Vistula River – Old Vistula Riverbed loop from Oświęcim
Vistula River – Old Vistula Riverbed loop from Oświęcim
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Vistula River – Old Vistula Riverbed loop from Oświęcim
02:26
62.2km
100m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 23, 2026
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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 0 m for 209 m
After 62.0 km for 209 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.26 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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2.45 km
Soła Boulevards and Oświęcim Castle
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3.00 km
Łęg Błonie
Nature Reserve
6.03 km
Vistula Cycling Route WTR Oświęcim–Miętków
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There is a view of the Vistula River from the route.
We liked the stage from Oświęcim the most - the first-class surface on the Vistula embankment is a recipe for the success of this route. On both sides of the embankment, my eyes were filled with vigorous green, and my nose was dizzy with the scent of blooming trees and flowers. The area around the route is a kingdom of nature due to the limited human interference in the floodplain.
In the meadows we searched for pheasants absorbed in courtship, hares flashed in the fields, and we accidentally scared a herd of deer out of the bushes. Sometimes the route rubbed against the forest wall, other times it approached small towns, but we still saw the thin thread of the Vistula and the spring nature exploding in its surroundings.
polskapogodzinach.pl/wislana-trasa-rowerowa-oswiecim-krakow
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17.7 km
Vistula River
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23.0 km
Swan Nest in the Wetlands
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50.0 km
Old Vistula Riverbed
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50.2 km
Vistula Cycling Route
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62.2 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
43.0 km
14.2 km
3.42 km
798 m
487 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
60.7 km
1.16 km
129 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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Sunday 30 August
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13°C
31 %
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