Hemisphere
19 Feb 2013 / #1
Hi! Spring 2013 my wife and I will visit Wroclaw. We would love to make a beautiful one-day-biketour along the Odra-River. Can someone give us an advise?
One-day-bike-tour from Wroclaw
We would love to make a beautiful one-day-biketour along the Odra-River
do you mean within the city limits .............. or the city and a bit of countryside ?
OP Hemisphere
19 Feb 2013 / #3
We did'nt mean the city itself, we prefer the countryside. Thank you for reaction.
Try cycle path along Bystrzyca river, or maybe area around Wojnowice (little) castle. Here you will find some pictures and maps (description is in Polish):
rowerowy.wroclaw.pl/index_rekreacja.php5?dzial=3
There is also worth consideration cycling toward Ślęża mountain near Sobótka (30 km south).
Wrocław lays on a basin of couple of rivers, so Odra is not the only choice. Good idea is to use train to get outside and get back on bicycle for farther distances. Some nice paths inside a city limits but with village like feelings would be:
- go along right bank of Odra toward the west (among others under bridge on the highway),
- the same, toward the east up the river (starting at Zwierzyniecki bridge),
- another one would be along Oława river toward the east (but that one is best in canoe - which in spring maybe avaiable alread in front-of Ostrow Tumski near National Museum).
It is also possible and quite entertaining to do a loop along Odra and Flood Canal around "Big Island" - so again start at Zwierzyniecki Bridge but turn left at the dam.
Just for the record it is worth to mention a little farther place:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milicz_Ponds
it is great for cycling
rowerowy.wroclaw.pl/index_rekreacja.php5?dzial=3
There is also worth consideration cycling toward Ślęża mountain near Sobótka (30 km south).
Wrocław lays on a basin of couple of rivers, so Odra is not the only choice. Good idea is to use train to get outside and get back on bicycle for farther distances. Some nice paths inside a city limits but with village like feelings would be:
- go along right bank of Odra toward the west (among others under bridge on the highway),
- the same, toward the east up the river (starting at Zwierzyniecki bridge),
- another one would be along Oława river toward the east (but that one is best in canoe - which in spring maybe avaiable alread in front-of Ostrow Tumski near National Museum).
It is also possible and quite entertaining to do a loop along Odra and Flood Canal around "Big Island" - so again start at Zwierzyniecki Bridge but turn left at the dam.
Just for the record it is worth to mention a little farther place:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milicz_Ponds
it is great for cycling
jasondmzk
20 Feb 2013 / #5
This sounds like a great idea. I'm moving there in a week, and I've thought about doing something similar. Try downloading Google Earth to see cities in Poland. Open the "View" tab, open "Sidebar" and go down to the Layers. Open the box for "gallery" and check everything. It will show you every bike trail, walking trail, webcam, youtube video, EVERYTHING. And you can view it from different times of year, under different weather conditions, time of day, the whole nine. It's an amazing resource.
OP Hemisphere
21 Feb 2013 / #6
You've been a great help. Many thanks for your suggestions!