Vistula Oxbow Lake – Oświęcim Castle loop from Oświęcim
Vistula Oxbow Lake – Oświęcim Castle loop from Oświęcim
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Vistula Oxbow Lake – Oświęcim Castle loop from Oświęcim
04:13
77.9km
150m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 18, 2026
This route includes a ferry crossing
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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 0 m for 200 m
After 77.7 km for 200 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.27 km
Łęg Błonie
Nature Reserve
13.6 km
Old Vistula Riverbed
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28.6 km
View of Zakole
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35.4 km
Wisła River Ferry Crossing
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35.5 km
Spytkowice Ferry
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Telephone for the ferry in Spytkowice: 608-855-561
powiatwadowicki.pl/aktualnosci/informacja-w-sprawie-przeprawy-promowej-na-rzece-wisla-w-ciagu-drogi-powiatowej-nr-1774k-spytkowice-poreba-zegoty
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47.6 km
Mythology Park
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48.6 km
Zator Castle
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The Original Castle and the Development of the Duchy
Construction of the Castle (circa 1455): Construction began around 1455, when the Duchy of Zator was established following the division of the Duchy of Oświęcim. Wenceslaus became the first duke, obliging his subjects to work on the construction of the residence.
Defensive Character: The original castle had defensive features and served as the seat of the Piast Dukes of Zator. Incorporation into Poland (1564): The Duchy of Zator, along with the fortress, was incorporated into the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. At that time, the castle belonged to the Dunin and Potocki families, among others.
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48.6 km
Church of St. Adalbert and St. George
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In 1836 it was restored by Anna Potocka-Wąsowiczowa née Tyszkiewicz, according to the design of Franciszek Maria Lanci.
In the years 1956–1973 another change of the interior layout.
A building made of stone and brick, gothic, three-nave, oriented. The chancel is closed on three sides, narrower than the nave, and covered with a rib vault. Tower over the western span of the northern aisle. Next to the church, there is the tomb of princess Apolonia Poniatowska, the owner of the Zator estate in the 18th / 19th century.
In the crypt under the church lie the patrons of the temple in Zator, among others Anna Potocka (1779–1867) and her husband, General Stanisław Dunin-Wąsowicz, adjutant of Napoleon I, Maurycy Potocki and Ludwik Potock.
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bci%C3%B3%C5%82_%C5%9Bw._Wojciecha_i_%C5%9Bw._Jerzego_w_Zatorze
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75.7 km
Oświęcim Castle
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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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77.9 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
42.6 km
10.2 km
9.61 km
8.69 km
3.74 km
2.92 km
112 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
58.2 km
7.34 km
6.29 km
4.55 km
1.34 km
< 100 m
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