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It blows with calmness and the soothing presence of nature, much more than boredom. But if you want to get a little bit boring, there are ways to do it. The area of the Station itself is above average charming. The brick building is surrounded by the greenery of the garden with hammocks, tables and chairs hidden among trees, and wooden deckchairs in the gravel courtyard. The area is large, the plot is 6,000 m², so each of our guests will surely find a space for themselves.
The station is surrounded by nature, just outside the plot, kilometers of wilderness begin, through which you can wander for hours, admiring the landscape of Orzyska Switzerland. Hills interspersed with blue lakes, forests, fields and meadows. Flying overhead cranes and moose who happen to walk in the area, and herds of cows. And over all this idyll, white fluffy clouds. This is how it looks with us. It is pleasant to walk, run and ride a bike here.
Ublik itself is worth a little attention. The former village school (from the 1920s) is located next door, there is an ecological farm. You can also see a 19th-century palace surrounded by a park, situated on a hill above Lake Ublik Wielki. It is a memento of the entire palace and park complex, which in the 1920s included: over 1,500 hectares of land, 5 farms, a forester's lodge and a fisherman's lodge. There was a breeding ground for warm-blooded horses and cattle, a distillery and a potato drying plant. In the 1930s there was an SS guesthouse here.
A few minutes walk will separate you from two lakes. We have 400 meters to Ublik Mały, 300 meters to Wielki. You can reach the village beach with a pier in 10 minutes. Ublik Mały surprises with an extremely turquoise color of water. Due to this color, it is called the Green or Emerald Lake. In the smaller Ublik, the water is cooler due to numerous springs. One of them, on the south-eastern shore of the lake, has exceptionally tasty water (it flows from the edge of the lake's gutter). There are many stories about German weapons from the Second World War sunk in the lake. Both lakes are connected by a tunnel, called by the locals the tunnel of love. It is a former German tunnel in very good condition, which was built during the construction of the railway embankment. Until 1945, this was the line between Giżycko and Orzysz. Ublik Wielki is connected by a canal with Lake Buwełno, which in turn connects a narrow stream with another lake - Wojnowo. All of them are fun to see from the kayak's perspective.
Numerous bicycle routes, with the Masurian Bicycle Loop at the forefront, start right at the station. The choice is really big, we have asphalt, gravel and field roads. Leading through forests, fields, meadows and around lakes (we especially recommend a tour of the Buwełno lake). One of our favorite routes is: a trip to the atmospheric Stara Kuźnia restaurant, the port in Rydzewo, to Śniardwy and further to Mikołajki.
Nietlickie Marshes Reserve is located 5 km from the Station. This area is located between Lake Niegocin and Śniardwy. It is a mainstay of cranes (the largest flock of cranes observed in the roosting site numbered about 9,000 birds, 5,000 is the local "standard") and black grouse, but there is an unprecedented number of birds, including: corncrakes, nightingales, white-backed woodpeckers, black storks and multi-species flocks of wild ducks. There are also many rare species of animals, you can come across: elks, beavers, badgers and otters. It's worth taking binoculars with you. If you do not want to tear through difficult terrain, you can go to the bridge on the road to the north of Cierzpięt.
Our favorite horse farm is located in Gałków. It allows you to experience a gallop across the river, trot in the meadows and gallop in the paddock and try your hand at the saddle for the first time.