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Adofińskie Ponds – Oświęcim Castle loop from Rajsko

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Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Oświęcim

gmina Oświęcim

Adofińskie Ponds – Oświęcim Castle loop from Rajsko

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Adofińskie Ponds – Oświęcim Castle loop from Rajsko

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29.3km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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7.15 km

Bicycle Rest Area with Repair Station

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8.41 km

Bridge Over the Vistula in Broszkowice

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Bridge over the Vistula in Broszkowice

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8.75 km

Wayside Shrine

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A very well-kept chapel with a statue of the Virgin Mary, renovated in 1999.

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8.99 km

Hi, my feelings about this route are mixed. Driving along the embankment has its advantages: there's a paved road, some gravel, but also windy. It's constantly windy, and there's plenty of room to let loose because it's open. As you continue towards Krakow, the road becomes monotonous, and the wind is annoying. It's an attraction, but only for one time.

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19.1 km

Adofińskie Ponds

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Surface:
Natural, dirt-and-gravel path running along embankments and dikes. In places, it can be muddy or overgrown with grass after rainfall. Gravel / MTB / trekking tires will work best.

Number and names of reservoirs: Officially, it is a complex of 9 ponds (Krzemieńczyk Duży, Adam Duży, Średni, Górny, Zimowy, Letni, Malinowski, and the Kościelecki I and II, divided by a dike). In the terrain, considering small hydrological cutoffs, up to 10 can be counted.

Nature and protection:
Natura 2000 protected area (Dolina Dolnej Soły) and a natural-landscape complex. Breeding ground for rare birds, including the white-winged tern. Beautiful views of the water surfaces and reed beds can be seen from the dikes.

Route connection:
The complex borders the Soła river embankments to the west and smoothly transitions into the Grojeckie Ponds area to the south. It offers an excellent, car-free connection between the southern districts of Oświęcim and Zaborze and Grojec.

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22.4 km

Łęg Kamieniec

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24.1 km

Oświęcim Castle

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Castle in Oświęcim - a building erected in the Middle Ages on the top of a hill, on the right bank of the Soła river in Oświęcim.
The castle consists of an early gothic bergfried tower built at the end of the 13th century and a two-storey, basement building erected on a rectangular plan (old castle wing from the beginning of the 16th century) and a link from 1929–1931 built on the site of older buildings. A significant part of the fortifications was taken by the river - which changed its course for centuries.
On the castle hill there are remains of defensive walls and bastions. The royal castle was located in the second half of the 16th century in the Silesian poviat of the Kraków voivodeship. There are two tunnels under the castle: the older one (built before 1914) and the other one drilled by the Germans (1940–1944). This tunnel served as an air-raid shelter.
The first mentions of the Oświęcim castellany come from the period when it was incorporated into the Duchy of Opole (1177–1179). The reconstruction and fortification of the castle are attributed to the son of Mieszko Plątonogi, Prince Kazimierz. This is evidenced by archaeological discoveries near the tower confirming the existence of a brick structure on the castle hill in the first half of the 13th century.
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamek_w_O%C5%9Bwi%C4%99cimiu
malopolska.szlaki.pttk.pl/1568-pttk-malopolska-zamek-w-oswiecimiu

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