Most tourists usually think of Krynica-Zdrój as a spa town, whose main attractions are the promenade and mineral water pump rooms. However, you should know that it's also the perfect place to relax for those who prefer activities by two wheels. Here are the most popular bicycle routes in and around Krynica-Zdroj!
Bicycle routes Krynica-Zdrój - where to go for a trip?
Beskid Sadecki is an excellent choice for a vacation at any time of the year. The region offers fantastic possibilities for a variety of activities - starting with relaxing walks and sightseeing of local monuments, through skiing in the winter season, ending with climbing mountain peaks and cycling tours. There are plenty of kilometers of wonderfully managed routes at two-wheeled enthusiasts' disposal, which can take you to the most beautiful corners of the region, and which have their origin or run through Krynica-Zdrój.
VeloKrynica bicycle route
The VeloKrynica bicycle route is a great option even for less experienced tourists and families with children, who are looking for calmer, asphalt paths with a lower level of difficulty. The VeloKrynica route is a spa recreational-tourist route, which has its beginning on the Krynica promenade and runs through the towns of Krynica Dolna and Powroźnik to Muszyna.
VeloKrynica is 12 kilometers long and is suitable for all types of bicycles. The beginning of the route is at the crossroads of Dietl Boulevards and Pulaski Street. Various facilities for cyclists have been created along its entire length, including a recreational gazebo with a fireplace, an outdoor gym or sanitary points. The route has been equipped with benches, trash garbage cans and solar lamps to facilitate riding after dark. An advantage of the route is its low average gradient of 2.7% and its location on low-traffic or bicycle-only roads.
AquaVelo bicycle route
A section of the AquaVelo route also runs through Krynica-Zdrój. The entire loop is 230 kilometers long, with a Polish length of nearly 94 kilometers, and runs from the border with Slovakia near the village of Muszynka, through Krynica-Zdrój and Piwniczna-Zdrój to Szczawnica, where its meeting point with VeloDunajec is located. Although the entire route is designed for intermediate cyclists, in the section from Krynica-Zdroj to Muszyna - where it overlaps with the VeloKrynica trail - its level of difficulty has been described as easy.
VeloNatura bicycle route
The VeloNatura route is a part of the EuroVelo 11 route that runs within the Małopolska province. The length of the path in Małopolska, starting at the Slovak border and ending at the border with the Świętokrzyskie province, is about 270 km, overlapping with VeloDunajec for a certain section. The VeloNatura route leads tourists through the most attractive areas of the Poprad and Dunajec valleys, surrounded by the Beskid Sądecki and Foothills.
MTB bike routes Krynica
Advanced enthusiasts of active recreation on two wheels can also expect great facilities in the vicinity of Krynica-Zdroj. In recent years MTB bicycle routes with a high level of difficulty and a total length of about 125 kilometers, whose names derive from the names of Krynica's water springs, have been marked out here. All MTB bicycle routes have their beginning on the promenade in Krynica-Zdroj near the tourist information, from which guests of the Belmonte - a luxury hotel in the mountains - are a few minutes' drive away.
MTB bicycle routes in Krynica-Zdroj are:
- Kryniczanka (blue) with a length of 9.4 km, an elevation of 511 m up and 504 m down, with the highest point located at 771 m above sea level and the lowest at 528 m above sea level;
- Zuber (green) with a length of 22.3 km, elevations of 633 m up and 610 m down, with the highest point located at 893 m above sea level and the lowest at 502 m above sea level;
- Slotwinka (purple) with a length of 4.6 km, elevations of 278 m up and 278 m down, with the highest point located at 738 m above sea level and the lowest at 553 m above sea level;
- Tadeusz (black) with a length of 11.1 kilometers, elevations of 385 meters up and 389 meters down, with the highest point located at 831 meters above sea level and the lowest at 555 meters above sea level;
- Mieczyslaw (brown) with a length of 22 km, elevations of 758 m up and 758 m down, with the highest point located at 1114 m above sea level and the lowest at 528 m above sea level;
- St. John (orange) with a length of 14.6 km, elevations of 479 m up and 479 m down, with the highest point located at 864 m above sea level and the lowest at 561 m above sea level;
- St. Joseph (red) with a length of 14.6 km, 519 m up and 508 m down, with the highest point located at 902 m above sea level and the lowest at 545 m above sea level;
- St. Charles (yellow) with a length of 25 km, elevations of 975 m up and 978 m down, with the highest point located at 1114 m above sea level and the lowest at 547 m above sea level.
BEL-E-BIKE RENTAL awaits guests of the Belmonte Hotel, which offers the use of bicycles
