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Silesian Voivodeship

Żory Train Station loop from Żory

Hiking trails & Routes

Silesian Voivodeship

Żory Train Station loop from Żory

Easy

5.0

(1)

8

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Żory Train Station loop from Żory

01:40

6.50km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

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Park Krajobrazowy Cysterskie Kompozycje Krajobrazowe Rud Wielkich

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

3.22 km

Gichta Tower of the Former Waleska Ironworks in Palowice

Highlight • Monument

A few kilometers north of the center of Żory, in the forest, by the Gichta pond, there is a brick hoist tower operating here in the first half of the 19th century, the "Waleska" smelter. The tower, called the gichta, was used to pull the charge - i.e. bog iron ore, charcoal and fluxes - to a considerable height with a manual crane, in order to cover a nearby cylindrical blast furnace. The building was built in the 1830s on a plan similar to a square. It is 15 m high, the interior dimensions are 610 by 775 cm. The walls are almost a meter thick.
slaskie.travel/poi/2976/gichta-huty-waleska-w-palowicach

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2

3.32 km

Brick Tower in Park Krajobrazowy Cysterskie Kompozycje Krajobrazowe Rud Wielkich

Highlight • Monument

3

5.77 km

Żory Train Station

Highlight • Rest Area

B

6.50 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.00 km

2.47 km

Surfaces

2.28 km

2.15 km

1.93 km

125 m

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Saturday 22 August

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