The best walks and hikes around gmina Hajnówka

Awesome road. Hiqh quality road, minimum traffic

The Royal Oak Trail in the Stara Białowieża forest is a picturesque educational trail leading through the former settlement, where archaeological research indicates the original Białowieża was founded. A wooden footbridge winds through ancient oak trees named after Polish and Lithuanian kings, creating a unique blend of history and nature.

We did not enter the museum due to lack of time, we really liked the park area

Beautiful and comfortable gravel roads in the Białowieża forests.

The Royal Oak Trail is an educational trail located in the Stara Białowieża forest. The habit of the oaks and their clustered arrangement along the trail also indicates human intervention. The relatively short, approximately 32-meter-tall trees are nearly 10 meters shorter than the oaks that have always grown in a dense stand. This means they were planted by human hands as park trees near a manor house that once stood here. One legend says they were planted at the behest of King Sigismund the Old. A wooden footbridge leads along the trail, equipped with plaques describing the oaks, named after Polish and Lithuanian rulers who ruled the forest. Walking the trail offers the opportunity not only to experience nature but also to deepen your historical knowledge. The author and initiator of this project was Jacek Wysmułek, a forester from the Białowieża Forest District. Back in 1976, he proposed protecting the entire area and creating a historical educational trail. The footbridge is wheelchair-accessible and features additional Braille signs. A road connecting Białowieża with Narewka runs parallel to the footbridge. This road leads to the Siemianówka Reservoir. Approximately 1.5 km north of this site (in section 281 - yellow tourist trail) lie the remains of the foundations of another hunting castle, likely built by the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Gediminas. The Royal Oak Trail is leased to a separate private company responsible for maintaining the trail and maintaining the cleanliness of the grounds. The company charges an admission fee. e-puszcza.pl/pearls-forest/szlak-debow-krolewskich-perelka-puszczy

The Royal Oak Trail is an educational trail located in the Stara Białowieża forest. The shape of the oaks and the clusters of their arrangement on the trail also indicate human interference. Relatively low, approximately 32-meter-high, the trees are almost 10 meters smaller than the oaks that have always grown in a compact stand. This means that they were planted by human hands, as a park planting near the manor house that once existed here. One legend says that they were planted on the orders of King Sigismund the Old. A wooden footbridge leads along the trail, equipped with boards with descriptions of the oaks, named after Polish and Lithuanian rulers who ruled the Forest. Walking along the trail gives you the opportunity not only to get to know nature, but also to deepen your historical knowledge. The author and initiator of this project was Jacek Wysmułek, a forester from the Białowieża Forest District, who in 1976 proposed to protect the entire area and create a historical educational trail there. The footbridge is adapted for wheelchair users and has additional boards written in Braille. A road connecting Białowieża with the town of Narewka runs parallel to the path. You can get to the Siemianówka reservoir from here. About 1.5 km north of this place (in section 281 - yellow tourist trail) there are remains of the foundation ruins of another hunting castle, probably built by the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Giedymin. The Royal Oaks Trail is leased to a separate, private company whose task is to maintain the proper technical condition of the path and cleanliness of the premises. The company charges an admission fee. https://e-pusty.pl/pearls-forest/szlak-debow-krolewskich-perelka-pusty/

A nice alley for walks. Unfortunately, poor internet coverage made it difficult for us to use the map, hence such a short section. Later it turned out that it was possible to walk further to reach the narrow-gauge railway. We returned and went to the narrow-gauge railway along the road by the cemetery.

The church was built in a modern style. It consists of an upper (main) and lower part. Inside the church there is a brick iconostasis covered with ceramic mosaic and a gilded chandelier (panikadiło) weighing about 800 kg, made in Sofrino near Moscow. In the lower part there is a wooden, gilded iconostasis. Both iconostases were made by artists from Ukraine. Near the church, in the Orthodox cemetery, there is a small chapel of All Saints. The iconostasis, made by Jerzy Nowosielski (an appreciated painter, known in Podlasie for his sacred art in Orthodox churches (including frescoes and icons), is worthy of attention. Services: 8.00 - canonical hours and Holy Liturgy 17.00 - Vespers https://www.hajnowka.pl/strona/dla-turysty-atrakcje-swiatynie/912-cerkiew-pw-narodzenia-swietego-jana-chrzciciela