Old Vistula Riverbed – Bridge over the Skawinka loop from Alwernia

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Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

powiat krakowski

Alwernia

Old Vistula Riverbed – Bridge over the Skawinka loop from Alwernia

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Old Vistula Riverbed – Bridge over the Skawinka loop from Alwernia

08:35

146km

440m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 110 km for 108 m

After 111 km for 50 m

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Train Station

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43.8 km

Old Vistula Riverbed

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A beautiful bike path along the bends of the Vistula River.

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94.2 km

Bridge over the Skawinka

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A beautiful bridge over the Skawinka river, with green, rural views - perfect for taking photos. Right next to the Vistula Cycling Route.

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97.3 km

Abbey Trail

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Short trail between the Vistula and the imposing rock, where the Benedictine Abbey of Tyniec is located.

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97.8 km

Abbey The Benedictine monastery in Tyniec was founded in the first half of the 11th century as a Romanesque church complex and is the oldest operating monastery in Poland. Numerous reconstructions have changed the original character of the building and, next to the Romanesque elements, you can see the Gothic presbytery and the Baroque nave, with particularly valuable altarpieces by Francesco Placidi. During the partitions in 1816, the abbey was liquidated. The monks returned to Tyniec only in July 1939. Unfortunately, the reconstruction of the complex could take place only after the Second World War, and the status of the abbey was restored to the monastery in 1968. The Benedictines conduct a wide range of activities in the abbey, including a publishing house, a hotel, a restaurant and a sales center where you can buy various specialties made according to the monastic recipe: preserves, honeys, teas, herbs and liqueurs. The Institute of Culture operates in the renovated wing of the library. You can visit the church, the cloisters and the lapidarium with an interesting exhibition of monuments related to the history of the abbey.

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97.9 km

Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Tyniec

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A beautiful route over the Vistula.

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99.8 km

Bielańsko-Tyniecki Park Krajobrazowy

Nature Reserve

101 km

Kraków-Kolna Whitewater Kayak Course

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Whitewater kayaking track in Krakow - whitewater kayaking track located at ul. Kolna 2 in Kraków. It is located in the Bielańsko-Tyniec Landscape Park, next to the Benedictine abbey in Tyniec. The track runs along the Vistula River, and at the kayak track there is a water tram stop on the route from the city center to Tyniec.
In 2004, the whitewater kayaking track, as one of eight centers in the world, was awarded the rank of a Continental Slalom Kayaking Training Center under the patronage of the International Canoe Federation (ICF), and is also the subject of Olympic preparations of the Polish Kayak Association (PZKaj).
The track hosts, among others: rafting (rafting), kayaking and water rodeo shows. Thanks to the damming of water in the starting pool, water polo training and matches can also be organized here. The facility meets the requirements of an Olympic training center. It serves as the main training base for PZKaj whitewater kayaking.
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104 km

View of Wartenberg Castle

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From here you have a beautiful view of the castle.

History:
Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz built the Villa Baszta between 1928 and 1929 on the Przegorzały Rock, which had previously been acquired from the Camaldolese monastery. The villa was confiscated by the German occupiers in 1940 and moved into by the district governor Otto Wächter. Wächter also had Szyszko-Bohusz design the Wartenberg Castle, which was built next to the villa between 1942 and 1943, but was moved to Lviv in 1942 before it was completed and the building was initially empty. Governor General Hans Frank gave the castle as a gift to Heinrich Himmler during his visit to Krakow in 1943, who intended it to be a sanatorium for the SS and Luftwaffe officers. The castle was to be connected to the Vistula Valley by a cable car, but this was not realized. The castle was used as a military hospital at the end of 1944. On January 18, 1945, it was occupied by the Red Army. The building is currently used by the Jagiellonian University. The lower floors are leased to catering establishments (restaurants, cafes).

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111 km