Easy hikes and walks around Budry

The Węgorzewski Canal is a picturesque section of the Masurian waterway network, connecting Lake Mamry with the port in Węgorzewo. Less than a kilometer long, it runs alongside the Węgorapa River, and its banks create a pleasant place for walking and cycling thanks to a modernized pedestrian and bicycle path. It's a peaceful place where you can observe waterfowl and beavers, and in summer, relax at the nearby Mamry municipal beach.

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This short but historic hike takes you to a dark place from the past: the so-called Himmler Bunker near Pozezdrze in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Hidden deep in the forest lie the remains of a well-camouflaged SS command bunker – built as part of the Third Reich's Eastern Front strategies. Today, only concrete rubble, thick walls, and sunken cellars remain as evidence of the Nazi state's power architecture. The bunker complex served Heinrich Himmler, the Reichsführer of the SS, as a retreat and command post during World War II. Together with the nearby Wolf's Lair (Hitler's headquarters), it was part of the military power center in the East.

A beautifully situated 920-meter-long canal connects the Węgorzewo marina with Lake Mamry. Yachts and Masurian Shipping vessels ply the canal. The canal was built to shorten the stretch of water connecting Lake Mamry with the Węgorzewo port. The winding Węgorapa River was too difficult to navigate (officially, swimming is prohibited on the section that bypasses the canal). A pedestrian and bicycle path runs along the canal, a favorite strolling spot for residents and tourists, offering opportunities to admire the natural scenery and the sights of ships and yachts passing through. Nature is truly alive near the canal and on the island – beavers feed and birds gather. A Natura 2000 protected area is located nearby. You can see grey herons, red-necked grebes, bitterns, mergansers, cranes, and kites nearby. https://mazury24.eu/atrakcje-turystyczne/kanal-wegorzewski,342

Himmler's bunker, 21.4 m long, 19.3 m wide and 8.4 m high, had two 80 cm wide entrances that were previously closed with steel doors. Despite the impressive external dimensions, the interior was cramped due to the bunker's meter-thick walls and ceiling. In 1943, when the German troops on the Eastern Front withdrew, Himmler ordered the scorched earth policy from the Hochwald.

This is a short section from the forest Nature Trail which goes around that Bunker System through the forest.👋

This is a very old path through a heath area. A little bit difficult to walk because the ground is wet; swamp like. Beatyfull view along that path! 😍👋

The former field command post Hochwald is about 20 km as the crow flies from the former Hitler bunker Wolfsschanze. Access to the main bunker space can be reached via several routes or is also signposted. On the main square with Himmler's bunker, you can already see a number of trails; but would advise you to be very careful when exploring! There is also a beautiful forest and several lakes attached. Furthermore, the bunker ruins are also on the well-known E11 hiking trail 🤠👋