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wtorek, 10 września 2013

Trip to Żarnowiec

Last Sunday I travelled by train to Wejherowo and the trip started here. There is a railway service in Trójmiasto similar to German S-Bahn or metro-like railway but not underground. The ticket fare (Sopot-Wejherowo) is less than 2 EUR and the ticket for bicycle is free.

From Wejherowo I cycled along 218 road toward Krokowa but halfway turned left to Tyłowo. I proceeded along Żarnowieckie lake via Kartoszyno and Lubkowo to Żarnowiec. In Kartoszyno a nuclear power plant was planned to be build but the project was abandoned. There are remains of the buildings of the plant erected (not particularly interesting in my opinion and the access to them is forbidden). Lubkowo and the nearby area on Żarnowieckie lake shore is a resort. There are hundreds of vacation homes built here---so many that an access to lake's shore is seriously limited:-( There is an old cisterian cloister and a church in Żarnowiec.

From Żarnowiec I proceeded along 213 road via Krokowa (There is a von Krokow family castle here but I did not visit it.) to Celbowo. BTW in a small village Zdrada one can turn to Mechowo to see Caves in Mechowo---a geological curiosity. Next I cycled a few kilometers along 216 road. In weekends usually there is a heavy traffic here as many people are trying to get to/from popular beach resorts Władysławowo, Jastarnia etc...

Finally I turned left to local road heading to Żelistrzewo (Don't try to pronounce this name :-) and approached Gdynia from the west, cycling via Mrzezino and Pierwoszyno. Again in weekends some clever people are trying to avoid traffic on 216 road and drive to Gdynia this way. Off season and during week days the roads here are rather empty...

The weather was fine, the traffic on the average was light. The road quality was fine as well without potholes etc... The total distance covered was 110 kms.

A KML track (with photos) is here:

środa, 9 maja 2012

Trip from Kwidzyn to Bachotek

For 20 years a conference of TeX user's is held in Bachotek near Brodnica. Once I managed to go there by bike from Sopot (180 kms). As this year I am unfit to cover such a distance I travel by train to Kwidzyn and then cycle to Bachotek via Łasin (cf. map)

A nice trip: almost no traffic (partly due to National Holiday, but seems there is a low traffic anyway) and paved road of decent quality (with a few exceptions).


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2012-03-17

On the way back I cycle to Iława---just 45 kms. I do not recommend this route except Sundays/National Holidays because usually it is narrow and busy.

The area around Bachotek (lots of forests and lakes) seems nice for cycling but I had no time to check it out.

czwartek, 12 kwietnia 2012

A very short trip to the ski jump

There are remnants of ski jump in Gdańsk which was open till 1960. The ski jump was located in `Dolina Radości' (see map)


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Oliwa-Old SkiJump

Full trip is for MTB bike. Where the paved road ends is marked with green `cyclist icon'. One can turn right to Dwór Oliwski and then go along red line or drive along Bytowska street up to fish farm and turn right there. I prefer the latter, which is slightly longer.

The ski jump was built on a slope (on the left going uphill). On the slope of the valley opposite the ski jump there is a monument commemorating a fatal victim of an accident that occurred here (cf. photo pc260005). Perhaps it was not the best place since the monument was clearly visible by skiers preparing to jump.