Warsaw Hiking & Trekking Guide 2026

Top trails

Routes worth lacing up your boots for.

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   Main Kampinos Forest Trail (Red) from Dziekanów Leśny

   55.8 km one way (Dziekanów Leśny to Brochów); day sections of 12-20 km2-3 days end to end; 4-6 hours for a day sectionmoderateMostly flat; forested dune ridges add roughly 10-30 m

   Red-marked main trail that crosses Kampinos National Park from east to west, starting on the edge of the Warsaw agglomeration. About 360 km of marked hiking trails exist in the park.

2. 2

   Dziekanów Leśny to Sieraków Loop

   About 15 km loop4-5 hourseasyMostly flat; under 30 m total gain

   Half-day forest loop in the eastern part of Kampinos National Park, the closest wilderness walk to the north-west edge of Warsaw.

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   Palmiry Memorial and Forest Walk

   6-10 km depending on route (Palmiry cemetery area)2-3 hourseasyFlat

   Forest walk to the Palmiry Cemetery-Mausoleum, where more than 2,000 people executed by the German occupiers in 1939-1941 are buried, and a small museum on the site.

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   Kabacki Forest and Polana Powsińska Loop

   About 7.3 km loopAbout 2 hourseasyAbout 40 m gain

   Easy loop through the Kabacki Forest to the Polana Powsińska clearing with a rest shelter and the Hetman Oak. Dogs are not allowed in the reserve.

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   Bielany Forest and Camaldolese Monastery Walk

   About 6 km loop1.5-2 hourseasyFlat to gently rolling; under 25 m gain

   Urban forest walk in the Bielański Forest reserve with the 17th-century Camaldolese Monastery and the Vistula escarpment nearby.

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   Vistula Boulevards Promenade

   About 7 km one way along the west bank2-2.5 hourseasyFlat

   Riverside promenade along the Vistula from the Poniatowski Bridge past the Copernicus Science Centre toward the Old Town and Gdański Bridge.

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   Skaryszewski Park and Kamionkowskie Lake Loop

   About 4 km loop1-1.5 hourseasyFlat

   Gentle loop through Skaryszewski Park, one of Warsaw's oldest landscape parks, with the Kamionkowskie Lake on the Praga side.

Trail difficulty levels

Pick a route that matches your fitness and experience.

When to hike

Seasonal conditions in Warsaw.

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Local hazards

What to watch out for on the trail.