Turek: Cycling Routes, Nature and Culture

In Turek County, cycling routes, landscapes and culture can be explored from several perspectives. The “Panorama” educational cycling route passes through the county’s most interesting areas in terms of landscape, natural features and culture. “Zdrojki” and “Bogdałów” offer additional landmarks for cycling trips. Historic buildings in Wyszyna and Słodków add their own character; bodies of water tell the story of how the landscape was used in the past.

Cycling routes with a variety of landmarks

The “Panorama” cycling route consists of six stages and reaches every municipality in Turek County. The number of stages describes its structure, while its reach across all municipalities indicates its extent. For those planning routes for a stay, these provide two distinct points of reference: a clear structure divided into stages and a route that covers the entire county.

The “Zdrojki” routes are located in the southeastern part of the Złotogórski Landscape Protection Area. The first cycling route starts at the Turek Forest District office and is 23.5 kilometres long. Unlike “Panorama,” this route has a specific starting point and a stated length. The routes therefore differ in the details that help with planning.

The “Bogdałów” routes pass through the county’s most interesting areas in terms of landscape and natural features. They all start and end at the “Bogdałów” forest car park, beside a ten-hectare body of water formed in a former open-pit mine. Their shared start and end point is an easily identifiable landmark. The body of water links its present-day form with the site’s former use.

Bodies of water and traces of open-pit mining

The reservoir near Przykona also bears the marks of mining history: it lies on an internal spoil heap of the Adamów open-pit mine, along the former bed of the Middle Teleszyna River. Its location makes the history of the landscape visible at a specific place. Together with the body of water at “Bogdałów,” it shows how bodies of water and former mining sites have shaped the landscape of Turek County in different ways.

Churches, a castle and a manor house complex

Two notable buildings in Wyszyna represent different chapters in the town’s history. Near the church, the ruins of a Renaissance castle rise above the floodplains of the Topiec River. It was probably built around 1556 by the Grodziecki family, who bore the Dryja coat of arms. The sanctuary in Wyszyna is one of only three such churches in Europe and the only wooden sixteen-sided church in Poland. The castle and sanctuary make Wyszyna a place where Renaissance history and a distinctive church form appeal to different interests.

The manor house and park complex in Słodków is listed as a historic monument. Its design, still visible today, dates from around the middle of the 19th century. The approximate date places the complex in its historical context, while its protected status indicates its historical significance. The “Skarbiec” Hucul horse stud has been operating in Młodzianów since 2003. This long-established stud adds another cultural theme to the range of things to explore in Turek County.

Greater Poland as a broader natural setting

In the wider destination of Greater Poland, Wielkopolski National Park protects a landscape shaped by glaciers, with forest and lake ecosystems among meadows, fields and erratic boulders. Eighteen strictly protected areas preserve glacial landforms, semi-natural plant communities and the animals associated with them. These natural features are part of Greater Poland and should be distinguished from the Turek County described here.

The Osowa Góra–Jeziory and Nadwarciański educational trails also belong to this wider regional context. The Osowa Góra–Jeziory trail is 5.5 kilometres long (one way); the walk takes three hours. The trail covers basic plant communities and the natural assets of strictly protected areas. It ends at a viewpoint overlooking the castle island in Lake Góreckie. The Nadwarciański educational trail is 5.5 kilometres long and takes 3.5 hours to walk. It runs along the Warta and showcases habitats ranging from poplar-willow riparian forest to pine forests.

Discover more destinations

Discover more destinations: Dzierżązna, Marcjanów, Kawęczyn, Turek, Śrem, Krotoszyn, Konin, Grodzisk Wielkopolski.

Go to the broader travel overview: Greater Poland.