On 11–15 September 2025, a study visit was held for representatives of cycling media from the Netherlands. The aim of the meeting was to present the network of long-distance cycling routes in Western Pomerania and the international EuroVelo routes. The cycling trip began in Szczecin, from where the participants set off on the Around the Szczecin Lagoon Route, and then continued their journey along Velo Baltica (EV 10/13), a section of the international Baltic Sea and Iron Curtain cycling routes. The trip ended in Kołobrzeg.

The visit was organised by the West Pomeranian Regional Tourism Organisation in cooperation with the Polish Tourism Organisation's foreign office in the Netherlands. The trip was led and coordinated by the bicycle communication office.

 

The following people took part in the visit:

 

Marinke Kerkhoff – Zijwielrent.nl, Cyclingdestination.cc

    Lars Klein- Wereldfietser.nl, Europafietsers.nl

    Steven Goes – Thebike.nl

 

Below we present a detailed itinerary and we warmly encourage you to follow in their footsteps!

 

Study visit programme (11–15 September 2025)

 

Day 1

 

Sightseeing/walk around Szczecin: Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, Szczecin Philharmonic, Solidarity Square

 

Day 2

Route: Szczecin → Modrzewie → Lubczyna → Stepnica → Czarnocin → Wolin (~91 km)

 

    Drive along Lake Dąbie

 

    Possibility of a short detour to the wreck of a concrete ship submerged near Inoujście (‘Betonowiec’) +10 km

 

    Reserve in Czarnocin – observation of wild horses along the route

 

    Arrival in Wolin

 

Day 3

Route: Wolin → Wapnica → Świnoujście → Międzyzdroje (~65 km)

 

    Observation tower and Hangmen's Hill in Wolin

 

    Visit to the Slavs and Vikings Centre – Jomsborg – Vineta

 

    Walk to Turquoise Lake and Sand Mountain in Wapnica

 

    Ferry crossing over the Świna River

 

    Sightseeing in Świnoujście: Stawa Młyny (symbol of the city), Iron Curtain Monument

 

    Transfer to Międzyzdroje, free time on the pier and beach or a walk to the cliffs (Kawcza Góra)

 

Day 4

Route: Międzyzdroje → Dziwnów → Pobierowo → Trzęsacz → Niechorze → Kołobrzeg (~92 km)

 

    Stop in Trzęsacz – Museum and ruins of a church on a cliff

 

    Rewal – viewpoint, sculptures: whale skeleton, The Little Prince, Romeo and Juliet, Seaside Narrow-Gauge Railway

 

    Lighthouse in Niechorze

 

    Transfer to Kołobrzeg with a viewpoint on the footbridge in Dźwirzyno

 

Day 5

    End of the trip in Kołobrzeg

 

 

 

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