On the way

What to see on the way from Poznań to Karpacz

It is about 310 km from Poznań to Karpacz, roughly 3 h 49 min of driving without breaks.

Along the way we suggest 10 stops worth leaving the road for: heritage, nature and curiosities. A typical detour is 12 minutes: the extra time to drive to a stop and back to the route.

Stops are listed in driving order, each with the time it adds and its distance from the start.

  • 310 km
  • 3 h 49 min
  • 10 stops
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Stops on the way

  1. Stop 1

    +13 min detour 36 km from the start Show on map

    The Mathematical Research and Conference Center, Polish Academy of Sciences

    Photo: The Mathematical Research and Conference Center, Polish Academy of Sciences
    Staecker Public domain

    A Neo-Gothic palace from 1866 in Będlewo (Stęszew Commune, Greater Poland Voivodeship), now a conference centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a listed monument.

    • History and culture

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  2. Stop 2

    +5 min detour 48 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Nicholas in Bonikowo

    Photo: Church of St Nicholas in Bonikowo
    ZbyszekF CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic church in Bonikowo (Kościan Commune, Greater Poland Voivodeship), built in 1785 and listed in the heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  3. Stop 3

    +5 min detour 102 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Martin in Kaczkowo

    Photo: Church of St Martin in Kaczkowo
    Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) CC BY 3.0

    A Roman Catholic church in Kaczkowo (Rydzyna Commune, Leszno County), listed in the Polish register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  4. Stop 4

    +11 min detour 128 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St John Paul II in Korzeńsko

    Photo: Church of St John Paul II in Korzeńsko
    Pnapora CC BY-SA 3.0

    A neo-Gothic church in Korzeńsko (Żmigród Commune, Trzebnica County), built in 1861 as an Evangelical church and now an auxiliary Roman Catholic church, listed in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship heritage register.

    • History and culture

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  5. Stop 5

    +14 min detour 154 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St Michael the Archangel in Wszemirów

    Photo: Church of St Michael the Archangel in Wszemirów
    Bidonpanter CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A Roman Catholic church in Wszemirów (Prusice Commune, Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), built in 1305 and listed in the register of monuments.

    • History and culture

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  6. Stop 6

    +22 min detour 168 km from the start Show on map

    Rehdiger Palace in Strzeszów

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    A palace in Strzeszów (Wisznia Mała Commune, Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship).

    • History and culture

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  7. Stop 7

    +23 min detour 205 km from the start Show on map

    Palace in Sadowice

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    A palace in Sadowice, Kąty Wrocławskie Commune, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

    • History and culture

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  8. Stop 8

    +3 min detour 237 km from the start Show on map

    Church of St John the Baptist in Jaroszów

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    A Roman Catholic church in Jaroszów (Strzegom Commune, Świdnica County), a listed monument of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

    • History and culture

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  9. Stop 9

    +8 min detour 254 km from the start Show on map

    Observation Tower on Wieżyca

    Photo: Observation Tower on Wieżyca
    Irena Goderska CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

    A monument and observation tower on the summit of Wieżyca (Dobromierz Commune, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), built in the second half of the 19th century and entered in the register of monuments in 1984.

    • Nature and unusual places

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  10. Stop 10

    +20 min detour 282 km from the start Show on map

    Panorama 360° in Kamienna Góra

    No photo is available yet.

    A viewpoint in the town of Kamienna Góra (Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship), Poland.

    • Nature and unusual places

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Driving the other way?

Driving from Karpacz to Poznań, you reach the same stops in reverse order – read the list from the bottom.

Plan the route from Karpacz to Poznań

How stops are chosen: the planner routes the drive, checks places up to 5 km from the road and routes the real detour to each; it keeps those that add at most 30 minutes. Data: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata, Wikipedia, the NID heritage register (CC BY 4.0), Opencaching.PL (CC BY-SA 3.0 PL), photos from Wikimedia Commons with their author and licence.