Poland. With cycle on National Park "Lower Oder Valley"

National Park "LOWER ODER VALLEY" (Nationalpark Unteres Odertal) is one from 12 national parks in Germany. Adjoins with reservation of "LOWER ODER VALLEY" on Polish side, which became qualified 1 of April 1993 of year. At first embraced area 5632 hahectares, and possessed othulin about sizes 18 400 hahectare, after perfect changes in 1996 the area grew up to 6009 hahectare. National Park "LOWER ODER VALLEY" is localited between two shoulders of Oder, on space from Widuchowa to Stettin, in borders of communes: Widuchowa, Gryfino, Stettin and KoB.baskowo. This Is area greatest in westerly and central Europe of peatbog. This ground in the past one tried to meliorate and to exchange in meadows. Minimum - carrying out of ground (0, 2-0, 3 m n. pm.) and resulting with this frequent flooding with waters of Oder contributed to abandonments these of plans. Their certificate are remainders of numerous hydrological objects - of channels, of sluices and of bridges. Counting over 200 km machine gun of length net of channels, of ditches and of flood waterses occupies about.12 % of the area of Oder Park. Among them peaty islands (deposits of peat reach here to 10 m) covered are rich mosaic of vegetable assemblages with many sorts rare and dying plants and animals. other things 226 of sorts of birds. Among them of many birds of prey: white eagle, kites ginger and black, eagle front, buzzard, articular. Great quantities of birds use ground of park as a home during spring - and of autumnal flights.

By bicycle through National Park "LOWER ODER VALLEY ". We began our excursion crossing terminal passage in Bobolin. after getting to hamlet on German side we strand left. At first way paved, in the end passes in asphalt after some minutes we get to hamlet Ladenthin, where we strand right. Before the end of hamlet (before siloes on the left side) we strand left in field- way. Way well hardened and. Through the way nice prospects . Before hamlet Pomellen passes in way from equal concrete - plates. In Pomellen we strand right, after moment strand left in very comfortable narrow asphalt - way. Riding towards to highway, we get to dear viaduct over it. Farther again through field- way we get asphalt and we ride towards to Radekov and Tantov . In Radekow convenient place on rest under umbrella roof circle near fireman's depot. After that we direct oneself left in direction on Mescherin (big traffic). after several kilometres we cross way Gartz - Stettin. On the right side so-called. "track of glacial epoch" . After some kilometres we get to border of National Park "LOWER ODER VALLEY" in Mescherin . Here we entered on yellow bicycle track (one can go by it already from Tantow). At the end Mescherin begins bicycle road running at near hand over Oder. Soon on right side entry on scenic point with Oder panoram. Comfortable and with picturesque path we get to Gartz, where is found point of touristic information. In Gartz it is proper to see peculiarities defensive walls , church ruins , or remainders after old bridge destroyed in 1945 . Behind Gartz path goes among fields to asphalt - pavement on top of ram part (through the way nice sceneries ). After several kilometres we get to Friedrichsthal, where ends ram part. Here we strand left and by forest on asphalt path we get to Teerofen-brucke , forests settlement, near at hand at bridge on Oder Park . On the camping field exists possibility of night's lodging, but centre did not look on excessively well-groomed. The bridge we entered on wide way asphalt - and along channel we towards to south. Through the way passes us quite a lot cyclists and surely yet more "rollers". Almost on every crossing of plate with distances to more important hamlets make easy orientation. Several of kilometres before Schwedt (behind factory with high chimneys on the right side), we traveled through bridge , near sluice on channel and we go farther in Schwedt direction. From the bridge the way not very comfortable, lined with unequal concrete - plates After some time we get to road Krajnik dln. - Schwedt and we strand to border of Poland on Bon fires traditionally lit by country-folk on Midsummer Day 2002 near Krajnik. former party was very good , however in the morning about 6 a.m it began to rain and it was necessary to come back home by train.;-(.