The red trail starts at the Horse Station (SK) "Czekan" in Głodowo. We cross the road and head towards the forest, turning right before it. After the forest, at a sandy crossroads, we turn left. Ahead of us is the panorama of Golina. We ride downhill towards the railway crossing. We cross the tracks and, after 200 meters, turn left onto a gravel road.
We are now in Zamostki. After 200 meters, at a fork, we turn left. The trail begins to wind. After the last house, we turn left, then right, and left again. We pass a chapel. We continue for another 200 meters and before a large telegraph pole, we turn right into the forest. After 500 meters, we reach highway no. 92 and cross to the other side. On the left, a cross is visible, and we turn right onto a field road. After the forest, we turn left. After 1.5 km, we reach a fenced pond. We exit onto the road and after 200 meters, we turn left. We continue on a road through meadows, passing farms. This area is known as Bijatowo or Grądy. We reach an asphalt road, where we turn right.
We now travel on the asphalt road, which soon turns into a sandy path. After 1 km, on the left, we reach SK "Filipowo." After another 0.5 km, the SK of the Active Recreation Center is visible on the right. The trail heads toward the ferry in Sławsk, where it crosses to the other side of the Warta River.
The ferry in Sławsk operates every first Saturday of the month from 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM; on weekdays from 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM; on free Saturdays from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM; and on holidays from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, operational until the first and last ice.
We continue uphill, passing the Church of St. Lawrence and a store. The trail emerges onto a busy road, turning right and heading toward SK "Jancówka." From there, we ride another 100 meters, then turn right onto the dikes. After 2 km, we reach a concrete crossing.
The trail then descends from the dikes and heads toward the village of Osiecza Pierwsza. On the right, we pass a sports field. We cross the Sławsk – Rzgów road, then turn left and immediately right. We pass under the highway, and 500 meters later, we find ourselves on a field road. After 700 meters, we turn right and after 200 meters, we reach the junction of the red trail. We continue straight, passing a gravel pit on the left.
On the Zarzewek – Babia road, we turn right. After 400 meters, we turn left onto a field road heading toward the forest. After the forest, we turn left again. We continue straight, passing the Mushroom Farm in Zarzewo on the left. We exit onto the road and turn right. Before a small pond visible on the right, we turn onto a bridge. We ride for about 200 meters through the forest, then turn left. After 200 meters, we cross the red bicycle trail. We continue on the asphalt road towards Kuchar Kościelnych, where the wooden church of All Saints is visible.
However, before the house with the red roof, we turn right between the buildings. We ride on a field road for 1.5 km toward the forest. Before it, we turn left and onto a field road to the right. We cross a ditch and after 200 meters reach a fork. Ahead of us stands a concrete pole. We choose the right fork. After 500 meters, we turn left and immediately right toward the ruins of a red-brick building. These are the Mądroszek homesteads. After 200 meters, we turn right. After 200 meters, we reach a perpendicular road, where we turn right, and shortly before farm no. 10, we turn left onto a less visible road.
After 400 meters, we turn left and shortly after, right. After approximately 1.2 km, we reach the asphalt road from Modlibogowice to Grabienice. A bridge is visible on the right. Turning left will bring us to SK "Przy Źródełku" in Modlibogowice. We cross the road and continue on a field road for about 600 meters. The road then turns right toward a farm. Before reaching it, we turn behind a cluster of trees onto a less visible road between fields heading toward the forest. Before the forest, we turn left, then after 100 meters, right into the woods.
We continue straight to the so-called "Stawek," where turning left will bring us to SK "Zwierzyniec" or directly to SK "Stara Szkoła."
We now follow the main road. In the forest, before the sandy quarry, we turn left. On the edge of the forest, the buildings of the village of Bobrowo become visible. The road leads us to a junction, where we turn right onto an asphalt road leading to Bobrowo. After 200 meters, we turn left onto a forest road.
For the next 2 km, we continue through the forest until we reach the asphalt road to Łagiewniki. We turn right toward Łagiewniki and continue on the asphalt road for 1.5 km. We then turn left, and after 300 meters, we reach Królików, in the direction of the visible church of St. Michael.
After 1 km, we turn right at a junction and continue on the road toward Dziewin Mały. After two right turns, we reach SK "Madera." We pass an old mill on the left by the Czarna Struga river, and soon enter the forest. After 1.5 km, at the Dziewina Mały farm, we turn left. After 1.5 km, we cross the busy road no. 434. After 200 meters, we turn left at a junction of forest roads. After 300 meters, we turn right (there are some stones and unevenness, so it is best to walk step by step), and after 300 meters, we turn left to reach the forest road called Chocki Trakt. We turn left on this track. We follow the nature-educational trail "Bocian" and after 300 meters, we reach the Królików Lodge. Here we can rest, as there are horse ties and a resting place. Near the "Edmund" oak, information about its namesakes enriches our knowledge of the area.
From here, we continue along the trail toward Królików to reach SK "Madera."
From the lodge, we continue our march on the red trail - Chocki Trakt. We can trot for 3 km on this road. At the forest junction, we turn left onto fire road no. 9. This is the so-called Wencla Dukt. After 1.5 km on a sandy road, we stop at a junction. You can turn right and reach the observation tower on a large forest dune. However, we continue straight ahead and reach the asphalt road leading to Zaguźnica. We continue straight ahead. After 50 meters, at a fork, we choose the road turning left, and after another 50 meters, we turn left again. After 700 meters, we reach a junction with a gazebo – a covered resting place. The red trail turns left. After 800 meters, we enter a bend of the quiet asphalt road from Grodziec to Stara Ciświca. After 200 meters, we leave the road, continuing straight for about 1.3 km, keeping to the main road. We pass the former gamekeeper’s house with a large oak growing next to it. At the perpendicular road, we turn left, cross the Bawół stream, and cross a wide road. On the left, we pass a cross and a place where an old tavern used to stand. Shortly after, on the left, a large barn with three gates is visible. This is a resting place (MP) of the Popieluch family. On the right, we leave a quad track. After 500 meters, we reach a junction where we turn right. After 300 meters, SK "Chrystianowe Rancho" is visible on the left.
The red trail continues to the cross. On the left, we can see the Forest Education Center of the Grodziec Forest District. We cross the asphalt road, and after 500 meters on a dirt road, we enter the curve of the Grodziec – Stare Grądy road. After 1.3 km, the sign indicates the way to SK "Pod Lipą."
The red trail continues along the road, and after 1.5 km, it turns right and follows a beautiful gravel road through the forest. The trail reaches a fork in the road. This place is called Salamina. After 1.2 km, we arrive at a bridge over the Czarna Struga. We cross it. Riding from the Czarna Struga bridge in Zosinki, we reach the edge of the village. At a junction, there is a cross. We leave it on the right and head towards the forest. We leave the stony road and turn right after 300 meters. After 500 meters, we cross the dangerous busy road no. 25. We start on a stony road, then ride through sandy paths in the forest. Beyond the forest, the road turns into a bumpy asphalt road. After 500 meters, we reach the Siąszyce – Rybie highway. From here, the Church of St. Dorothy in Grochowy is visible. We turn right and after 500 meters, turn left onto a field road. After 1.5 km, we cross the Grochowy – Rybie road, and after 800 meters, we turn left at a perpendicular road. After 1.2 km, we reach a cross and turn right. After 500 meters, we arrive at SK "Pod Brzozami."
From SK "Pod Brzozami," we head towards the village of Grochowy. After 900 meters, we turn right at the first house. After 2.2 km (the road is unfortunately full of sharp stones, but there are meadows and stubble fields), we turn left. We reach the asphalt road from Dzierzbin to Nowy Świat. We turn left and after 300 meters, we turn right onto a field road. We reach the road to Wróblin. On the right, there is a visible bridge over the Powie River. We continue in this direction. After 1.2 km, we arrive at a sharp bend and continue on the asphalt road to a shop. There is a meadow and stakes visible across from the shop. We can tie up the horses here. After 50 meters, we reach a fork in the asphalt roads with a bulletin board in the middle. After 500 meters, we are on a field road. On the left, there is a sand dune that has been partially dismantled. After 2 km, we reach the edge of the forest. We continue straight ahead. After a concrete fence, we turn onto a path leading into the forest.
After 1.5 km, we reach highway no. 72. Ahead of us is a house with number 33. We proceed carefully for 100 meters, then cross the road to the other side, following the visible gravel road. After 200 meters, we arrive at "SK Kania" and SK "Markiewicz."
From SK "Kania," we head right. After 200 meters, we enter the forest. After 300 meters, at a fork, we turn left. After 400 meters, at a perpendicular road, we turn right. After 300 meters, we are in front of ponds. We cross the road and ride between the ponds. After descending from the dike, we reach a fork in the road. The left road leads to the Grzymiszew Forestry. The right road leads to the village of Grzymiszew. We continue straight. After 1 km, at a clear junction, we continue straight. After another 1 km, we reach the village of Grzymiszew and enter the asphalt road. Ahead of us is a mighty oak, and on the right are the former buildings of the manor. We turn onto Kwiatowa Street and then onto Nowa Street. On the left is the school. We continue straight to the Grzymiszew – Głogowa highway.
On this road, we turn left and travel along the shoulder for 400 meters. At the chapel, we turn right onto a field road heading towards the forests. We travel for about 1 km and then make a sharp left turn.
At the second junction, we turn right and after 200 meters, we turn left at another junction. After 1.5 km, we reach a solitary pine tree with a small chapel at the clearing. We reach the junction of forest roads. We continue straight, and after 1 km, we stop in front of a metal cross and the fire station in Ruda. From here, the trail continues towards Tarnowa along a field road straight ahead.
Turning right onto the asphalt road, after 1 km, we can reach the Hunting Lodge of the "Sokół" Hunting Club from Tuliszków. From the cross, we continue along the field road toward the village of Tarnawa. After 500 meters, we reach a junction where we continue straight ahead. We cross another junction straight ahead. After 300 meters, we cross the Ruda – Głogowa highway.
We reach Tarnawski Młyn on the Felicjanów – Głogowa road. We turn left. After 1 km on the busy road – unfortunately, there is a bit of a shoulder, but we need to be cautious. A field road turns right to MP at Mrs. Lesicka’s, then further to the "Jaśmin" and "Malwa" Agritourism Farms (GA) and to MP at Mr. Michałowski’s. The red trail turns right here. After 1.7 km, we can reach the "Malwa" Agritourism Farm, and after another 700 meters, we reach MP "Czeremcha". To the right, the "Jaśmin" Agritourism Farm is visible. We continue straight. After 300 meters, there is again an opportunity to reach MP "Czeremcha".
After 500 meters, at a clear intersection with a stone, we continue straight. At the forest road junction, we turn right. After 800 meters, we pass a solitary farm.
Soon, we reach the village gate of Grabowiec. There is a crossroads and a chapel, where we turn left at a 90° angle (on the right is a house from 1925 with a faded inscription on the gable: “Here lives the enemy of the Polish people, who feeds the mice with grain” – an authentic relic from the collectivization period). We ride along the edge of the forest to the next cross, where we turn right. After almost 2 km, we arrive at the buildings of the village of Budki.
On the right, there is a peach orchard. We continue straight. After 400 meters, another road turns to the right, but we go straight. Only in the forest, at a sandy junction, do we turn right. After 20 meters, we choose the road turning to the right. Soon, we exit the forest. We are on a hill where we can see the panorama of the village of Kiszewy and the Pokrzywka valley, with the chimneys of the Konin power plant in the distance. After 1.2 km, we reach a gravel road, and before house number 54, we turn left. After 600 meters, we cross highway no. 72 Turek – Konin. We enter a field road leading to the western part of the village of Kolonia Kiszewy. If we wish, we can turn right at the first road towards the Pokrzywka stream and meadows, and follow the road along the stream. If we choose the other route, after 1.5 km, past the last farm, we turn right into the forest. Then, along the forest edge. Soon, we reach the bend of the Dryja – Lisiec Wielki road. From here, we can turn right to reach MP "Bicz" at Mr. Wojnarowski's. However, 50 meters earlier, the red trail turns left onto a field road. After 600 meters, we turn right onto a forest road. On the right, we pass a sawmill. We exit onto a bend in the field road. We continue straight. After 200 meters, at a fork, we turn left. Then, we continue straight despite further forks. After 500 meters, at the crossroads of field roads, where there is a blue chapel on a tree, we turn right towards the visible village of Zgoda. After 1.5 km, passing through the village of Zgoda, we reach the perpendicular Lisiec Wielki – Tuliszków highway.
We cross the bridge over the Powie River and continue right towards Lisiec Wielki. At house number 36, we turn left onto a field road. After 500 meters, we cross a field junction. From here, the church tower of St. John the Baptist in Lisiec Wielki is clearly visible. After 500 meters, we reach a solitary farm. We bypass it and after 2.5 km, we arrive at a field road before the forest, leading from Tomaszew to Kazimierów.
We turn right onto it. After 1 km, we pass a farm where under a magnificent oak tree, we can always rest and water the horse.
At the fork in the road, we choose the left branch, and after 200 meters, we turn left again before the forest.
The road leads to the forest edge, and at the perpendicular road, we turn left. After 200 meters, we turn right towards the buildings of the village of Główiew. After 600 meters, we turn right, then left, and enter the asphalt road, where we turn left at an angle. We cross road no. 25 and travel along the shoulder towards Święcie. After 800 meters, after crossing the stream, we turn right, then left, and once more right. We ride along the forest edge for 1 km. At the next road, we turn right into the forest and immediately left. After 500 meters, we pass a solitary farm on the right. This is the hamlet of Żurawina. Immediately, we turn left and cross the Modlibogowice – Stare Miasto road. We ride along the edge of the forest. To the right, after 300 meters, we can reach SK "Trójka". The red trail continues straight, and after 200 meters, it enters the Trójka – Konatki road. Here, we turn right.
After 500 meters, we reach an intersection with a bus stop and the red bicycle trail. We turn left and after 600 meters, turn right at an angle. After 1.4 km, before the road in Zarzewek, we turn right. After 500 meters, we reach an intersection on a gravel road. On the right, there are deep holes from sand extraction. This is the junction of the red trail, which completes its 118 km route.
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A film about the horse trail in the Konin County