route: Ślesin - Leśnictwo - Ignacewo - Pogorzele - Smólniki - Bylew - Stary Licheń - Kępa - Wąsosze - Półwiosek Stary - Ślesin| Length: 31,0 km Estimated time: 2,00 h Marking: black TRAIL ADMINISTRATOR:
Ślesin Commune ul. Kleczewska 15 62-561 Ślesin phone +48 63 270 40 11 wew. 231 www.slesin.pl promocja@slesin.pl |
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Trail Description:
0.0 km
Ślesin. The trail starts at the town square near the Holy Family monument. We then ride along Plac Wolności Street heading east until we reach Napoleon Street. We pass under the Napoleon Gate, heading toward the bridge. After 700 meters, we reach a small pine forest where there is a monument commemorating the Poles murdered in 1939. The trail continues east, passing the village of Półwiosek Lubstowski.
2.8 km
In Tokary, we cross a bridge over the discharge canal of the cooling system of the Konin power plants. After the buildings, we turn left onto a dirt road. After 300 meters, we arrive at the Polish-German reconciliation monument located in a forest. We return to the main road to continue the trail.
3.5 km
We ride along the highway between the forest edge. We reach the forestry office. We continue straight through the intersection with the local road.
7.8 km
We arrive at Ignacew. At the intersection, we turn right. In the village of Pogorzele, we turn left. Ahead, an open view opens up toward the south. On the left side, there is a spoil heap.
9.6 km
We turn right and, after about 500 meters, turn left. We continue straight.
11.5 km
We reach the forest and turn left. On the right side, there is a large pine forest. After about 500 meters, we turn right and reach the village of Pogoń Gosławicka. We ride along the edge of the village.
13.4 km
After the village, we cross the railway tracks and head up an asphalt road. We pass a chapel, and at a small hill, a wide panoramic view opens up over the Grójecka Valley. We reach another forest and pass intersections with forest roads.
16.7 km
Just after the forest, we reach the main road and turn right. The first buildings of Stary Licheń appear ahead. In the distance, we can see the Basilica. Riding along Cardinal St. Wyszyński Street, we observe the tower of St. Dorothy’s Church.
18.1 km
We are in the center of Stary Licheń. The trail turns left at the junction. We ride along the walls of the Marian Sanctuary. At the roundabout, we turn left toward Konin. On the left, we pass the Fire Station building, and on the right, a chapel containing a Romanesque cross. We turn right onto Gosławicka Street.
19.5 km
The buildings become more scattered. We ride along the road beside Lake Licheńskie.
22.3 km
After the discharge canal of the small cooling system, which empties into Lake Licheńskie, the road becomes winding. We pass intersections with dirt roads, always continuing along the asphalt road.
23.4 km
Kępa. We reach the main road. The trail continues straight north. In the distance, on the right, the Basilica is visible, and on the left, the long Lake Wąsosko-Mikorzyńskie.
26.3 km
We continue straight through Wąsosze. At the edge of the village, we reach the parish church. At the road junction, we continue straight along the lake, passing a cemetery and a large oak tree.
27.5 km
At the next junction, the trail turns left, and then right. We are in Półwiosek Stary. We continue straight toward Różopole.
29.5 km
We pass a small pine forest. At the edge of the forest, there is a monument commemorating a Jewish cemetery. After 100 meters, at the intersection, we continue straight. We reach Road No. 263, turn left toward Ślesin, and ride along the initial part of the trail.
31.0 km
Ślesin. Parking near the Napoleon Gate – the end of the trail.