Emerging new bike paths allow for convenient movement between the districts. They are a great asset not only to the residents but also to tourists. In one day on a bike you can visit Oliwa, Wrzeszcz and the historic Downtown having access to places inaccessible by car.
The proposed route leads through cycling routes, and in some cases through the streets without a dedicated bicycle lane. The tour includes the most important places in Oliwa (post Cisterian cathedral with its surroundings), Wrzeszcz (places connected with the Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass), Solidarity Square, and the less well-known yet very interesting Old Suburb and the Lower Town. The sightseeing of the Old Town has been omitted due to the high tourist traffic is best explored on foot. However, cycling on a separate path along Podwale Grodzkie street and Waly Jagiellonskie we see these historic objects and at any time we can come and see up close any interesting to us building.
Distance: 22 km
Track difficulty: easy route
Main surface: city bike trails
Time to cover the route: 2-3 hours
Recommended type of bike: city bike
Route: Olive – Wrzeszcz – Gdansk City Centre
Details:
0 km – SKM Gdansk Oliwa ( Grunwaldzka Ave. , Opacka St., Cystersow St.),
1.6 km – Abbot’s Palace, Oliwa Cathedral, Oliwa Park (Jacka Rybińskiego St. , Grunwaldzka Ave.),
5.25 km – Modern Mosque ( Polanki St., Grunwaldzka Ave.),
7.4 km- Shopping Centre “Galeria Baltycka”. SKM stop Gdansk Wrzeszcz (Dmowskiego St., Biala St.),
8.3 km – Neo-Gothic Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. A place of Gunter Grass’s baptism (Ks. Zator-Przytockiego St.),
9.0 km – Wybickiego Square. Bench of Günter Grass, who was born on Lelewela street (Komorowski Square, Legionow Ave.,Zwyciestwa Ave.),
13.0 km – Flyover Blednik. Great view of the Old Town, the towers of the City and the Gdansk shipyard cranes, neo-Renaissance building of the former Directorate of Railways (Kolejowa St.),
13.6 km – Solidarity Square. Gdansk Shipyard and the Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers and the European Solidarity Centre and the exhibition “Roads to Freedom” (in the basement),
14.3 km – The historic buildings of the Old and Main Town (Podwale Grodzkie St., Waly Jagiellońskie St.),
15.5 km – GothicTrinity Church and the National Museum (Okopowa St.),
16.3 km – Lowland Gate, Bastion, St. Gertrude ,Stone Lock (Dobra St., Kamienna grobla St., Szopy St., Długie Ogrody St., Szafarnia St.),
19.0 km – Olowianka Island. Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Nationale Maritime Museum, marina (return way Szafarnia St. to Stagiewny Bridge),
19.8 km – Green Bridge and Long Market. An unusual view of the Motlawa river, the marina and the Old Town. Neptune Fountain, Main Town Hall, Artus Court, rebuilt townhouses (Powroznicza St., Ogarna St.),
20.7 km – Coal Market. Prison Tower and the Torture Chamber (Amber Museum), Golden Gate, Highland Gate: Pomeranian Tourist Information Centre (Waly Jagiellonskie st., Hucisko),
21.7 km – Main Railway Station
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