Bicycle Routes

Bicycle routes have been marked out in the Zielonka forest to allow tourists an attractivehike “on two wheels”, providing them with physical and mental exercise. An immeasurably important value of the bicycle routes is their picturesque routes, mainly grounded. There are also older sections of road surface, which are interesting but not particularly well liked by cyclists, especially if they have no sidings. Some sections lead along bituminous surfaced roads.

Most bicycle routes follow trails not intended for car traffic, or else with very low traffic volume, so they are safe for cyclists.

The basic bicycle route system consists of two rings:

The Large Bicycle Ring (Duży Pierścień Rowerowy, DPR)
Starts in Czerwonak, leads further through Dąbrówka Kościelna, Niedźwiedziny, Sławica, Brzeźno, Pacholewo and Uchorowo. It connects with the Small Bicycle Ring in Starcznów.

This route totals 51.7 km

Small Bicycle Ring (Mały Pierścień Rowerowy, MPR)
It starts and ends in Murowana Goślina. It leads through such places asKamińsko, Zielonka, Głęboczek, Wojnowo, Długa Goślina, Kąty. In Starczanów it connects with the Large Bicycle Ring.

This route totals 35.4 km.

The Bicycle Rings are supplemented by twelve connecting routes, marked with the symbols:

R – 1 – Owińska – Mielno – Wierzonka – Wierzenica – Kobylnica – Connection in Gruszczyn to the Poznań – Gniezno route. This route totals 15.5 km.

R – 2 – Murowana Goślina – Rakownia – Okoniec – Kamińsko – Tuczno – Kowalskie – Jerzykowo – Connection in Biskupice to the Poznań – Gniezno route. This route totals 21.8 km.

R – 3 – Murowana Goślina – Zielonka – Bednary – Krześlice – Węglewo – Skrzetuszewo –IIIrd Millennium Gate by Lake Lednicki, where the route connects with route R – 8. This route totals 25.5 km.

R – 4 – Murowana Goślina – Boduszewo – Głęboczek – Dąbrówka Kościelna – connects with the Large Bicycle Ring. R-8 is a direct continuation of this route.This route totals 11.6 km.

R – 5 – Murowana Goślina (Przebędowo) – Głębocko – Łopuchówko – Łopuchowo – Brzeźno – connection with the Large Bycycle Ring. This route totals 10.9 km.

R – 6 – Murowana Goślina (Przebędowo) – Trojanowo – Kąty – Forester’s lodge Łoskoń – connection with the Large Bycycle Ring. This route totals 10.2 km.

R – 7 – Murowana Goślina – Settlement with Forester’s lodge Starczanowo – Białężyn – Nieszawa – connection with the LargeBicycle Ring. This route totals 11.4 km.

R – 8 – Dąbrówka Kościelna – Pawłowo Skockie – Rybno Wielkie – Kiszkowo – Węgorzewo – Skrzetuszewo –IIIrd Millennium Gate by Lake Lednicki – connection with route R -3. This route totals 29.7 km.

R – 9 – Niedźwiedziny – Rejowiec – Stawiany – Raczkowo – Skoki – Budziszewice – Słomowo – Pacholewo. This route totals 45.5 km.

R – 10 – Raczkowo – Jabłkowo – Rybieniec – Olekszyn – Łagiewniki Kościelne – Myszki – Sławno – Kamionek – Imiołki – Skrzetuszewo – Rybitwy – Lednogóra – Imielenko. This route totals 31.6 km.

R – 11 – Kamionek – Dziećmiarki – Waliszewo – Siemianowo – Dziekanowice – Imielenko – Imielno – Gołuń – Zbierkowo – Kociałkowa Górka. This route totals 23.0 km.

R – 12 – Jerzykowo – Borowo – Promno – Góra – Kociołkowa Górka – Sanniki – Rujsca – Szwedzki Okop – Jezierce – Wagowo – Zbierkowo – Pobiedziska – Węglewo – Pomarzanowice – Złotniczki – Wronczyn – Krześlice. This route totals 47.3 km.

Cistercian route bicycle: This route was opened officially on 07.10.2007 in Dąbrówka Kościelna, during an inaugurational Cistercian rally with the participation of the local authorities, church and a crowd of cycle wheel fans. This route is Poland’s first bicycle path in thefirst Poland bicycle route in Cistercian convention.

Route: Poznań – along Lake Swarzędzkiego – Wierzenica – Owińska, Kamińsko – Zielonka – Dąbrówka Kościelna – Rejowiec – Antoniewo – Skoki – Lechlin – Wiatrowo – Wągrowiec – Tarnowo Pałuckie – Łekno – Bracholin – Mieścisko – Budziejewko – the end of the route is in Dąbrówka Kościelna.

This route totals 143 km