Jelenie Inclined Plane – Elbląg Canal loop from Dłużyna

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Jelenie Inclined Plane – Elbląg Canal loop from Dłużyna

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Jelenie Inclined Plane – Elbląg Canal loop from Dłużyna

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23.7km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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6.92 km

Jelenie Inclined Plane

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The second slipway from Elbląg. Opened in 1859. Level difference: 22m. Track length 433m.

source: kanal-elblaski.pl/obiekty/pochylnie/60,pochylnia-jelenie.html

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7.47 km

Bridge Over the Canal

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The bridge must be high enough to be able to swim under it.

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11.9 km

Fourth slip from Elbląg and the second from Ostróda. Built in 1859. Difference in levels 18.88m. Source: kanal-elblaski.pl/obiekty/pochylnie/62,pochylnia-katy.html

There is a shelter with tables and parking for cars next to the slip.

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12.0 km

Lower Cable Wheels of the Kąty Inclined Plane

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Lower rope pulleys of Pochylni Kąty and the Klepa (Klepina) stream next to the main canal
Klepa Stream (Klepina, Kleppe, Kleppine) - a stream flowing next to the Elbląg Canal, which, according to historical sources, provided water for locks in the lock chambers of the slipway section of the Oberland Canal
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Klepa stream

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14.4 km

Oleśnica Inclined Plane Drive Mechanism

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The engine room and large wheels of the rope drive mechanism of the Oleśnica slipway. Right next to it is the Upper Station of the slipway, where the transport of the ship on the wagon along the slipway begins or ends.
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The large rope wheels and the engine room of the Oleśnica Slipway #1:

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Engine room of the Oleśnica slipway #2:

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Upper Station - course of the beginning of the ship's transport:

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14.8 km

Oleśnica Inclined Plane

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The third ramp from both Elbląg and Ostróda. Opened in 1859. Level difference: 24.2m. Track length 479m.

source: kanal-elblaski.pl/obiekty/pochylnie/61,pochylnia-olesnica.html

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16.7 km

Jelenie Incline Engine House (Elbląg Canal)

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Engine room of the Jelenie Slipway - Wheels driving the ropes running to the Upper Slipway Station.

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17.6 km

Elbląg Canal

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The Oberland Canal, also called Oberland Canal, Elbing-Osterode Canal or Elbing-Oberland Canal [1] (in Polish Kanał Elbląski), is located in the Oberland of the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It was built from 1844 to 1860 under the direction of the royal Prussian building councilor Georg Steenke from Königsberg (Prussia). The engineers August Severin and Carl Lentze, who was mainly known as the designer of the Vistula Bridge in Dirschau and who later worked on the construction of the Suez Canal, worked on the construction of the Oberland Canal. [2]

The Oberland Canal connects several lakes such as the Geserichsee and cities in East Prussia from Iława (German: German Eylau) via Ostróda (Osterode) to Elbląg (Elbing) to the Frischen Haff. The length of the canal is 129.8 km to Iława, while the Elbląg – Ostróda section, with which the canal is mostly identified, is 82 km long.

A special feature and today's tourist attraction are the five rolling mountains, on which the ships are transported overland on rail cars to cope with the height difference of 99 meters. They are designed as funiculars that are powered by water wheels. [3] The canal system is considered a technical monument and is a listed building. Source: Wikipedia

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