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Emerald Bridge – View of Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe) loop from Rezerwat Zdroje

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Emerald Bridge – View of Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe) loop from Rezerwat Zdroje

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4.8

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101

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Emerald Bridge – View of Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe) loop from Rezerwat Zdroje

01:36

5.86km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Szczeciński Park Krajobrazowy „Puszcza Bukowa”

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1.87 km

Emerald Bridge

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A concrete bridge, a remnant of the tracks of a railway transporting spoil from a former chalk and marl mine, operated by the nearby Portland cement factory "Stern" owned by the Toepffer family, established in 1862. In 1925, a sudden overflow of groundwater into the excavation occurred through a layer of permeable sand. The excavation was quickly taking on water. People were evacuated immediately. The excavation was flooded. A lake was created.
The bridge after major renovation. An inscription with the date of construction of the bridge - 1890 - was left.

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1.99 km

Parking at the entrance to Leśny Zdroje Forest Park

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Free parking - well filled on weekends.

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2.17 km

Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe)

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Szmaragdowe Lake is located on the outskirts of Szczecin, near the Zdroje housing estate. The name comes from the characteristic greenish color of the water, which is due to the high lime content - the lake was created on the site of a former chalk mine. In 1925 the mine was flooded by water - at the bottom of the lake there are supposedly still flooded mining equipment. Narrow-gauge railway wagons, which transported the output from the mine, used to drive on the picturesque concrete bridge on the shore of the lake. The lake is constantly fed by groundwater. Currently, its maximum depth reaches 18 meters.

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2.64 km

View of Szczecin from Oko na Szczecin Hill

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A stunning view of Szczecin and Międzyodrze from an artificial hill that used to be a heap, where redundant material from the extraction of chalk and marl was stored in an open-pit mine on the site of the present Szmaragdowe Lake.

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3.06 km

Ruins of the Toepffer Palace

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The building was built in 1906 on the hills of the Beech Forest near the Szczecin "Stern" cement factory. It was built by Helmut Toepffer, grandson of the founder of the Stern cement plant and the Katherinen Kreidegrub mine. Due to its location, the palace was nicknamed "Parkhaus." The residence had 30 rooms, not including utility rooms such as the kitchen and pantries. In addition to two master bedrooms and dressing rooms, the second floor contained nine guest rooms and bathrooms. The house also included a smoking room, a writing room for the ladies, a study, a winter garden, a billiards room, an East Asian-style room, and an extensive library with approximately 5,000 volumes. At the rear of the building, half of the hill was removed to accommodate an extension, which was intended to house the museum's art collection. The Renaissance Hall measured 8 meters high, 12 meters wide, and 24 meters long. The palace was brimming with art collections, and the interiors were crafted from luxurious materials. For example, the Asian room featured leopard skins, a statue of the Buddha on a lotus pedestal, and hand-painted, two-piece screens made of East Asian silk. In the dining room, the ceiling and walls were paneled with East Asian teak. The paneling featured copies of beautiful street scenes painted by the famous Spaniard Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. The large dining table, chairs, and sideboards were all made of the same wood. The palace's art collections include hundreds of volumes (often rare, long-standing, or leather-covered), and a marble copy of Michelangelo's "Moses" statue. The entire complex survived the air raids on Szczecin intact, but was looted and devastated by Russian troops. In later years, it continued to deteriorate, undeveloped and dismantled by "collectors" of building materials and timber. Today, the only remains are the Stairs leading to the Renaissance Hall where the statue of Moses stood, and scattered elements of the palace's concrete columns, as well as fragments of cornices with carved architectural details.

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4.17 km

View of Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe)

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A spectacular view of Emerald Lake. Right behind the barrier there is a vertical slope. Better be careful.

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5.86 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.77 km

1.61 km

413 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.37 km

1.61 km

1.16 km

671 m

< 100 m

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Friday 3 July

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13°C

31 %

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Emerald Bridge – View of Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe) loop from Rezerwat Zdroje

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Emerald Bridge – View of Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe) loop from Rezerwat Zdroje

Emerald Bridge

Parking at the entrance to Leśny Zdroje Forest Park

Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe)

View of Szczecin from Oko na Szczecin Hill

Ruins of the Toepffer Palace

View of Emerald Lake (Jezioro Szmaragdowe)

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