Cycle route No. 1 (red colour on the map)
Route localisation
The route in Katowice area, according to the project of the frame structure ‘Silesia by bicycle', is a fragment of Katowice – Tychy – Pszczyna – Bielsko Biala – Milówka path. It starts in the center of Katowice, next to the Monument to Silesian Freedom Fighters and ends in Podlesie, near the wastewater treatment plant, next to the Tychy border. The route, within administrative borders of Katowice, passes through districts like: city center, Muchowiec, Brynów, Piotrowice, Kostuchna, Podlesie.
The route runs as follows:
- The Monument to Silesian Freedom Fighters
- Piastowska Str., Uniwersytecka Str., Bankowa Str.
- Rawa river boulevard
- Murckowska Str.
- Three Ponds Valley (Dolina Trzech Stawów)
- ‘Muchowiec' Airport
- Ochojec woodlands
- Jaronia Str., Krasinskiego Str.
- Podlesie woodlands
- Saska Str., Zaopusta Str.
- Wastewater treatment plant area, Tychy border
The route is 26 km long.
Tourist attractions
- Three Ponds Valley (Dolina Trzech Stawów)
* Recreation areas, where protected yellow pond – lily – beautifully blooming water plant, white stork and many various species of frogs can be seen
- ‘ Muchowiec' Airport
* Green areas in Katowice used by the citizens for recreation, often visited in free time
- Ochojec woodlands
* Head – streams of Klodnica River
* Marshy meadow with ash and alder as a natural places of interest
* Floral Reserve in Ochojec
- Woodlands in Kostuchna area
* Head – streams of Slepiotka River
* Numerous pines, beeches and oaks
* Animals in the area: elks, fallow deer and many species of reptiles and amphibians
- Podlesie
* Wild hogs can be seen in the wood and white stork near the Milky River (rzeka Mleczna)
* Historical bridge made of stone
Parking places
There are 7 locations for cyclists where they can stop along the route. They are situated mainly in places attractive for tourists. Parking places are equipped with bicycle stands, tables, benches and dust bins.
The route map is available at the website (map service).
Cycle route No. 2 (violet colour on the map)
Route localisation
The route in Katowice area, according to the project of the frame structure ‘Silesia by bicycle', is a fragment of Katowice – Orzesze – Rybnik – Racibórz – Krnow path. It starts in T. Kosciuszko Park, near the Parachuting Tower (Wieza Spadochronowa) and ends next to the Mikolów border, in the recreation center ‘Starganiec' area. The route, within administrative borders of Katowice, passes through districts like: Brynów, Ligota and Panewniki.
The route runs as follows:
- T. Kosciuszko Park
- Kosciuszki Str.
- Jasienskiego Str.
- Brynowska Str.
- Lubiny Str., St. Teresa Str., Kepowa Str., Ligocka Str.
- Zgody Str., Ligocka Str., street that links those two
- Kijowska Str., Medyków Str.
- Slaska Str., Wczasowa Str., Zadole Park
- Studencka Str.
- Slaska Str.
- Panewniki woodlands, Owsiana Str. – Mikolów border
The route is 12, 355 km long.
Tourist attractions
- T. Kosciuszko Park
* Parachuting Tower (Wieza Spadochronowa) with the tablet commemorating the Scouts fighting in defence of Katowice in 1939
* Tadeusz Kosciuszko Statue
* St. Michael the Archangel wooden church from 1510, moved from Syrynia village (Rybnik district) in 1938
* Russian Soldiers Cemetery
- Panewniki
* Neo –Roman set of monastery and Franciscan church dedicated to The Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built in 1905 - 1907
- Zadole Park
* Swimming pool complex and skate park
- Panewniki woodlands
* Recreation area
* Monuments to the Katowice Defenders from 1939, who operated in these woods
Parking places
There are 8 locations for cyclists where they can stop along the route. They are situated mainly in places attractive for tourists. Parking places are equipped with bicycle stands, tables, benches and dust bins.
The route map is available at the website (map service).
Cycle route No. 101 (black colour on the map)
Route localisation
The route starts close to the cycle path that runs along Jankego Str. in Ochojec, near Jankego Str. and Szenwalda Str. crossing. It ends on Ledziny border. The whole route goes within Katowice area, through districts like: Ochojec, Giszowiec, Murcki. The path continues in Ledziny, leading through Zamoscie and Recreation Center ‘Zalew' to ‘Centrum' settlement.
The route runs as follows:
- Jankego Str. and Szenwalda Str. crossing
- Szenwalda Str.
- Macierzanki Str.
- Ochojec woodlands
- Junction with route no. 1
- Giszowiec woodlands
- Recreation Center Janina - Barbara
- Giszowiec woodlands
- Murcki, Bielska Str.
- Murcki Valley (Dolina Murckowska)
- Murcki Reserve
- Hamerla
- City border
The route is 18, 8 km long.
Tourist attractions:
- Giszowiec
* Recreation Center Janina - Barbara
- Murcki
* Murcki Reserve – complex of beech woods with rich tree stand
* ‘Wanda Hill' (Wzgórze Wandy) ( 329 m above see level) – the highest peak in Katowice area
* ‘Siegarnia' - former forester's house
* Complex of woods, excellent recreation area
Parking places
There are 4 locations for cyclists where they can stop along the route. Parking places are equipped with tables and benches made of oak trunks.
The route map is available at the website (map service).
Cycle route No. 153 (blue colour on the map)
Route localisation
The route no. 153 in Katowice is an alternative choice. It runs as route no. 101 through Murcki woodlands, but instead of passing Hamerla, it goes through Stone Mountain (Kamienna Góra).The path branches off the route no. 101, close to Beskidzka Str. and ends on the city border. The whole route goes in Murcki district and it continues in Ledziny, leading through Zamoscie, Ratusz, Swiniewy, ‘Centrum' settlement and coalmine ‘Ziemowit' to Górki.
The route is 5, 3 km long.
Tourist attractions:
The Stone Mountain (Kamienna Góra) nature monument ( 267 m above sea level) is situated along the path. The whole route runs through recreation woodlands. There is a reserve ‘Plone Bagno' built mainly from Scotch pine.
Cycle route No. 122 (black colour on the map)
Route localisation
The path is a continuation of route no. 2. It starts near Szadoka Str. and Zaleska Str. crossing in Brynów and ends in Medyków Str., close to the railway hospital (szpital klejowy) in Ligota. The whole route goes within administrative borders of Katowice, through districts like: Brynów, Zaleska Halda, Kokociniec and Panewniki.
The route runs as follows:
- Szadoka Str.- leads to route no. 2
- Przodowników Str.
- Kombajnistów Str.
- Brygadzistów Str.
- Upadowa Str.
- Ogrodowa Str.
- Krucza str.
- Panewnicka Str.
- Smolenska Str.
- Track on the border of Silesian University of Medical Sciences
- Medyków Str. – leads to route no. 2
The route is 5, 8 km long.
Tourist attractions:
The route is diversified. The greater part with ground pavement leads through complex of woods with large number of deciduous trees like oak, birch. Magnificent individuals of those trees are here. It is mainly a recreation track, and though it goes near the academic area of Silesian University of Medical Sciences, it plays communicational role and connects them with neighbouring districts and woodlands.
Parking places
There are 4 locations for cyclists where they can stop along the route. They are situated in Kombajnistów Str., near allotments, at the beginning of complex of woods in Brygadzistów Str., at the end of complex of woods in Kokociniec and in Gromadzka Str, in Panewniki. Parking places are equipped with bicycle stands, tables, benches and dust bins.
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