Białogard: City Walls, Rivers and Trails

Białogard combines medieval urban history with cycling and hiking routes, as well as a varied landscape. When planning your stay, you can choose between the city walls, bodies of water, viewpoints and trails, depending on what you would like to experience locally.

City history at Brama Wysoka

The surviving remains of the medieval city walls include Brama Wysoka and half-towers. The fortifications are an example of defensive structures typical of a medium-sized Pomeranian town. Brama Wysoka, also called Połczyńska, was built together with the city walls at the beginning of the 14th century. The surviving sections of the walls can be accessed via Matejki Street; check conditions before your visit.

Cycling routes with different focuses

The cycling route between Białogard and Karlino connects the two towns and is part of the Stary Kolejowy Szlak Rowerowy. Another cycling route runs between Białogard and Moczyłki. It is just under two kilometres long, 2.5 metres wide and has a bituminous surface.

Another route follows the traces of the oldest settlement in the Białogard region. It begins on Płowiecka Street, at the site of an early medieval fortified settlement that originally lay between the Parsęta and Leśnica rivers. At Lake Rybackie, which lies along this cycling route, you can fish and relax. A pile-dwelling settlement stood in the southern part of the lake more than 1,000 years ago.

Hikes and landscapes

The unmarked hiking trail around Białogard passes through Rościno, Lulewice, Żelimucha, Kościernica, Pomianowo, Dargikowo and Klępino Białogardzkie before returning to Białogard. The route can be completed in one day. Also unmarked, the trail along the embankment of the former narrow-gauge railway runs through Kisielice, Łęczno, Nasutowo, Zagórze and Podwilcze to Rarwino, and is 20 kilometres long. The first trail is described as a loop, while the second has a fixed endpoint; both are unmarked.

Góra Kościernicka is an exposed moraine hill with panoramic views of Białogard, which lies in the valley. East of the town, Góra Niwka rises as a kame hill above a marshy hollow; from there, views extend to Białogard and Góra Kościernicka. The natural landscape of Białogard Municipality includes river valleys, forest lakes, ponds, peat bogs, moraine hills, kames and forests.

The Czarnowęsy palace park covers 23.38 hectares and lies on the south bank of the Mogilnica. The Parsęta gorge between Rzyszewo, Tychówko, Osówko and Wicewo is a deeply incised river valley with side valleys, marked differences in elevation and broadleaf forest. Rzyszewo lies outside the area, in Tychowo Municipality. Rościno is also home to a unique hydroelectric power station.

Bodies of water and other activities

The Parsęta, Radew, Pokrzywnica and Chotla rivers are suitable for canoeing. In Białogard, the kayak station on Szpitalna Street has a floating dock on the Parsęta. Riding stables in Dargikowo, Lulewiczki and Nawino offer riding lessons. Check the arrangements with the relevant stable before you arrive.

When choosing a hotel in Białogard, you can first decide what you want to focus on during your stay: the medieval town layout, a cycling route, a day of hiking, or time by the water and at viewpoints all lead to different plans for the day.

Discover more destinations

Discover more destinations: Retowo, Białogard, Karlino, Świdwin, Soldin, Greifenhagen, Labes, Pyrzyce.

For the main travel overview: West Pomerania.