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Białowieża Gravel Roads – Place of Power loop from Bialowieza
RoutesBike touring routes & trailsPolandPodlaskie VoivodeshipHajnówkagmina gmina Białowieża
Białowieża Gravel Roads – Place of Power loop from Bialowieza
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Białowieża Gravel Roads – Place of Power loop from Bialowieza
01:40
21.0km
80m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 23, 2026
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 17.8 km for 274 m
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1.16 km
Siberian Deportations Memorial in Białowieża
Highlight • Monument
2
6.69 km
Białowieża Gravel Roads
Highlight • Trail
In total, almost 10 km of straight gravel abyss
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12.0 km
Place of Power
Highlight • Natural Monument
Places of Power are places with a very large concentration of positive charges, which have a beneficial effect on the body. For humans, it is felt as a form of subtle vibration. Sensitive people, subjected to its effects, are full of vigour, rest faster and feel greater contact with nature. The place of power in branch 495 was discovered by accident in January 1993 by three people from Białowieża: Sergiusz Tarasiewicz, Borys Rusko, Piotr Bajko, who were looking for a small monument commemorating the death of a worker repairing the nearby Hajnówka-Białowieża railway line. It was destroyed by the Germans in 1944. The discoverers were enchanted by the positive feelings they experienced there.
In the spring of 1994, the area was examined by the famous dowser and geomancer Leszek Matela. He classified the find as a so-called Place of Power. The radiation recorded here is significantly increased in relation to the surroundings.
In September 1994, the dowser and bioenergy therapist Andrzej Ciupek confirmed the results of earlier studies. He classified the area as a place with a stronger effect than Jasna Góra, which he had previously examined, as well as its Orthodox counterpart, Święta Góra Grabarka.
It is believed that it was a place of pagan worship, as evidenced by the cleverly arranged stone circle. A legend forgotten today has it that in prehistory there was a hidden place in the Forest, where initiated people gathered to use their power and the power of stones to stop enemies approaching settlements hidden in the Forest.
The glade is located in the Białowieża Forest District, in section 495. It is about 0.5 km from Białowieża. A trail of about 4 km leads to the place of power. There is a parking lot here and railway tracks unused by trains. During the tourist season, handcars run on them.
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In the spring of 1994, the area was examined by the famous dowser and geomancer Leszek Matela. He classified the find as a so-called Place of Power. The radiation recorded here is significantly increased in relation to the surroundings.
In September 1994, the dowser and bioenergy therapist Andrzej Ciupek confirmed the results of earlier studies. He classified the area as a place with a stronger effect than Jasna Góra, which he had previously examined, as well as its Orthodox counterpart, Święta Góra Grabarka.
It is believed that it was a place of pagan worship, as evidenced by the cleverly arranged stone circle. A legend forgotten today has it that in prehistory there was a hidden place in the Forest, where initiated people gathered to use their power and the power of stones to stop enemies approaching settlements hidden in the Forest.
The glade is located in the Białowieża Forest District, in section 495. It is about 0.5 km from Białowieża. A trail of about 4 km leads to the place of power. There is a parking lot here and railway tracks unused by trains. During the tourist season, handcars run on them.
e-pusta.pl/pearls-forest/miejsce-mocy
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18.0 km
Obelisk in the Palace Park
Highlight • Monument
Obelisk commemorating the hunt of King August III Saxon in 1752. This is the oldest monument in Białowieża, where hunting trophies are described.
Many modern authors refer to this hunt as "heinous carnage."
And here is a brief description of it quoted from the "Encyclopaedia of Białowieża Forest":
" .... the forest service drove the animals to the corridor and when individual animals, seeing the open space in front of them, sped up their runs, they fell from the shots of the king and his wife Maria Józefa, sitting comfortably in the gazebo. Rifle guns were fired, which was a novelty at that time. an accurate shot was accompanied by the sounds of fanfare. The guests invited to this hunt were not allowed to shoot, they were only allowed to watch and loudly express their admiration for the reflexes of the royal couple. she pulled out only when an animal appeared at the mouth of the corridor. Thus, without any effort - as reported by an eyewitness - she killed 20 bison alone. The result of this strange "hunt" was as follows: 42 bison, 13 elk and 2 roe deer. 14 cents and 50 pounds, the heaviest moose - 9 cents and 75 pounds...."
Impressive, isn't it?
" .... After the end of the hunt ceremony, all the slaughtered game was distributed among the local peasants.
The amount of game shot, the weight of the heaviest pieces and the names of the noble, "conscious" participants of the bloody spectacle, it was decided to immortalize for all time on an obelisk made of white sandstone."
encyklopedia.pusz-bialowieska.eu
Many modern authors refer to this hunt as "heinous carnage."
And here is a brief description of it quoted from the "Encyclopaedia of Białowieża Forest":
" .... the forest service drove the animals to the corridor and when individual animals, seeing the open space in front of them, sped up their runs, they fell from the shots of the king and his wife Maria Józefa, sitting comfortably in the gazebo. Rifle guns were fired, which was a novelty at that time. an accurate shot was accompanied by the sounds of fanfare. The guests invited to this hunt were not allowed to shoot, they were only allowed to watch and loudly express their admiration for the reflexes of the royal couple. she pulled out only when an animal appeared at the mouth of the corridor. Thus, without any effort - as reported by an eyewitness - she killed 20 bison alone. The result of this strange "hunt" was as follows: 42 bison, 13 elk and 2 roe deer. 14 cents and 50 pounds, the heaviest moose - 9 cents and 75 pounds...."
Impressive, isn't it?
" .... After the end of the hunt ceremony, all the slaughtered game was distributed among the local peasants.
The amount of game shot, the weight of the heaviest pieces and the names of the noble, "conscious" participants of the bloody spectacle, it was decided to immortalize for all time on an obelisk made of white sandstone."
encyklopedia.pusz-bialowieska.eu
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18.1 km
Wooden covered bridge over the Narewka River
Highlight • Bridge
A very interesting, beautiful, wooden covered bridge over the Narewka River, leading to the famous Palace Park, with beautiful views of the river.
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18.4 km
Białowieża Palace Station Pavilion
Highlight • Monument
Białowieża Palace - currently closed final railway station located in the center of Białowieża. The railway station was built within 4 months of 1897 for the needs of the residence of the tsars of Russia - the palace in Białowieża - erected by order of Tsar Alexander III in 1894. The tsar and his family traveled by train for hunting, which was prepared for weeks or even months earlier. Before his arrival, the entire station was decorated, he was greeted by the whole entourage. After the destruction of the wooden pavilions from the end of the 19th century during World War II, a station building in the late modernist style was built in their place in the 1970s, which was destroyed after being abandoned after 1994. The route to Hajnówka was used for over 100 years until the line was closed on December 31, 1993 due to unprofitability of transport. In the years 2014-2015, the construction of a new wooden pavilion referring to the railway station from the end of the 19th century was carried out. Due to the terrain limitations, the reconstructed building is not an exact copy of the old one (it was shortened and reversed; the original station faced the park and the palace).
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18.9 km
Jagierów Carskich House (1904)
Highlight • Historical Site
The historic House of the Tsar Jagiers from 1904, next to the entrance to the Palace Park. The building is known for its impressive stork's nest on the roof, regularly visited by birds for several decades.
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18.9 km
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
Highlight • Religious Site
According to local records, as early as the 17th century, there was a small Orthodox church in Białowieża, which was burned down along with the village during the plague of 1710. Records locate the church on Browska Road. The only surviving relic of it is said to be a bell from 1661, located in the cemetery chapel. Unfortunately, there is no confirmation of this information in known written sources. Initially, the Białowieża residents were assigned to the parish church in Shereshevo, which received funds and privileges from Ivan Abramovich as early as 1517. After the construction of the church in Suchopol in 1680 and the establishment of the Suchopol parish, they transferred to it. In 1704, the Białowieża manor received the right to collate and present the Suchopol priests from King Augustus II. Białowieża's affiliation with the Suchopol parish is confirmed by visitations from 1748, 1757, and 1769. In 1757, it had 733 faithful, including 83 from Białowieża. In 1769, the parish had 251 families – 23 from Białowieża (56 people were recorded as having gone to confession). Around 1782, the church in Suchopol burned down. Because the chapel built in its place could not accommodate all the parishioners, construction of a new church began. Construction work lasted seven years. In 1799, Białowieża, with 30 families, was still part of the Suchopol parish, although it had already had its own church for several years. The Białowieżaites may have been assigned to the Suchopol parish as late as 1800, but the 1801 visit does not mention them. The Orthodox church in Białowieża was built in 1793. The church's foundation deed was issued on May 2, 1797, by the Chief Treasurer, Major Jan Szczepanowski.
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21.0 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
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12.1 km
5.89 km
1.98 km
1.06 km
Surfaces
12.1 km
8.68 km
123 m
104 m
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