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There is a paradise here, or more precisely, Rajgród, a charming town in the Rajgród Lake District, on the border of the Warmian-Masurian and Podlaskie voivodeships, in the buffer zone of the Biebrza National Park. Wild nature awaits you here, which you can admire with a cup of coffee in your hands from the terrace (in the morning you can spot roe deer, deer and hares, and moose also live in the area).
The largest lake in our lake district is Lake Rajgrodzkie, from which we are 350 meters away (about a 10-minute walk along a path leading through fields and meadows. Lake Rajgrodzkie has a very characteristic shape. It consists of the main reservoir and four elongated arms (bays). In the north these are Lake Przepiórka (north-eastern) and Stackie (north-west), in the south it is called Zatoka Czarnowiejska, and the main reservoir and the eastern bay, on which Rajgród is located, is Lake Rajgrodzkie. There are several beaches on the lake, one of them is a seasonal pizzeria. You can rent water equipment at the lake and go kayaking.
You will also be close to the forest. To get to know the Biebrza National Park better, go to the Grzędy Field Educational Center (formerly the Grzędy forester's lodge), where there is a network of tourist trails and educational paths. With a bit of luck, you can spot moose feeding here, encounter a wolf's trail or see a lesser spotted eagle soaring in the sky. Very rare vegetation is also delightful (Lapland willow, round-leafed sundew, common shoewort). There are three educational paths running through the center: "Borek bartny", "Czerwone Bagno" and "Dunes". You can also observe animals staying at the Animal Rehabilitation Center (usually moose, roe deer and wild boars) and visit horses at the Konik Polski Conservation Breeding Center.
The yellow tourist trail leads from Rajgród to TOE Grzędy. It starts at Lake Rajgrodzkie, then leads next to Lake Dreństwo, then through the Rajgrodzkie forests, crosses the Jegrznia River, enters the borders of the BNP and ends at the forester's lodge. The route is 18.3 km long and can be cycled. There is also a red trail (from Rajgród to the junction of trails behind Dział Kumkowski), which can be cycled on the Rajgród-Nowy Świat section. Lovers of two wheels will be happy to know that the green trail R-11 EURO Velo and the Podlasie Bociani Trail also run in the area.
23 km from Rajgród there is Augustów, where you can drop by for dinner. And from Ełk, 35 km away, go on a boat trip.
A little further there are lakes: Serwy, Tobołowo, Blizno, Blizienko, Busznica, Studzieniczne and Białe. Next, the Augustowska Lock and the Augustowska Forest, with bicycle and walking paths. It is worth going for a walk along wolf tracks (the "Wolf Trail" path, which is one of the eight points of the "Wolf Trail") and visiting the educational paths of the Wigry National Park. You can also go rafting down the Czarna Hańcza, Marycha, Rospuda, or go to the Perkuć Nature Reserve and absorb chlorophyll there without limits. For those interested, a trip on the Wigry Narrow Gauge Railway.
Less than an hour away from Rajgród there is a year-round WOSiR-Szelment complex.