Zalew Koronowski.
Koronowo near the reservoir

Attractions

Around the reservoir
there is a lot to explore.

Koronowo, Pieczyska, Samociążek, the ferry crossing, Cistercian traces and calmer routes that can fill a full weekend.

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Attractions around Koronowo Reservoir

The places around the reservoir do not all play the same role. Some give you the beach and summer rhythm, others bring a ferry, a hydro plant, quieter shorelines or the start of a forest route. That is why this area works better as a chain of places than as one single point on a map.

Koronowo town centre

Koronowo

A town shaped by Cistercian history.

The main town by the reservoir, with the former monastery complex, the basilica and the strongest historical entry point into the wider area.

Pieczyska beach and shoreline

Pieczyska

Beach and water sports base.

This is the most summery face of the reservoir: wide beach, marinas, water movement and the easiest first contact with the main body of water.

Samociążek and passenger boat

Samociążek

A calmer side of the reservoir.

Samociążek is the calmer gateway to the southern end of the reservoir, close to the hydro plant, the former Black and White lakes and several useful walking and cycling routes.

Nowy Jasiniec area

Nowy Jasiniec

Ruins, peninsula and a former holiday complex.

This area offers protected oaks, the ruins of a Teutonic castle, Wyczółkowski Grove and traces of the former Kręgiel holiday complex.

Ferry crossing on the reservoir

Wielonek and Sokole-Kuźnica

Ferry and marinas.

This is where the local character of the reservoir shows up strongly: the seasonal ferry, marinas, wooded shorelines and a strong starting point for a cycling loop.

Northern edge of Koronowo Reservoir

Zamrzenica

The northern end of the reservoir.

This is the area of the Zamrzenica Forest District and the Tuchola Forest, including the oldest Polish nature reserve, the Old Polish Yews.

This is where it makes sense to keep moving.

The trails reveal another layer of the area: full-day loops, Cistercian traces, Samociążek as a useful start point and a cycling loop that uses the ferry.

Samociążek and routes around the reservoir

Trails

Trails and routes around the reservoir.

We gathered the best walking and cycling entries into the area in one place: the Koronowo ring, the Cistercian route, the ferry loop and Samociążek as a quieter base.

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Forested shoreline of the reservoir

Journal

An article that makes the route map easier to read.

If you want to understand the layout before you head out, this piece gives a clear introduction to the walking and cycling options.

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