Hiking in Greater Poland: lakes and oaks around Poznań
South of Poznań, Wielkopolska National Park and Rogalin Landscape Park protect glacial lakes, moraine hills and the largest group of ancient oaks in Europe. Here you will find the routes with track, elevation profile, GPX and practical information.
The numbers mark where each trail starts.
How to read the grades
Trails in Poland have no official difficulty scale: the PTTK waymarks, a red, blue, green, yellow or black stripe between two white ones, identify the route, not its difficulty (red usually marks the main trail). To compare them with our Italian guides, we have estimated the difficulty of each trail on the scale of the Club Alpino Italiano (Italian Alpine Club). Grades assume dry ground: rain, snow or strong heat make a route harder.
- T Tourist 2 in this guide
- Roads, mule tracks or wide, easy paths with no route-finding problems.
- E Hiking
- Waymarked trails over varied terrain: you need hiking boots and a basic level of fitness.
- EE Expert hikers
- Exposed, steep or rocky sections, sometimes with chains: you need a sure foot and a head for heights.
- EEA Expert hikers with equipment
- Via ferratas or equipped routes: you need a harness, via ferrata set and helmet.
Before you set off
Train
Stęszew, Puszczykowo and Mosina have stations on the line from Poznań: many trails start right at the station.
Ticks
In the woods, from May to September, check for ticks after your walk.
Waymarks
Trails are marked with a coloured stripe between two white ones painted on the trees: follow the colour of your route.
Emergencies
Single emergency number: 112.
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Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via Waymarked Trails and BRouter; elevations from a digital terrain model. Times and elevation gains are indicative: waymarks on the ground and closure orders always take precedence.