Krakow and Southeast Poland

Day 1: Krakow - Przemysl
Day 2: Krakow - Korczowa, 30 mi. (45 km)
Day 3: Korczowa - Horyniec Zdroj, 35 mi. (56 km)
Day 4: Horyniec – Narol, 12.5 - 25 mi. (20 - 40 km)
Day 5: Narol – center of Roztocze, 28 - 31 mi. (45 - 50 km)
Day 6:  A cycle around Roztocze, 10 - 19 mi. (15 - 30 km or more)
Day 7: Center of Roztocze – Zamosc, 19 - 28 mi. (30 - 45 km)
Day 8: End of trip and return to Krakow

Day 1: Krakow - Przemysl
Individual arrival in Krakow. You meet at the Bird Service office in the old town and travel to collect the bikes at workshop.  Afterwards  you leave by bus at 3:00 pm for the town of Przemysl (a historic town on the Polish-Ukranian border. Your overnight accommodations are in a hotel located next to the new branch of the Green Velo bike path alongside the San River. We advise those unable to book a morning flight or the night train to Krakow to come a day earlier and to book an additional night in Krakow.

Krakow is a medieval city is a fairytale, with its bustling market square, spiraling gothic towers, castles, and legends about dragons. Explore the narrow backstreets, hidden courtyards, and the network of underground cellars and tunnels. Krakow is known as the cultural capital of Poland through its love of music, poetry, and theater. After years of occupation and struggle, Krakow has emerged a proud city with a strong sense of identity, yet has still maintained its artistic and fun-loving soul.

Day 2: Przemysl - Korczowa, 30 mi. (45 km)
The first stage of the tour is relatively short sountil noon, you can explore Przemysl, which is the  second oldest town in southern Poland. A town of historic beauty, offering breathtaking churches, the World War 1st fortress, and an overall aura of unexplainable awe. From there the route passes an aboretum in Bolestraszyce, through a narrow hanging footbridge once again on the San river and passes through Chotyniec Village with its wooden Eastern Orthodox church.

Day 3: Korczowa - Horyniec Zdroj, 35 mi. (56 km)
You cycle through the sleepy town of Wielkie Oczy (ironically translated as "Huge Eyes”), offering shadowy alleys, and multiple places of worship, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, as well as an old synagogue. The route then leads on peaceful tarmac paths through the neighboring forest,  concluding with a 16th century Orthodox church in Radruz and a nearby lagoon, where we can immerse ourselves in its cool refreshing waters. We spend the night in Horyniec, a small Roztoczian spa town.

Day 4: Horyniec – Narol,  12.5 - 25 mi. (20 - 40 km)
You are now in eastern Roztocze, and from this day on, apart from the main Green Velo track, you will have numerous different, but equally picturesque routes to chose from. A visit in the "Szumy nad Tanwią” (Soughs over Tanew) reservoir, where the waters of Roztoczian rivers flow over the rocky thresholds, is highly recommended.

Day 5: Narol – center of Roztocze,  28 - 31 mi. (45 - 50 km)
Once again, you have several variants of the route to chose from. The Green Velo track runs through the town of Józefów. You can also cycle through Krasnobrod and explore an interesting open-air museum there, the farm in Guciow, over the meandering Wieprz river, offering an exhibition of ethnographic and geological wonders. You stay in Zwierzyniec or another nearby village for the next two nights.

Day 6: A cycle around Roztocze, 10 - 19 + mi. (15 - 30 km or more)
You will pedal throught the forest today! After leaving the mountains and the San valley behind, the rides to the east through extended forested regions of the Solska primeval forest where habitat of elk and mountain cocks. The small spa resort town of Horyniec is the destination today, which lies very close to the border of Ukraine.

Day 7: Center of Roztocze – Zamosc,  19 - 28 mi. (30 - 45 km)
You can once again chose between different paths. The shorter route through Kosobudy and other pretty villages, or the Green Velo track in the Wieprz valley. Zamosc is a beautiful reneissance town, always worth visiting. Before we check-in at the hotel, in the old town, we cycle around Zamosc fortifications built in 16th century.

Day 8: End of trip and return to Krakow
Bike into the heart of Roztocze! This region is a cyclists' paradise and until recently, was completely unknown to foreign tourists. Delightful villages dot the route and the roads and forest routes are perfect, with little traffic. It is a gently undulating landscape with some small climbs to provide variety. The highlight of today are tectonic movements in the area, a geological feature causing murmuring sounds (Szumy). The two rivers, Tanew and Sopot, create several small but roaring river rapids. You will be returned to Krakow. May we suggest an overnight here?

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