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The Suwałki region is intimate, peaceful and yet underrated for tourists. Thanks to this, there are no crowds of tourists or stalls. This region is a paradise for cyclists, fishermen, divers, mushroom pickers and even sailors. Wigry and the legendary Post-Camaldolese Monastery in Wigry are an icon, and this is just the beginning. The entire Suwałki region is full of lakes, forests, hiking and cycling trails.
Lakes
Gawrych Ruda is a village in the Wigry Landscape Park, bordering four lakes from the east, west and south: Wigry, Staw, Okrągły and Długie Wigierski. You will not only have one of them in view, but you will also have access to its shore. The descent is a bit wild for now, but that makes it picturesque, and Lake Staw is incredibly transparent and loved by less advanced divers (experienced divers move to Hańcza). When swimming on it, be sure to wear a diving mask. The forest path from under the house will lead you to a viewpoint with a charming panorama of this lake, and if you try to jump on the terrace, you will see two more nearby lakes - Czarne and Wigry.
Wigry National Park
There are 190 km of hiking and cycling routes and nature trails: Suchary, Forest, Płazy, Samle, Puszcza and Jeziora.
Canoeing
You can kayak across the Czarna Hańcza, which is the most beautiful river in the Suwałki region. The beginning of the trip is Lake Wigry, and the route runs almost entirely through the Augustowska Forest. We also recommend rafting down the Rospuda Valley.
Winter
The Szelment ski resort is several kilometers away. There you will find slopes, a snow park, equipment rental and try snow tubing. We are also close to a slightly smaller slope - Dąbrówka.
Other attractions
At WOSiR Szelment you can try your hand at water skiing.
The year-round Wigry Narrow Gauge Railway with a 10-kilometer route running along the southern shore of Lake Wigry (from Płociczno to Krusznik).
The "Around Wigry" bicycle trail runs through Gawrych Ruda. Antoni Patla, almost 60 km long (it leads around Lake Wigry and through the Wigry National Park).