Covered Picnic Shelter – Góra City Defensive Walls loop from gmina Góra

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Covered Picnic Shelter – Góra City Defensive Walls loop from gmina Góra

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Covered Picnic Shelter – Góra City Defensive Walls loop from gmina Góra

01:35

21.3km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.82 km

Kopka

Peak

3.01 km

Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Benches with tables and a covered shelter.

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13.2 km

Picnic Area with Wildlife Information

Highlight • Rest Area

18.9 km

St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, Góra

Highlight • Religious Site

After the great city fire of 1457, construction began on a brick, three-nave church in the Gothic style. This construction, interrupted by subsequent fires (including one in 1478), lasted until the first half of the 16th century (around 1552). The church was built on a hill, integrated into the city's defensive walls.

Reconstructions after the fires (18th century): The church was repeatedly destroyed. A fire in 1759 (started by Russian troops) caused significant damage. The reconstruction, during which the church gained Baroque domes on the towers and Baroque interior furnishings (which survive to this day), was completed in 1763.

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20.5 km

Głogowska Tower in Góra

Highlight • Monument

It was part of the city fortifications. Built in the 15th century, it served as a defensive tower at the Głogów Gate (hence its name). The inhabitants often used a different name - the jackdaw tower - due to the jackdaws nesting there. It is a 6-storey building. In the lower part, up to a height of 1.5 m, the base is a wall made of erratic boulders. There are also traces of a medieval defensive wall that runs from the Głogów tower to a small watchtower, about 200 steps away. Inside the tower, on the 2nd and 3rd floors, there is an ornament made of glazed heads. A city clock was installed on the sixth floor. Until the mid-18th century, the city guard chimed the hours on the tower by hitting the bell with a hammer. The aforementioned clock was installed in 1765. Numerous arrowslits in the wall of the tower testify to the defensive nature of the building. Under the tower there is a passage made for the convenience of pedestrians, covered with a barrel vault. The tower of the Głogów Gate is a significant architectural element of the city. Occasionally, it serves as a place for exhibitions and exhibitions. After the revitalization carried out in 2017, it serves as a viewing point from January 2018. The tower can be visited every Wednesday and Thursday from 12.00 to 15.00 and on the first and third Saturday and the second and fourth Sunday of each month from 14.00 - 17.00. For organized groups, it is possible to visit at other times, after making an appointment with the Culture Center in Góra.

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20.6 km

Medieval Well in Góra

Highlight • Historical Site

The well was discovered during cleaning works in 2011. It is an object from the 13th century. During the renovation works, a medieval stone ball and a brick from the 18th century were excavated and placed in the wall by the well. The object perfectly relates to the story of a local gravedigger who in the 17th century was supposed to poison all city wells, for which he was sentenced to torture and death at the stake.

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20.8 km

Góra City Defensive Walls

Highlight • Historical Site

The defensive walls are the remains of the medieval city fortifications. Originally it was a wood and earth fortification with a palisade. In the 15th century, this fortification was replaced with a brick and stone wall 2 cubits wide and 12 cubits high. The walls were reinforced with watchtowers. There were four gates to the city: the western one called Głogowska, the eastern one called Poland, and two smaller ones: southern and northern. On the outer side of the walls, there was an additional earth rampart and a moat with bridges. At night, the bridges were raised, and during the day, the crossing was guarded by the townspeople who were obligated to guard duty and properly armed. After 1770, the partial liquidation of the defensive fortifications began. The moat was filled in and the earth embankment was leveled. In their place, gardens leased to the townspeople were created. In 1818 the tower at the Polish gate was pulled down, in 1828 the gate itself, and in 1851 the Głogów gate. The city walls were also gradually dismantled. In 1962, attempts were made to save the surviving fragments and the missing sections were reconstructed. Another conservation took place in the 90s. The current ramparts are an excellent history lesson for students about the Medieval Mountain. They continue to run in the place where they were originally erected, along Staromiejska Street.

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21.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.75 km

6.25 km

5.78 km

514 m

Surfaces