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Poland
Podlaskie Voivodeship
powiat sejneński
Giby

Czarna Hańcza Wooden Bridge – View of Lake Wigry loop from Giby

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Road cycling routes
Poland
Podlaskie Voivodeship
powiat sejneński
Giby

Czarna Hańcza Wooden Bridge – View of Lake Wigry loop from Giby

Moderate

5

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Czarna Hańcza Wooden Bridge – View of Lake Wigry loop from Giby

02:00

48.3km

160m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 23.3 km for 59 m

After 23.6 km for 66 m

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22.3 km

Czarna Hańcza Wooden Bridge

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The footbridge allows you to bypass the main (asphalt) road leading to the monastery.

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23.1 km

View of Lake Wigry

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Lake Wigry is one great attraction, so you simply have to see it.

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23.4 km

Papal Apartments, Wigry National Park

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Another place in the monastery that you must see is the papal apartments, where Pope John Paul II stayed during his visit in June 1999. Today, several rooms of the …

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23.5 km

On January 6, 1667, King Jan Kazimierz[3] presented the Camaldolese monks with an island on Lake Wigry together with a hunting lodge. In 1671 the first wooden church and the …

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23.5 km

Camaldolese Monastery in Wigry

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The former Camaldolese monastery stands on the picturesque Wigry peninsula. It was founded by John II Casimir, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. After an eventful history, during …

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23.6 km

Camaldolese Monastery in Wigry

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The Camaldolese Order (a Benedictine monastic order of pontifical right founded by Saint Romuald of Ravenna in 1012) was responsible for the creation of this monastery on the island of Wigry. This congregation settled here in 1668.

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23.6 km

Boat Dock at Wigry National Park

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An hour-long boat cruise along the papal trail.

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48.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.6 km

1.58 km

903 m

642 m

323 m

157 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.4 km

820 m

568 m

383 m

< 100 m

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Monday 12 October

12°C

6°C

22 %

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