Forest Shrine – Very nice roads for cycling. loop from Olkusz
Forest Shrine – Very nice roads for cycling. loop from Olkusz
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Forest Shrine – Very nice roads for cycling. loop from Olkusz
01:51
26.5km
170m
Cycling
Moderate bike 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: June 18, 2026
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Your route passes through protected areas
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Park Krajobrazowy Dolinki Krakowskie
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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5.75 km
Sztoła Valley
Highlight • Gorge
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6.57 km
Wooden Shelter
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15.1 km
Charming bend of the Sztoła River
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Known for its exceptionally clean waters, the place where trout is caught. The river has its springs between the town of Żurada and Podlesie (a district of the city of Bukowno).
Sztoła starts its course from a hill covered with beech and flows towards the town of Bukowno, passing the area of the former military unit and the abandoned settlements of Polis and Podpolis on its way.
The Sztoła river theoretically reaches the backwater and the "Leśny Dwór" reservoir in Bukowno, but in practice it dries up about 1 km from the reservoir. The further watercourse is supplied from the Baba River, which is in fact 100% supplied with mine waters from the Pomorzany mine in Olkusz, hence the unique purity of the waters. For centuries, the river has formed its picturesque valley by carving gorges and bends that can be admired throughout the course of the river. Sztoła flows all the time surrounded by forests (at the source of beech forests, further pine forests) until it flows into the waters of the Biała Przemsza River in the settlement of Ryszka in Sławków, where the no longer operating water intake station from Sztoła, which supplied water to Sosnowiec and its vicinity, is located. Water abstraction was discontinued in 2005 due to the increased level of lead in the river related to the activities of the nearby zinc and lead mine.
Many animals (including elk, roe deer, wild boar) and 170 species of plants, more than in the Pieniny National Park, can be found in the forests surrounding the river.
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15.1 km
Rest Shelter
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16.9 km
Sztola Beach
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19.3 km
Forest Shrine
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23.3 km
Very nice roads for cycling.
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24.5 km
No sand.
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26.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
12.3 km
7.65 km
4.40 km
1.23 km
949 m
Surfaces
11.0 km
7.70 km
7.56 km
195 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (400 m)
Lowest point (290 m)
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Thursday 16 July
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15°C
17 %
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