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On the edge of the White Forest, in the summer resort of Popowo, life is excellent. Surrounded by pine trees, with essential oils in the air and with wind protection in the form of tall trees, we hide from the world. Here you can walk 10,000 steps without any problems, because the paths draw you in like a good book and take you to clearings, in search of heather carpets and blueberries.
If laziness is your favorite activity, you've come to the right place! You can read books without guilt, steal time for naps, listen to the birds singing and practice yoga on the terrace (bring your mats with you). If sitting still is hard work for you, you will be happy to know that there are plenty of attractions here, near Warsaw. The Biała Forest is an amazing place for running and walking, and the surrounding bicycle routes run through beautiful forests, meadows and along the banks of the Narew River. If you are a fan of road cycling, there are also many great, empty and smooth asphalt roads in the area, on which we regularly ride and we will be happy to share the routes from our GPS with you.
There is also a stud farm nearby, and kayaking trips are organized on the nearby rivers. In the summer you can swim on SUPs, we will show you the most picturesque and wild sections of the Narew and Bug rivers, without a guide, in the wild, with a backpack and sandwiches - such a trip is a great idea for a hot afternoon!
We try to avoid Zegrze, because we know that this is where the entire capital flows, but wild parts of the rivers, the Old Bug, Lake Przerzaniec, i.e. the old Wieprz river bed, are places that will not disappoint you.
Interestingly, the Warsaw "water tram" runs to Serock (5-6 km from us), so if you insist, you can ride your bike to us across the river from the capital!
Of course, it's also worth seeing:
– Stawinoga Nature Reserve, where birds live that you have never even heard of, e.g. curlews, corncrakes, common moorhens, green moorhens, spotted warblers, water warblers, reed warblers, sea buckthorns, common warblers, bluethroats, red-billed sandpipers, sandpipers, snipes, black-tailed godwits.
– Szaniawskiego Gorge Reserve – you can get here by bike, because the gorge is located on the yellow bicycle trail – Serocki trail. Near the gorge there is a forgotten park with the remains of the Szaniawski manor house. The famous writer's house stood on the banks of the Narew River, and later Lake Zegrze, and unfortunately it burned down seven years after the writer's death.
– Bug and Narew from a cycling perspective – choose the blue eastern Łacha-Łacha trail. The route is 17.8 km long and is extremely picturesque. It runs through forests and along rivers, and you can join it from Popowo.
We cooperate with Mazovian Wildlife, which organizes trips to nearby areas - the Bug Valley, the White Forest and the Lower Narew Valley - often to wild, inaccessible places that provide shelter for thousands of species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. We will send you a detailed offer after booking.