Hiking in Lublin Province: the rapids of Roztocze and the loess ravines
Lublin Province has no mountains, but it has two landscapes unique in Poland: the small rapids of the Roztocze rivers in the fir woods, and the ravines carved into the loess along the Vistula between Puławy and Kazimierz Dolny. Here you'll find the routes with their tracks, elevation profiles, 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
Ticks
In the woods and ravines ticks are common from April to October: wear long trousers and repellent, and check yourself in the evening.
Mud
Wet loess becomes extremely slippery: after rain the ravines are almost impassable.
Cycling
Roztocze has many cycle paths and bike rentals in Zwierzyniec and Susiec: many of the trails can also be done by bike.
Emergencies
Single emergency number: 112.
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.