Tuchola Pinewoods (Bory Tucholskie) is one of the largest pine forests in Poland. There are over 900 glacial lakes in the forest. It is a paradise for anglers and mushroom pickers. There are hundreds of kilometers of hiking and biking trails. You can also go canoeing on the Wda, Brda, Wierzyca or Zbrzyca. Bory Tucholskie are outstanding place to spend a holiday or a weekend break.
Hiking trails in Tuchola Forest
There are hundreds of kilometers of hiking and cycling trails in Bory Tucholskie. The photo shows the green Trail of Stone Circles from Sierakowice to Czarna Woda, over 93 kilometers long.
Tuchola Forest from the bird's eye view
The photo shows huge pine forests in Tuchola Forest (Bory Tucholskie) in the Czersk commune.
The Wdzydze Landscape Park was established in 1983 and includes Lake Wdzydze and over 150 smaller lakes and ponds in its vicinity, together with the surrounding forests. The WPK area is almost 180 km2. You can see more photos of the lakes in the gallery: Kashubian Lake District.
Bory Tucholskie hides many secrets. One of the most interesting tourist attractions are the stone circles of the Goths. For more photos and information about these amazing riddles of history, see the gallery: Stone Circles in Odry.
The bank of the Wda River near the stone circles in Odry. If you like nature and active recreation, I recommend: Kayaking on Wda river in Poland.
Interesting places in Bory Tucholskie
One of the very interesting regions we have recently visited is the vicinity of Swornegacie in northern Poland. It is a very beautiful and scenic part of Bory Tucholskie with endless forests, clean rivers and lakes with an amazing water color. There are many routes for tourists. The surroundings can be traversed on foot, by bike, on horseback, by canoe, boat or sailboat. Everyone will find something for himself!
Swornegacie is a tourist village in Bory Tucholskie, located on the Brda River and Lake Karsińskie in the Zaborski Landscape Park, close to the Bory Tucholskie National Park in Poland.
Lakes in forest - beautiful views in Bory Tucholskie
The lakes in the endless forest are one of the most beautiful views in Bory Tucholskie. The photo shows the Małołąckie and Łąckie lakes and the Dybrzk lake in the distance. The Brda River flows through them, which you can take a canoe. There are campsites on the shores of these lakes and you can stay overnight - we have to go rafting! :-)
Charzykowskie Lake is a flow glacial lake in the heart of Tuchola Forest. The lake is 9.5 kilometers long and has a maximum depth of over 30 meters. The Brda River connects Lake Charzykowskie with Lake Karsińskie.
Małe Swornegacie is a small Kashubian village located in the Zaborski Landscape Park, between the Charzykowskie and Karsińskie lakes. The Brda River connects both of these lakes.
There is Góra Zamkowa (Castle Mountain) and settlement from the 9th century on this further peninsula (on the right) on Lake Charzykowskie.
Brda is one of the most beautiful rivers in Poland. The river is 238 kilometers long. It flows from Lake Smołowo, and flows into the Vistula River in Bydgoszcz. Brda River flows through Swornegacie and the surrounding lakes. It is worth going by canoe for the trip.
Aerial view of the pine forest. The world viewed from this perspective is often pure abstraction.
There are over 900 post-glacial lakes in Bory Tucholskie. There is Lake Kłączno just after sunrise in the picture. You can see more photos of the lakes in the gallery: Kashubian Lake District.
There are about 50 lakes in the Zaborski Landscape Park. There are also rivers: Brda, Zbrzyca, Kulawa and Kłonecznica. You can see three large lakes: Karsińskie, Długie and Charzykowskie in this photo.
Huge pine forests to the horizon and the Stone Circles in Odry Nature Reserve.
Lake Gołuń surrounded by an endless pine forest. Bory Tucholskie is one of the largest pine forests in Poland and Central Europe.
A yacht marina and a lookout tower in Wdzydze Kiszewskie at Lake Wdzydzkie.
Pine forest and its characteristic undergrowth made of blueberries, lingonberries and heathers.
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