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Żory Train Station – Lake Gichta loop from Żory

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Poland

Silesian Voivodeship

Żory

Żory Train Station – Lake Gichta loop from Żory

Moderate

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Żory Train Station – Lake Gichta loop from Żory

02:30

9.68km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Park Krajobrazowy Cysterskie Kompozycje Krajobrazowe Rud Wielkich

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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257 m

Lake Gichta

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful place, definitely worth stopping here for a moment.

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6.73 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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6.83 km

Brick Tower in Park Krajobrazowy Cysterskie Kompozycje Krajobrazowe Rud Wielkich

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9.68 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.04 km

1.52 km

Surfaces

4.43 km

1.80 km

1.73 km

1.28 km

329 m

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