County for active people

For everyone visiting the Strzelce – Drezdenko County there is a variety of bike and walking trails with marked resting places. There is a total of 300 km of trails on 14 extremely attractive and scenic routes.

“Dankowski trail" – (length: 14,5 km)-starts on Strzelce Krajeńskie and leads through Piastowo, Wielisławice, Gorzów Forestry District and ending in Danków. The trail bypasses busy roads, thus it is a safe biking and walking trail with extremely valuable sightseeing and natural values. For tourists on the trail there are three roofed resting places. The first is located on the 8th km of the trail, on the so-called “Rybakówka” – ponds, where carps and trout are bred. There you may encounter white-tailed eagle and an osprey. The second resting place is "Dolny Młyn" on the 11th km. The river, lake and surrounding alder and ash forests are perfect environment for European beavers. The third resting place is located in Danków, located at the Kinołęka (Małe Dankowskie) and Wielgie-Dankowskie lakes, where there is a vast camping site with big tables, benches, a place for a campfire, grill and a beautiful pier.

“Direction Długie” – (34 km) a tourist trail beginning in Strzelce Krajeńskie may be crossed through several routes, depending on the preferable form of activity. You may start your journey at ul. Poznańska or Grodziska in Strzelce Krajeńskie and head to Stare Kurowo. Routs are joined so there is a possibility of returning to the beginning.

Starting from ul. Grodziska you first reach the Sidłów village, then you go to Gardzko. Later the trail leads through a hardened, then sandy road. 14 km from Gardzko there is a resting place called “Ptasi budzik”, which connects the trails.

The trail from ul. Poznańska runs through fields with small clumps of trees. Near one of such clumps, 3,5 km from the beginning, there is a resting place for tourists.

From a place, which joints both routes, tourists may select two routes – the first one is shorter and easer, running through the forest straight to Długie (10 km) and the second, which bifurcates for approx. 1,5 km from “Ptasi Budzik” and leads to mid-forest lakes.

NO 1 - GREEN,
trail starts near the seat of the Smolarz Forest Division, leads through the Zagórze and Radowo Forest District, then through an asphalt road to Górzyska, and the towards Łęgowo to the regional road No 156. It is 26 km long and in the most part it is a forest road (asphalt for about 5 km).

Interesting places on the trail:

• Environmental and Educational Centre by the forest division,
• Nature Reserve “Jezioro Łubówko”,
• game management equipment.

NO 2 – BLUE,
trail starts near the seat of the Smolarz Forest Division, leads through the following Forest Divisions: Radowo, Zagórze, Sarbinowo, Bielice and again through Radowo Forest Division (return on an asphalt road). It is 31 km long, most of which is a forest road (asphalt for about 6 km).

Interesting places on the trail:

• Łubowo lake,
• ecological succession,
• ant farm,
• Bunkers - Jaz Drezdenko,
• Environmental and Educational Centre.

NR 3 – YELLOW,
trail starts near the seat of the Smolarz Forest Division, leads through Zagórze Lubiewskie, Kosinek, Kępa Zagajna, Przeborowo, Drawiny, Stare Bielice and ends in Nowe Drezdenko. It is 37,5 km long, most of which is a forest road (asphalt for about 17 km).

Interesting places on the trail:

• Zagórze Forest Division - bunkers,
• Sarbinowo Forest Division - swamp,
• Drawiny Forest Division – mill ruins,
• Przeborowo Forest Division – former German cemetery,
• Bielice Forest Division - former German cemetery.

NR 4 – ORANGE
trail starts near the Palace in Mierzęcin, leads through Słonów, Zagórze Lubiewskie, Kosinek, Sarbinowo, Podlesiec and ends at the starting point. It is 24 km long, most of which is a forest road (asphalt for about 6 km).

Interesting places on the trail:

• palace in the English Gothic Revival style entered into the Register of objects of cultural heritage,
• palace park, entered into the Register of objects of cultural heritage,
• farm and distillery from the end of the 19th century,
• chapel of ease under the invocation of St. Stanisław from the 18th century.

NR 5 – BROWN,
trail starts near the Palace in Mierzęcin, leads through Słonów towards Dobiegniewo and ends by the Palace in Mierzęcin. It is 11,5 km long, most of which is a forest road (asphalt for about 4 km).

Interesting places on the trail:

• palace in the English Gothic Revival style and palace park entered into the Register of objects of cultural heritage,
• farm and distillery from the end of the 19th century,
• chapel of ease under the invocation of St. Stanisław from the 18th century,
• Słonowo lake,
• Mierzęcka Struga river.

NR 6 – BLACK
trail starts near the Głusko Forest Division, leads through the Smolarz Forest Division and then to the Krzyż Forest Division. It is 20 km long, most of which is a forest road (asphalt for about 5 km).

Interesting places on the trail:

• chapel of ease under the invocation of Our Lady of Sorrows from 1763 entered into the Register of objects of cultural heritage,
• wooden bell tower in the church from the 18th century,
• Drawa river,
• Przeborowo Forest Division, remains of the glass factory from the end of the 18th century.

“Wstęga Dobiegniewa”- trail starts in Ługi over the Osiek lake, runs through a road among fields over the Ostrowica lake, through Słonów village and then through a ravine straight to Mierzęcin. Then it runs through picturesque field near the Chrapów Mały lake and another lake with a beach and swimming area in Wołogoszcz village and finally through a Small or Big Loop to Derkacze village, with a camping site. Depending on the loop the trail is 31 or 45 km long.

Interesting places on the trail:

• 19th century Gothic Revival church in Słonów,
• palace complex with stables, tennis courts, Japanese garden, restaurant, pub and a bowling alley in Mierzęcin,
• therapy centre with equine-assisted therapy facility in Łączyno,
• buildings left after the 18th century farm, semi-detached houses from the 19th century in Wołogoszcz village.
• Green trail - Zwierzyn PKP - Zwierzyn church - Sarbiewo manor - Górki Noteckie store - Górki Noteckie church – bridge on Stara Noteć - Górecko pump station - Górecko church – road No 157 – Gościmiec pumping station - Gościmiec church - Pławin - Żółwin - Zagaje - Sierosławice - Zwierzyn PKP. Length: 40,3 km.
• Blue trail - Strzelce Krajeńskie roundabout - Owczarki - Zwierzyn church – junction to Górecko – Przysieka - Górki church - Górki Noteckie PKP. Length: 14,5 km.
• Black trail - Zwierzyn - Górecko - Noteć river. Length: 5,5 km.