Green Velo

A lesson of history in the beautiful natural surroundings – that’s how we can briefly characterise this excursion. The route begins in the 19th century imperial fortress, then it leads along the Tsar Road among the marshes and picturesquely located towns and villages, where the term ”contact with nature” acquires its real meaning.

The excursion begins at a car park near the seat of the Biebrza National Park, where you can buy entrance tickets to the Park and visit the tourist information point. The Osowiec Fortress is a place worth touring. Then you have to ride south down the Tsar Road leading through the Biebrza National Park. If you become tired on the way, you can rest in the Barwik grove or visit Budy – a village situated close to the trail. Then you pass by Dobarz – a village with an inn.

On the level of the Gugny village, you can leave the route for a while and climb one of the watchtowers from which beautiful views spread out. At the crossroads, you should turn east towards Trzcianne. From Trzcianne, you have to follow the green cycling trail and ride down the hilly road towards Wilamówka village until you arrive at the Tsar Road again; from there, you can return to the seat of the Biebrza National Park. At the crossroads with the national road no. 65, you can go straight 6 km farther in one direction in order to visit Goniądz.

Route:

• Osowiec Fortress (site of the Biebrza National Park, 0 km)
• Dobarz (15 km)
• Gugny (crossroads, 17 km)
• Trzcianne (23 km)
• Wilamówka (32 km)
• Osowiec Fortress (site of the Biebrza National Park, 42 km)

Route options:
You can extend the route by 6 km (in one direction) by riding farther down the Green Velo trail to Goniądz.

Surface:

• Good asphalt roads: 90%
• Sandy forest paths: 10%

Marked route:

• Route marked according to PTTK’s standard of marking tourist cycling trails
• Section: crossroads in the area of the Osowiec Fortress – crossroads in Gugny: cycling trail marked in red, then in green

Tourist attrations on the route:

• The Osowiec Fortress – it is worth taking a longer moment to visit this unconquered fortress from the 19th century, which astounds the viewer with its size and serves as an excellent place to learn the history of the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Tsar Road – built in the 19th century, it was intended to connect the Łomża, Osowiec and Grodno fortresses. Leading through the heart of the Biebrza National Park, the road gives the possibility of real contact with nature.
• Budy – the village in which you can visit Krzysztof Kawenczyński, called the “King of Biebrza”.
• Dobarz – there is an inn with very interesting wooden architecture in the roadside village.
• Trzcianne – when you arrive at this village, don’t forget to visit the historic Church of the Saint Apostles Peter and Paul.