Discover Wałcz: Lake Raduń, museums and trails

Wałcz combines Lake Raduń with the city’s history, museums and marked trails. To plan your stay, you can first consider which of these appeals to you most: the lakeshore, the city’s history or a route through the surrounding area. The sights and activities each offer a different focus.

Lake Raduń and the lakeside promenade

At 229 hectares, Lake Raduń is the largest body of water within Wałcz’s administrative boundaries. There is a supervised swimming area at the Miejski Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji by the lake, where kayaks, boats and pedal boats can be rented. These options combine a lakeside stay with activities on the water, without requiring you to visit different bodies of water.

Aleja Gwiazd Sportu is in the eastern part of Wałcz, on Lake Raduń, and forms part of the lakeside promenade. This section of the promenade offers another way to explore the lakeshore. If you are looking for a shorter route nearby, the Ścieżka edukacyjno-przyrodnicza Morzyce near Morzyce is about 3 km long. It runs through the Wałcz forests near Morzyce and along Lake Raduń, and is marked with yellow arrows.

Museums, city history and architecture

The Muzeum Ziemi Wałeckiej preserves collections on the prehistory and settlement of the Wałcz region, the city’s development, and the construction and breaching of the Pomeranian Wall. The museum also organizes numerous temporary exhibitions. Visitors interested in the region’s history will therefore find both topics spanning longer periods and changing exhibition themes here.

Wałcz Town Hall stands in the city center and is one of the few Neo-Renaissance town halls in West Pomerania. It is a striking architectural feature of the city center. The Muzeum Wału Pomorskiego in Wałcz offers another perspective on history: its exhibits show the construction of the Pomeranian Wall and the military operations in this area.

The Szlak wałeckich zabytków begins at the Muzeum Ziemi Wałeckiej in central Wałcz. Within the broader Wałcz destination, the route ends with a visit to the Grupa Warowna Cegielnia open-air museum. The walk thus starts at a historic site in the city and connects, as part of a wider itinerary, to the open-air museum.

Trails of varying distances

The Trasa Grupy Warownej Cegielnia is marked with signs bearing the route’s name. Within the broader Wałcz destination, it is listed as a 40 km cycling route: it passes through Kołatnik, Pluskota, Nakielno, Strączno, Chwiram and Wałcz before returning to Kołatnik. In the Wałcz section, the route leads to the Grupa Warowna Cegielnia open-air museum, where a sightseeing break is planned. So the overall distance is not the only relevant factor: the route also connects several localities.

The broader Wałcz destination also has trails with different listed lengths. The green-marked Wałcz–Czapla–Wiesiółka trail is 12 km long; the black-marked Wałcz–Kłębowiec trail is 7 km and passes through Pluskota and Rudnica.

The Kłosowski Bridge is also part of the wider Wałcz area. Known as the suspension bridge, it connects the two shores of Lake Raduń. It is for pedestrians only and shortens the walk to the forest on the opposite shore. At the level of COS OPO, the lake also has rowing and canoe sprint courses with associated facilities, where competitions are held.

Plan your stay in Wałcz

When looking for a hotel in Wałcz, you can start by deciding what to focus on during your trip: the lakeshore and water activities, city history and museums, or trails with a specified length. This can help you choose destinations for your stay based on your interests.

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