Konin

Konin County offers seven marked hiking trails with a combined length of more than 110 kilometres. The Złota Góra Nature Reserve protects the county’s highest hill, at 191 metres above sea level. The Nadwarciański Landscape Park covers about 30 kilometres of the Warta Valley; in Powidzki Landscape Park, a group of dozens of glacial lakes defines the landscape shaped by the Ice Age.

There are several marked trails for hiking in the county, with a combined length of more than 110 kilometres. Two routes to Złota Góra offer a clear starting point: the yellow Brzeźno–Złota Góra trail and the blue Żychlin–Złota Góra–Wyszyna–Turek trail. The hill stands 191 metres above sea level and is the highest in the county. There is also an observation tower on Złota Góra, in the municipality of Krzymów, within the nature reserve of the same name.

Those more interested in river landscapes will find an approximately 30-kilometre stretch of the middle Warta Valley in Nadwarciański Landscape Park. It extends from the A2 motorway in the east to the mouth of the Prosna. Powidzki Landscape Park has a different character: it protects an Ice Age-shaped landscape centred on a group of dozens of lakes. Most of them are ribbon lakes.

Licheń is home to Poland’s largest church. It was built between 1994 and 2004. In terms of the number of pilgrims, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Licheń is Poland’s second-largest religious cultural centre, after Jasna Góra. If religious architecture is a focus of your trip, you can take both facts into account when choosing your destinations.

In Ślesin, a triumphal arch commemorates Napoleon. Locals call it “Napoleon’s Gate”; it was built in 1811 in Napoleon’s honour, four years after he passed through Ślesin. The Ochweśnica culture, which originated in the municipality of Skulsk, offers another way to explore regional history. It included a distinctive local argot known as “kmina ochweśnicka”.

Nature can also be explored in different ways. The Forest Education Centre in Grodziec offers practical forest education, a hall with taxidermied animals, a model of a lignite mine and a hut where a forester tells stories. The hermitage of Bieniszew is located on the summit of Sowia Góra and is surrounded by forests near Kazimierz. The Amber Road is one of the historic routes through Konin County.

The Diver diving centre is located in the municipality of Kleczew, in the Tręby Stare recreation area and in Powidzki Landscape Park. It offers instructors for people who have never dived before. This is a specific option for travellers interested in diving who would like support from an instructor.

The county’s lake system is also connected to a water route: canals and locks lead to the navigable Warta. The lake system is part of the almost 690-kilometre-long Great Waterway of Wielkopolska. This means that hiking trails, protected landscapes and a shipping connection offer different travel interests within Konin County.

The destinations mentioned differ in theme, so choose where to stay according to the itinerary that matters most to you.

More local pages: Licheń Stary, Konin, Ślesin, Sompolinek, Witnica, Wiśniewa, Julia, Sługocinek, Golina, Skulsk, Brzeźno, Grodziec, Stare Miasto, Osowce, Modła Królewska, Świętne and Jabłonka.

How many marked hiking trails are there in Konin County?

There are seven marked hiking trails with a combined length of more than 110 kilometres.

Which trails lead to Złota Góra?

The nature reserve can be reached via the yellow Brzeźno–Złota Góra trail and the blue Żychlin–Złota Góra–Wyszyna–Turek trail.

Is there an option for people with no diving experience?

The Diver diving centre in Tręby Stare offers instructors for people who have never dived before.

What connects the lake system with the Warta?

Canals and locks connect the county’s lake system with the navigable Warta. It is part of the almost 690-kilometre-long Great Waterway of Wielkopolska.

For the broader travel overview: Greater Poland.