Piaseczyński: Nature Trails and Cultural Heritage

Notable destinations include the Chojnowskie Forests, Chojnowski Landscape Park, the Zdrojowy Park in Konstancin-Jeziorna and Czersk Castle. When choosing a route, the distance and course are especially useful: the routes described pass through forests and protected areas or connect places such as Konstancin-Jeziorna, Góra Kalwaria and Czersk. In the landscape park’s eleven nature reserves, you may walk only on existing paths and marked hiking trails.

The 28-kilometre Szlak Południkowy runs from Piaseczno railway station via Zalesie Dolne, Górki Szymona, Zimne Doły, Zalesie Górne, the Łoś Nature Reserve and Nowy Prażmów to Prażmów. Several named stops are therefore part of the route; its stated length can help you compare this tour with shorter options.

The 30-kilometre Szlak rezerwatów przyrody connects Zalesie Górne and Zimne Doły with the Uroczysko Stephana, Chojnów, Obory, Skarpa Oborska, Olszyna Łyczyńska and Łęgi Oborskie nature reserves. The route also leads to Konstancin-Jeziorna and continues to Ursynów. If you are considering a shorter route through protected areas, the 10-kilometre Chojnowski szlak zabytków przyrody passes through the Chojnów, Pilawski Grąd and Uroczysko Stephana nature reserves.

Chojnowski Landscape Park has seven marked hiking trails and a network of educational paths for pedestrians and cyclists. The eleven nature reserves may be visited only by using existing paths and marked hiking trails. When choosing a route, this means you should follow designated trails rather than assume you can walk cross-country through the protected areas.

Another option is the 24.5-kilometre trail, marked yellow and green, from Konstancin-Jeziorna to Góra Kalwaria and Czersk. It starts at the corner of Piłsudskiego and Sienkiewicza streets in Konstancin-Jeziorna and passes through the Obory Nature Reserve, Słomczyn, Cieciszew and Dębówka. The named endpoints and intermediate places provide a clear guide if you want to compare this route with the trails in Chojnowski Landscape Park.

At the Żabieniec pond complex, you may spot, among other birds, goosanders, black-necked grebes, red-necked grebes, little grebes, teal, bearded reedlings, penduline tits and black storks. Jezioro Czerskie is entirely protected as a natural monument. It is a former oxbow lake of the Vistula and lies east of, at the foot of, Czersk Castle.

The Zdrojowy Park lies in the centre of the spa district of Konstancin-Jeziorna. Its main avenue connects Piłsudskiego Street with the saline graduation tower. The evaporation of the brine around the tower creates a microclimate similar to that of the seaside. The graduation tower opened on 21 July 1978. The park also has three playgrounds for children and young people, a volleyball court and an outdoor fitness machine. At Zimne Doły, the recreation complex includes fire pits, covered shelters, a children’s playground and a forest car park.

The Gothic castle of Czersk was built by Duke Janusz the Elder around the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, on the site of an earlier fortification. At the castle, you can visit the Gate Tower and the South Tower, also known as the Prison Tower. The Gate Tower displays reconstructions of the castellan’s chamber and the throne room. Together with the nearby natural monument Jezioro Czerskie, Czersk offers a point of historical and scenic interest to consider when planning your trip.

In Piaseczno, the town hall was built in the Neoclassical style in 1823; it now houses the offices of the Muzeum Piaseczna. In Zalesie Dolne, now part of Piaseczno, stands the Zawadzki family’s wooden summer house, Dom Zośki. It is associated with the memories of Tadeusz Zawadzki “Zośka”, which were used in “Kamienie na szaniec”. Those interested in different places across Piaseczyński can also find Piaseczno, Kamionka, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Biały Ług, Jabłonowo, Many, Tarczyn, Habdzin, Łęg, Mroków, Nowa Wola, Jeziórko, Mysiadło, Bielawa, Przypki, Góra Kalwaria, Tomice, Bobrowiec, Baniocha, Chyliczki, Borowiec, Nowa Iwiczna, Złotokłos, Jaroszowa Wola, Józefosław, Zalesie Górne, Głosków and Chojnów.

Where does the 24.5-kilometre trail to Czersk start?

It starts at the corner of Piłsudskiego and Sienkiewicza streets in Konstancin-Jeziorna and passes through the Obory Nature Reserve, Słomczyn, Cieciszew and Dębówka on its way to Góra Kalwaria and Czersk.

Which towers can you visit at Czersk Castle?

You can visit the Gate Tower and the South Tower, also known as the Prison Tower. In the Gate Tower, you can see reconstructions of the castellan’s chamber and the throne room.

What does Zdrojowy Park offer?

Its main avenue connects Piłsudskiego Street with the saline graduation tower. The park also has three playgrounds for children and young people, a volleyball court and an outdoor fitness machine.

For the main travel overview: Masovia.