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Hiking loop from German Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz (Auschwitz I)

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Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Oświęcim

Hiking loop from German Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz (Auschwitz I)

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Hiking loop from German Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz (Auschwitz I)

01:03

4.12km

10m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Auschwitz I (Main Camp) Concentration Camp

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Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, in particular KL Auschwitz I (Stammlager), KL Birkenau (Auschwitz II) and KL Monowitz (Auschwitz III) - a complex of German Nazi concentration and extermination camps, operating in the …

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158 m

Auschwitz I entrance gate (Arbeit macht frei)

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In Auschwitz, the inscription above the gate was made in the camp's locksmith's shop. Kurt Müller, outlined the desired shape on the ground, and after bending the tubes and cutting …

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336 m

Commandant Höss's House and Gallows

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The camp commander lived here. Especially if you have seen the film The Zone of Interest, it is impressive to see in real life. He lived so close to the camp with his family

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363 m

Auschwitz I Gas Chamber and Crematorium

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As in other German concentration camps, Auschwitz also had a crematorium for burning prisoners' bodies from mid-August 1940. The furnaces for this and subsequent crematoria were supplied and installed by …

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2.36 km

Double Fence, Auschwitz Concentration Camp

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There are no words, nor films, documentaries and books that can better convey the tragedy of the camp than visiting it...

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3.30 km

Auschwitz I Prisoners' Infirmary Surgical Department

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Surgery: It gives you the shivers just to think about how they practiced surgery in a place like this...

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3.83 km

Gallows at Auschwitz Concentration Camp

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If you were punished in the camp, you ran the risk of being hanged here and in public.

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4.12 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.27 km

769 m

695 m

360 m

Surfaces

1.74 km

1.05 km

957 m

230 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 16 July

32°C

15°C

49 %

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Hiking loop from German Nazi Concentration Camp Auschwitz (Auschwitz I)

Auschwitz I (Main Camp) Concentration Camp

Auschwitz I entrance gate (Arbeit macht frei)

Commandant Höss's House and Gallows

Auschwitz I Gas Chamber and Crematorium

Double Fence, Auschwitz Concentration Camp

Auschwitz I Prisoners' Infirmary Surgical Department

Gallows at Auschwitz Concentration Camp

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