Myszków can be explored via specific routes rather than a single circular tour: cycling routes of 49, 70 and 83 kilometres pass through the town or start here. There is also a green-marked hiking trail and a sanctuary built in the 17th century. When choosing accommodation for your trip, you can first decide what you want to focus on—cycling, hiking or cultural heritage—and then take into account the start and end points of your planned route.
Cycling routes with different focuses
The 83 km Smy-101s cycling route is called “na rowerze szlakiem zamków” (cycling along the castles route). Among other places, it passes through Myszków, Rzędkowice, Podlesice, Hucisko, Bobolice, Mirów, Łutowiec, Brzeziny, Czatachowa, Przewodziszowice, Leśniów, Żarki and Koziegłowy, ending at the market square in Siewierz. The route’s length and signage may change as updates are made.
At 70 km, Smy-102n is shorter. The “na rowerze szlakiem hutnictwa” route (cycling along the metallurgy route) starts at Myszków PKP and passes through Myszków Światowit, Gruchla, Mrzygłód, Mrzygłódka, Poręba, Krawce, Będusz, Pustkowie Lgockie, Pińczyce, Huta Szklana and Koziegłowy, ending at Poraj PKP. The 49 km Smy-103c is named after natural monuments and passes, among other places, through Żarki Letnisko, Myszków Nowa Wieś and Myszków PKP. The three routes therefore differ both in length and in the places along their itineraries.
The red-marked “Orlich Gniazd” (Eagle’s Nests) Jurassic Cycling Route offers a different perspective: it connects Kraków with Częstochowa and passes through Powiat Myszkowski, including Zdów, Bobolice, Mirów, Niegowa, Moczydło, Przewodziszowice, Czatachowa, Ostrężnik, Suliszowice and Zrębiec. Here, the focus is on the connection between the two cities, rather than one of the numbered Smy routes. The route and its markings may change as updates are made.
Hiking and routes in the county
The green-marked Cz-1003 hiking trail starts at the market square in Myszków-Mrzygłód and passes through Kręciwilk, Gruchla, Światowit, Góra Włodowska and Rzędkowice, ending at Góra Zborów. For context, it is useful to distinguish this specific route from the total regional distance: around 110 km of hiking trails run through Powiat Myszkowski. This estimate may also change if routes are altered. For cycling routes, the county gives a total of more than 200 km; this figure describes the network in the region, not the length of any one route.
So base your choice on the specific route you want to take, rather than deciding by the route name alone.
Cultural heritage and landscapes in Powiat Myszkowski
The Sanctuary of the Assumption of Mary in Myszków–Mrzygłód was built between 1653 and 1662. It is listed in both the registers of immovable monuments and the registers of archaeological monuments. This gives the area a clearly dated cultural landmark alongside its longer cycling and hiking routes.
Part of the “Orlich Gniazd” (Eagle’s Nests) Landscape Park lies in Powiat Myszkowski. Near Nowa Wieś Żarecka, the Warta Valley preserves an almost natural biocoenotic system with numerous rare and protected plant species. Caves also give the region a geological character: Brzozowa Cave near Trzebniów is among the longest caves in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland; Wierna Cave, in the municipality of Niegowa, is one of the largest caves in the Upland.
At Zalew Porajski, a reservoir created by damming the Warta River in the municipality of Poraj, conditions are favourable for sailing and fishing. Another regional attraction is Leśniowska Noah’s Ark at the Pauline monastery in Żarki-Leśniów. Animals living there include kangaroos, ostriches, peacocks and meerkats; the animal collection may change. This gives you a range of themes to choose from for your trip—from specific routes through Myszków to natural and waterside landscapes in the wider county.
Discover more destinations: Przybynow, Żarki, Koziegłowy, Myszków, Ogorzelnik, Lgota Górna, Żarki-Letnisko, Niegowa, Gniazdów, Gorzków Stary.
For the broader travel overview: Silesia.
