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Trzy Stawy – Murckowski Forest Trail loop from Janów-Nikiszowiec

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Trzy Stawy – Murckowski Forest Trail loop from Janów-Nikiszowiec

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Trzy Stawy – Murckowski Forest Trail loop from Janów-Nikiszowiec

01:13

18.3km

80m

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: June 30, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.91 km for 156 m

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101 m

The unique mining district of NIKISZOWIEC

Highlight • Historical Site

A mining estate located in the south of Katowice, on the Industrial Monuments Route, an industrial tourist route. From January 14, 2011, recognized by ROZ as a Historical Monument. Nikiszowiec also won fourth place in 2011 in the plebiscite of the New 7 Wonders of Poland, organized by the "National Geographic Traveler". The estate was designed by the brothers Zillmann, Georg and Emil. It was established in the years 1908-1919 and 1920-1924. Erected next to the Nikisz shaft, which belonged to the "Giesche" mine (now KWK Wieczorek). The approval for the construction of the estate was given by the County Department on December 17, 1908, with the reservation that the newly built estate was to have full infrastructure; a Catholic church, schools, roads and a sewage system were to be built.
In the area of Nikiszowiec there is also the Wilson Shaft Gallery, the beginnings of which date back to 1826. At that time, there was a mining company, which consisted of two shafts (from 1935 their names were Wilson and Wilson II), Bathhouse, Cechownia, Zakład Przeróbczy , Headquarters and Sorting. There was also one of the stops of the "Balkan" railway, which served in the years 1920-1977 as a free means of passenger and goods transport. Currently, there is an exhibition space for the Wilson Shaft Gallery, established in 1998, which consists of: Mała Galeria, Medium and Large Gallery.
The estate appears in one of the films of K. Kutz's Silesian triptych "Salt of the Black Earth".
antekwpodrozy.pl/223-nikiszowiec
podroze.onet.pl/polska/slaskie/nikiszowiec-w-katowicach-historia-i-zwiedzanie-osiedla-nikiszowiec/nzewhnw
katowice.eu/czas-wolny/turystyka/szlaki-turystyczne/magiczny-nikiszowiec

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435 m

Nikiszowiec Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

It needs some renovation, the tower is badly damaged

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4.39 km

Trzy Stawy

Highlight • Lake

it's great to ride along the side streets, near the airport and then next to the stud farm towards the forests in Giszowiec and there it's close to the Murckowskie forests, I recommend it!!!

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9.77 km

Kłodnica Springs Nature and Landscape Complex

Highlight • Natural Monument

A nature and landscape complex located in the southern part of the city of Katowice (the junction of the following districts: Brynów, Osiedle Paderewskiego-Muchowiec, Giszowiec and Piotrowice-Ochojec), in the Murckowski Forests, at the source of the Kłodnica River.
The clean water of the river in its upper reaches offers the possibility of existence for many rare species of plants and animals. The spring area is overgrown with a riparian forest with a well-preserved tree stand.
dioblina.eu/Zrodla_Klodnicy

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10.4 km