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Oświęcim
gmina Oświęcim

Gate of Auschwitz II-Birkenau – Birkenau Entrance Gate loop from Auschwitz II-Birkenau

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Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Oświęcim
gmina Oświęcim

Gate of Auschwitz II-Birkenau – Birkenau Entrance Gate loop from Auschwitz II-Birkenau

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Gate of Auschwitz II-Birkenau – Birkenau Entrance Gate loop from Auschwitz II-Birkenau

01:17

5.08km

10m

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: June 29, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

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1.46 km

Auschwitz-Birkenau Main Gate at Sunset

Highlight • Historical Site

If this gateway is not already an impressive sight, the sunset sky brings even more power

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2

1.50 km

Gate of Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Highlight • Historical Site

Always good to stop here, and remember where political calculation, hatred, racism, lack of imagination and and simple blindness of people can lead. Lets make sure it will not happen again!!

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3

1.63 km

Birkenau Entrance Gate

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Birkenau was the largest of the more than 40 camps and sub-camps that made up the Auschwitz concentration camp complex. It was built by Nazi Germany during World War II …

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4

1.68 km

Gate of Death, Auschwitz II–Birkenau

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Anyone who ever came to the former Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp surrounded by a barbed wire fence had to first pass through the main entrance gate known as the "Gate …

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5

1.70 km

Auschwitz Bookshop

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If you are looking for books about Auschwitz, you can look here. What struck me was that because the books are offered in VERY many languages, there was little choice. …

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6

1.71 km

Tickets are free and are collected at the ticket office, in front of the entrance to the Auschwitz I Museum.
From 2020, you also need a ticket to enter Camp …

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1.85 km

Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp

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Every conscious person should know what Auschwitz-Birkenau means.
Only when they see with their own eyes how huge this death factory was, can they fully grasp what happened in this …

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4.42 km

Oświęcim Train Station

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New railway station in Oświęcim.

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5.08 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.72 km

1.39 km

930 m

Surfaces

2.50 km

2.45 km

< 100 m

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Monday 13 July

26°C

14°C

53 %

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