Czerwonka

• Hiking Trail No. 15 runs via Warka PKP, Wymysłów, and Czerwonka to Mniszew.
• At the edge of Czerwonka, the trail passes a monument to Polish soldiers who fell in 1944.
• Other monuments in Czerwonka commemorate residents of the Grabów nad Pilicą municipality and Stanisław Lachtara.
• In the wider area, the lower Pilica waterway is 79 km long, and paddling trips are organized on the Pilica.

The route runs from Warka PKP via Wymysłów, Czerwonka, Stare Cychry, Anielin, Rozniszew, and Zagroby to Mniszew. It crosses geomorphologically interesting areas with varied terrain. Within the municipality, it runs through Wymysłów and Czerwonka. Visitors interested in the landscape and history can explore a route that brings both together in a regional context.

Historic sites also shape the trail: it passes through places where the Kononowicz insurgent unit fought in 1863 and the First Polish Army fought in 1944. These dates refer to different historical events. At the edge of Czerwonka, the hiking trail also passes a monument to the Polish soldiers who fell in 1944 at the Warka and Magnuszew bridgehead.

A monument in Czerwonka commemorates residents of the Grabów nad Pilicą municipality who were murdered during the Second World War. Another monument, made of red sandstone, is dedicated to Stanisław Lachtara. Lachtara was chief of staff of the GL Radom District and was also known as “Łysy Stach.” These memorial sites each relate to different aspects of history; they should not be confused with the monument to the soldiers who fell in 1944, which the trail passes at the edge of the village.

If you are interested in the history of the area while travelling, you can include these different commemorative references in your exploration of Czerwonka. Together with the hiking trail, they offer a focus on regional history and landscape rather than on a single historical period.

In the wider area around Czerwonka, the lower Pilica waterway is 79 km long. The section from Nowe Miasto on the Pilica to Mniszew runs partly along the municipal boundary between Warka and Grabów nad Pilicą. This length refers to the waterway, not Hiking Trail No. 15.

The Warka branch of PTTK organizes paddling trips on the Pilica; kayaks can be transported to designated launch points. This offers a different travel focus from exploring the hiking trail and monuments. So when choosing between Czerwonka and other places, it is helpful to distinguish their locations: the hiking trail passes through Czerwonka, while paddling trips are described as an activity in the wider surrounding area.

When searching for hotels in Czerwonka, you can first consider whether your trip will focus mainly on the hiking trail and its landscape and historical connections, or whether you would also like to consider paddling trips in the wider area. To compare other places at the same higher administrative level: Oleksów, Brzozy, Kozienice, Garbatka-Letnisko.

Which places does Hiking Trail No. 15 connect?

The route runs from Warka PKP via Wymysłów, Czerwonka, Stare Cychry, Anielin, Rozniszew, and Zagroby to Mniszew.

What historic monuments are there in Czerwonka?

One monument commemorates residents of the Grabów nad Pilicą municipality who were murdered during the Second World War. A red sandstone monument is dedicated to Stanisław Lachtara.

How long is the lower Pilica waterway?

The waterway is 79 km long in the wider area around Czerwonka. Part of the section from Nowe Miasto on the Pilica to Mniszew runs along the municipal boundary between Warka and Grabów nad Pilicą.

For the higher-level travel overview: Kozienice.