Wawel Castle – Adam Mickiewicz Monument loop from Kraków Zabłocie

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Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Kraków

Wawel Castle – Adam Mickiewicz Monument loop from Kraków Zabłocie

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Wawel Castle – Adam Mickiewicz Monument loop from Kraków Zabłocie

02:59

11.4km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Historyczne centrum Krakowa

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.87 km

Wawel Castle

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A proud fortress with a very beautiful church (Coronation Church)

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2.19 km

Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Krakow

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In the year 1080 the serving as a fortified church Andreaskirche of solid Haustein in Romanesque style was built. Today it is used as a sacristy.

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2.34 km

Grodzka Street

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Perfect for cycling.

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2.59 km

Main Market Square in Cracow - from the side of Grodzka Street

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A view of the Market Square from the place where one of the oldest streets in Krakow begins - Grodzka Street. It is from here that you can admire the …

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2.70 km

The monument was designed by Teodor Rygier, the official unveiling of the monument took place on June 26, 1898, in the hundredth year of Adam Mickiewicz's birth. One of the showpieces of the market square in Krakow.

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2.97 km

Town Hall Tower (Wieża Ratuszowa), Krakow

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Krakow's Town Hall Tower is the remains of the Cracow Town Hall built in the 13th century and demolished in the 19th century due to dilapidation. The 70m high tower …

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5.69 km

View of the Vistula River from Wawel Castle

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nice view from Wawal to the river

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6.05 km

Wawel Dragon Monument

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Stands directly in front of the dragon's lair and occasionally spits fire.

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11.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.53 km

3.61 km

789 m

433 m

Surfaces

7.49 km

3.62 km

180 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

15°C

8°C

35 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 9, 2025,🇵🇱 Kraków: Królewskie miasto

Krakow, the old royal city, is beautiful. There's no question about that. You can spend endless hours exploring and wandering through the streets. One beautiful thing follows another.
But I have to honestly admit that I feel the same way about Krakow as I do about Gdansk: It's too crowded! Masses of tourists swarm the Old Town, and it's incredibly …

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July 1, 2025,🇵🇱 Krakau: Altstadt und Wawel, 01.07.2025 ☀️

A summer day in Krakow with a stroll through the old town followed by a city tour.

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April 18, 2025,🇵🇱 Kraków, Wawel 🇵🇱

☔It was rather rainy today ☔. The best weather to visit Wawel and other museums. Polska Zapiekanka z pieczarkami i serem , very very tasty 😍😍😍

September 17, 2025,Krakau ➡️ Wawelburg und 🏰 ➡️ Altstadt 🌧🌤 ➡️ Floriansturm

In the footsteps of Pope Paul... the 2nd... Got up early... again 🌧🤔... Just around the corner from the hotel... Wawel Castle... Wow. A big building for a change... With a castle and a cathedral... Walked through... Looked at it... Walls with cowhide wallpaper and painted motifs behind glass to protect it... Very impressive, the whole thing where history is …

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August 10, 2025,🇵🇱 Kraków: na wiczorem

Just a walk through the evening city 😊

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February 13, 2025,In der schönsten Stadt 🇵🇱 Polens: Stadtspaziergang durch Krakau 🏰

A city tour in Krakow took us through the old town and the Jewish quarter of Poland's second largest city. Highly recommended!

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July 19, 2023,Krakau: Stadterkundung, 19.07.2023

Culture must also be part of the holiday - today on foot through Poland's second largest city.

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September 18, 2024,Walking tour of old town & Jewish Qtr

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We joined two 2.5 hour FREE tours today. The tour guide Asks you for a donation of any amount you choose at the end. Our guide Emily, was fantastic. Ive learned more from her in one day than I ever learned in school!