begins by the unique architectural monument -
a wooden railway station of Białowieża Towarowa (the Tsar’s
Restaurant is located in it). It drives to the Forest Education
Centre „Jagiellońskie” via villages: Podolany I and Podolany II.
Farther along Jagiellońska Road to Czerlonka, and from there to the
Zwierzyniec Settlement. |
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Białowieża -
„National Memories
Places”
(marked red, 14km)
It begins in Białowieża, runs not far from the
historic wooden Białowieża Towarowa railway station (the Tsar’s
Restaurant is located in it), reaching the Forest Education Centre
“Jagiellońskie" situated in the forest. Then it returns to
Białowieża via villages: Podolany I and Podolany II. The track
partly covers the educational path “Krajobrazy Puszczy” (“Forest
Landscape"). |
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Białowieża
- Siemianówka
(marked blue,
41km)
The track
drives through the Pogorzelce village, where the wooden architecture
of Podlasie settlements was preserved. Then it runs through Stara
Białowieża (the Old Białowieża) range (SzlakDębów Królewskich (the
King's Oaks Track), Gruszki, Babia Góra (viewing tower) and ends in
the Siemianówka village. In Siemianówka one can admire samples of
wooden architecture and the St. John Victorious orthodox church from
the 18th century. An interesting fact to be mentioned is that this
village is located under the wather level of Siemianówka Bay and is
protected from flood by a dam. |
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Białowieża - Narewka
(marked yellow, 21km)
The route runs via Pogorzelce village and the Old Białowieża
wilderness, where there is Szlak Dębów Królewskich (the King's Oaks
Track) – an educational path of several hundreds meters. Farther
along the Narewkowska Road the track leads to Narewka. |
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Masiewo - Kosy Most - "Wolf
Path"
(marked green, 16
km)
The track is
located in the Białowieża National Park area. It begins in the range
named Kosy Most (the Slanting Bridge), where a viewing tower has
been built, mainly for the purpose of birds observation in the
Narewka valley. Farther, it leads to the “Wilczy Szlak” (the “Wolf
Path”) range, from which this route takes its name. Running across
forest paths, the track goes to the Capercaille Range (Uroczysko
Głuszec). The route ends in Masiewo, on so called Masiewska Glade. |
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Masiewo -
Wood Grouse Range - Masiewo
(marked red, 6,5 km)
This is a roundabout track round the former “Capercaille” Range
(Uroczysko „Głuszec") included in 1996 to the Białowieża National
Park. There are high peat bogs and many species of protected plants
(e.g. club-moss cyprine) there. Partly it covers the Wolf Track. |
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„The
Power Place”
(marked black, 5,5 km)
It is an Old-Slavic place of worship. There is a mysterious
concentration of trees, (deformed spruces, oaks, pear-trees
hawthorns) and a stone circle. Water diviners, who have surveyed
this place, discovered a high level of so called positive radiation
there. |
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„Tsar’s
Tropina”
(marked black, 4 km)
An old hunting route; joining a viewing tower on Kosy Most (the
Slanting Bridge) with the blue route Białowieża - Siemianówka. On
the track numerous foot-bridges and a viewing point over Narewka
river were built. |
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Orthodox Churches
Track
(marked yellow, 164
km)
It leads through:
Białystok - Dojlidy - Halickie - Zwierki - Pasynki - Zabłudów -
Ostrówki - Pawły - Ryboły -most na rzece Narew - Ploski - Knorozy -
Chraboły - Rajsk - Haćki - Hryniewicze Duże -Bielsk Podlaski -
Parcewo - Orla - Szczyty - Czyże - Nowoberezowo - Hajnówka - Dubiny
- Wasilkowo - Łosinka - Chrabostówka - Naew - IwankiRohozy -
Trześcianka - Folwarki Tylwickie - Topolany - Hieronimowo -
Michałowo.
The track invites You to visit the world of the orthodox culture of
the North Podlasie region with its wooden orthodox churches, chapels
and votive crosses. Following the track, one have the chance to
admire the sacred temples in Bielsk Podlaski built in different
styles and different periods of time; the Orthodox Church of the
Holy Trinity well known in Poland and abroad and numerous orthodox
churches in the villages:
Ploski - a historic column chapel constructed in 1863, called
“the lighthouse of the dead”;
Chraboły - the Głowkowo Range is worth seeing here. According to the
legend the icon of the Mother of God appeared there;
Haćki – one can see the well preserved fortress dating back to the
early Middle Ages, by the natives called the “castle”;
Orla – there is the Jewish synagogue and cemetery (kirkut) in this
village, as well as a wooden orthodox church on a cement foundation;
Szczyty Nowotwory – to see: a wooden manor house of A.
Wiewiórkowski dating back to the mid 19th century and the “Hrabniak”
range, where there is a cemetery with stone tombs of the 10th and
11th centuries. |
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Tsar’s Track „Carski Hostineć"
(about 35 km)
It leads through:
Studziwody - Bielsk Podlaski - Widowo - Użyki - Łoknica -
Podrzeczany - Czyże - Osówka - Kojły - Nowe Berezowo - Czyżyki -
Hajnówka.
It’s even recommended to leave the main track and visit the
picturesque villages, such as Szczyty, Lady, Hrabniak cemetery (situated
in the midway between Czyże and Zbucz villages), fortress Okopy (well
seen from the road Bielsk Podlaski - Hajnówka).
Tsar’s Track used to be a road chosen by Russian tsars, princes and
aristocrats to travel to Białowieża through Bielsk Podlaski. |
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