Central Green Trail

Length
65.8 km
Time
approx. 4.5 h (by bike)
Difficulty
Hard

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A trail that could easily be called the military one – it passes numerous fortifications and barracks. Along the way there are charming natural spots, especially around Wieliszew, as well as architectural monuments such as the palace ruins in Góra. The entire trail is suitable for cyclists.

The trail is part of the County Fighting Poland Trail (Powiatowy Szlak Polski Walczącej) designated by the Legionowo County Office. Route length: approx. 65 km.

Memorial sites and historic monuments along the route

  1. Trzciany Manor Farm
  2. Fortifications of Strongpoint No. 10 Janówek/Trzciany
  3. Fort IV – Russian fortifications of the Janówek Group in Janówek Pierwszy
  4. Fort XVII – Russian fortifications of the Janówek Group in Janówek Pierwszy
  5. Work No. 9 – Russian fortifications of the Janówek Group in Janówek Pierwszy
  6. Monument to those killed on the border between the General Government and the Third Reich in Janówek Pierwszy, ul. Nowodworska 17
  7. Monument to the Fallen in Janówek Pierwszy
  8. Palace ruins in Góra
  9. Independence Monument in Olszewnica Stara
  10. Wayside cross from 1922 in Skrzeszew at the junction of ul. Kościelna and ul. Dojazdowa
  11. Wayside cross from 1922 in Skrzeszew at the junction of ul. Nowodworska and ul. Szkolna
  12. Polish field airfield from September 1939 in Poniatów
  13. Site of the Grocholski family manor house in Poniatów
  14. War cemetery of Polish Army soldiers from 1939 in Wieliszew
  15. Parish cemetery in Wieliszew
  16. Parish Church of the Transfiguration in Wieliszew
  17. Monument to the Fathers of Independence in Wieliszew
  18. Plaque commemorating the Grey Ranks (Szare Szeregi) in Zegrze Południowe at the junction of ul. Warszawska and ul. Rybaki
  19. Plaque commemorating the 1917 Oath Crisis in the Polish Legions in Zegrze Południowe
  20. Military garrison cemetery in Wieliszew
  21. Massacre sites in Nowopole
  22. Plaque commemorating Polish Army Lieutenant Kazimierz Widort in Michałów-Reginów, near ul. Główna and ul. Osiedlowa
  23. Battle of Warsaw 1920 – the defence of Nieporęt
  24. Battlefield of 24 February 1831 in Nieporęt
  25. Monument to the interned officers of the Polish Legions in Białobrzegi
  26. Plaque commemorating the interned officers of the Polish Legions in Białobrzegi
  27. Cemetery of Soviet prisoners of war in Białobrzegi
  28. Early 20th-century tsarist fort in Beniaminów
  29. Monument to the fallen crew of the Polish PZL P.37B “Łoś” bomber in Wólka Radzymińska, at the junction of ul. Szkolna and ul. Topolowa
  30. Site of the battle of 14/15 August 1920 in Wólka Radzymińska
  31. Monument to the fallen Kaniów riflemen in Zamostki Wólczyńskie

More information, a map of the sites and the trail badge (in Polish): szlak.powiat-legionowski.pl – Green Trail.

Photos from the route

  • Grey Ranks Memorial Plaque
  • Oath Crisis Memorial Plaque
  • Białobrzegi: Monument to the Officers of the Polish Legions
  • Białobrzegi: Cemetery of Soviet Prisoners of War
  • Fort Beniaminów
  • Wólka Radzymińska: Memorial to the Crew of the PZL.37B Łoś Bomber
  • Wólka Radzymińska: Monument to the Kaniów Riflemen

Attractions along the route