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Poland
Silesian Voivodeship
Żory
Żory

Gichta Pond – Garbocz Ponds loop from Żory

Routes
Poland
Silesian Voivodeship
Żory
Żory

Gichta Pond – Garbocz Ponds loop from Żory

Moderate

17

riders

Gichta Pond – Garbocz Ponds loop from Żory

03:19

56.1km

310m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 20, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 265 m

After 55.9 km for 256 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.75 km

Gichta Tower of the Former Waleska Ironworks in Palowice

Highlight • Monument

A few kilometers north of the center of Żory, in the forest, by the Gichta pond, there is a brick hoist tower operating here in the first half of the …

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2

2.87 km

Gichta Pond

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A charming pond in the Palowice Lakeland.

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3

3.00 km

Lake Gichta

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Beautiful place, definitely worth stopping here for a moment.

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3.32 km

Garbocz

Lake

5

4.03 km

Garbocz Ponds

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The areas between Żory and Orzesze are among the most picturesque in Upper Silesia. The luminous forests hide the blue eyes of the ponds, arranged in ancient centuries by the …

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13.4 km

Czarny Las

Forest

7

29.8 km

Lake Rybnickie

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Lake Rybnickie always reminds me of nature and the pollution that is right next to it....

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32.6 km

Lake Rybnik

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32.8 km

Lake Rybnickie

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Lake Rybnickie (Zbiornik Rybnicki, Zalew Rybnicki) – a reservoir created by damming the Ruda River waters with a dam in Rybnik Stodoły.

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34.1 km

Zbiornik Orzepowicki

Lake

36.8 km

Ruda Las

Forest

12

39.0 km

Paruszowiec Pond

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The pond is located near the brine graduation tower, a very nice place with a small pier and an island covered with trees in the middle of the pond.

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56.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.1 km

11.9 km

5.10 km

4.88 km

1.92 km

188 m

Surfaces

24.2 km

10.2 km

9.80 km

5.67 km

5.62 km

458 m

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Friday 22 May

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