Top 20 Natural Monuments around gmina Hajnówka

I don't know how this "Source of Power" works on people, but the horseflies and mosquitoes bite here definitely harder than normal.

The Royal Oak Trail in the Stara Białowieża forest is a picturesque educational trail leading through the former settlement, where archaeological research indicates the original Białowieża was founded. A wooden footbridge winds through ancient oak trees named after Polish and Lithuanian kings, creating a unique blend of history and nature.

An old, picturesque tree. From the Przybudki side you have to drive 200 meters on gravel.

You can bring your bike in for an additional fee.

The European Bison Show Reserve is located on the Hajnówka–Białowieża road, approx. 3 km before Białowieża. On an area of approx. 27 ha, in conditions close to natural, all species of hoofed mammals living in the Białowieża Forest and large predators are presented. Anyone who, while traversing the trails of the Białowieża Forest, was not lucky enough to see a bison, can see one in the Reserve. A group of European bison is presented there, consisting of an adult male, several female bisons and their offspring. Elks, deer, roe deer and wild boars live in separate enclosures. Another attraction is the possibility of seeing a wolf and a lynx. The Reserve also exhibits a group of tarpan-type horses and zubrons - crossbreeds (hybrids) of European bison with domestic cattle. Practical information: The European Bison Show Reserve is entered through an educational pavilion. The building offers an interactive educational room and temporary exhibitions free of charge - the approximate time of the visit is about 30 minutes. A walk around the area where the animal enclosures are located takes about 1 hour. NOTE: Dogs and other animals are not allowed in the Bison Show Reserve, except for assistance dogs, in accordance with the Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Disabled Persons. You can ride a bike in the reserve, but for an additional fee. bpn.com.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=648&Itemid=290

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 bioenergotherapist 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 now forgotten legend says 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-pust.pl/pearls-forest/miejsce-mocy

The Royal Oak Trail is an educational trail located in the Stara Białowieża forest. The habit of the oaks and their clustered arrangement along the trail also indicates human intervention. The relatively short, approximately 32-meter-tall trees are nearly 10 meters shorter than the oaks that have always grown in a dense stand. This means they were planted by human hands as park trees near a manor house that once stood here. One legend says they were planted at the behest of King Sigismund the Old. A wooden footbridge leads along the trail, equipped with plaques describing the oaks, named after Polish and Lithuanian rulers who ruled the forest. Walking the trail offers the opportunity not only to experience nature but also to deepen your historical knowledge. The author and initiator of this project was Jacek Wysmułek, a forester from the Białowieża Forest District. Back in 1976, he proposed protecting the entire area and creating a historical educational trail. The footbridge is wheelchair-accessible and features additional Braille signs. A road connecting Białowieża with Narewka runs parallel to the footbridge. This road leads to the Siemianówka Reservoir. Approximately 1.5 km north of this site (in section 281 - yellow tourist trail) lie the remains of the foundations of another hunting castle, likely built by the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Gediminas. The Royal Oak Trail is leased to a separate private company responsible for maintaining the trail and maintaining the cleanliness of the grounds. The company charges an admission fee. e-puszcza.pl/pearls-forest/szlak-debow-krolewskich-perelka-puszczy

A spring in the Białowieża Forest, located 3 km from Hajnówka on the Hajnówka-Białowieża route, considered miraculous by the Orthodox Church. Krynoczka (a spring, a source), was formerly known as the Miednoje forest, from the name of a stream flowing nearby. It is a place of annual pilgrimage for the feast of the Holy Trinity. Nearby stands a wooden church, built in 1846, dedicated to the Holy Brothers Maccabees, belonging to the parish of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God in Dubiny. By the well (currently located under a shelter), a small wooden chapel was built in 1848 from donations from local believers. According to legends cultivated by the Orthodox, the cult of the holy spring in the Miednoje forest was known in the 13th century and was associated with the existence of a small monastery there, founded by monks fleeing the Tatar invasion. Another legend tells of a miraculous revelation of the icon of the Mother of God on a nearby tree. The cult of the spring, documented in the 19th century, was only local, and the Holy Liturgies in the local chapel were held only on the day of the commemoration of the Brothers Maccabees and on the feast of the Exaltation of the Lord's Cross. Since 1894, the third day of liturgical celebrations has been the second day of the Holy Trinity. Krynoczka was also known to monks from the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, who, on pilgrimage to the monastery in Wirów and to the monastery in Leśna, stopped there to pray with the local residents. Pilgrims visiting Krynoczka traditionally wipe the sick place with a handkerchief moistened in its water, and then leave it on the fence behind the well, thus symbolically getting rid of the disease. The place is included in the travel plan in the tab - Recommended trips, weekend in Podlasie. https://jadenapodlasie.pl/oferty/krynoczka-swieta-krynoczka-zrodlo-w-pusty-bialowieskiej