The best traffic-free bike rides around Lake Chądzie

Average forest road, bumpy and sometimes sandy, nothing really special here.

A beautiful forest path in Wdzydze Landscape Park. Wdzydze Landscape Park is the heart of Kashubia, known primarily for the vast Lake Wdzydze, known as the "Kashubian Sea." Surrounding it are pine forests, peat bogs, and smaller lakes, creating an incredibly picturesque landscape. It's an ideal place for cycling – paths lead through forests and over water, and numerous viewpoints offer panoramic views of islands and bays. The park protects rare ecosystems, and encountering a crane or white-tailed eagle is not uncommon. This region combines natural beauty with tranquility, making it ideal for both longer hikes and short, recreational rides.

The observation tower is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 1100 to 1700.

The ecological site Peat bog on Lake Gołuń in Wdzydzki Landscape Park is a valuable protected natural area, an example of a raised peat bog. It is surrounded by picturesque forests and lakes, creating a unique ecosystem with rare plant species such as round-leaved sundew, common marsh or marsh cranberry. It is a great place for nature lovers, where you can observe water birds and enjoy the silence and wildness of the landscape. Cycling and hiking trails lead near the peat bog, so it is worth taking appropriate footwear, especially after rain, when the area may be waterlogged.

The Wda Canal Trail is an interesting alternative to rafting down the Wda River. The section from Borsk to Cegielnia is about 18 km long and is easy. Interestingly, you can paddle the Canal in both directions. You should allocate one day for the kayaking trip. We start below Borsk at the fork of the Wda River and the Wda Canal. The start of the rafting trip is where the canal forks from the Wda oxbow lake. This place is also called the Mountain Bridges. We sail through the village of Żebrowo. After 3.5 km, we reach the kayaking port in Bąk. We enter a forest area. The first fallen trees appear, which are trimmed in places. This makes the rafting easier. At 5.6 km of the trail, there is a marked place where it is possible to carry your canoe across the Wda River (200 m). At the height of the village of Uroży, there are many leaning and fallen trees in the riverbed (8.5 km of the trail). Further on we pass sluices used to irrigate nearby meadows. At 11.5 km we sail under a railway bridge, and 1 km further under a local road bridge. Next to a good descent we have a rest stop. There is a settlement nearby, approx. 650 m to the village of Wojtal. We enter a section away from people and buildings. At 16 km of the trail there is a road bridge, from here approx. 2 km to the settlement of Leśna Huta. After 3 km another bridge - also 2 km to Leśna Huta. Further on we pass settling tanks, cleaning pollutants from wood processing plants in Czarna Woda. At approx. 20 km of the trail there is a rather difficult sluice to overcome. In the kayak you have to lie down. We reach the settlement of Cegielnia. We sail under a destroyed steel footbridge and over Studzieniczna Struga. The trip ends at a wooden bridge behind Cegielnia. https://kajaki.pomorskie.eu/kanal-wdy-latwy/?doing_wp_cron=1730662800.4690411090850830078125

History of the parish The Wiele parish is almost 700 years old. The beginning of Wiele's history, documented in written sources, dates back to 1352. The first mention of the church in Wiele and the parish can be found in the Teutonic location document from 1382. The local parish already belonged to five deaneries. In order: Starogard, Mirachów, Bytów, Tuchola, Czersk. On 1 January 1990, it was incorporated into the Brus deanery, which had existed since 1982. On 1 July 2009, the parish was taken over by Fr. Jan Flisikowski, who had previously served as parish priest of the Borzyszkowy parish.

All roads lead to the Woodshed for Potato Babka!

A nice view point on Lake Wdzydze.