Coast

Baltic Coastal Trail

The red hiking trail of about 380 km leads from Świnoujście to Żarnowiec almost continuously along the beach, dune ridges and the edge of cliffs — the entire length of Poland’s Baltic coast. In West Pomeranian Voivodeship it bears the name of Dr Czesław Piskorski; in Pomeranian it operates as the Baltic Coastal Trail. Its sections form the Polish part of the European long-distance hiking path E9.

National parks and cliffs

The route enters Wolin National Park, passes the cliff in Trzęsacz with its church ruins and descends into Słowiński National Park with its moving dunes and the Czołpino dune. Along the way it also crosses the Coastal Landscape Park and the coastal lakes Dołgie Małe and Dołgie Wielkie.

Lighthouses and fishing ports

Above the sea rise the lighthouses: Kikut, Niechorze, Kołobrzeg, Gąski, Jarosławiec, Ustka and Stilo, with Czołpino standing a kilometre inland. The trail also offers the Stawa Młyny beacon in Świnoujście, the castle of the Pomeranian dukes in Darłowo, the salt works in Kołobrzeg and the Promenade of Stars in Międzyzdroje.

In practice

The trail is open all year round, though it is more comfortable outside the peak season, when the beaches are empty. Split the hike into day sections between seaside resorts — Międzyzdroje, Dziwnów, Trzęsacz, Kołobrzeg, Mielno, Darłowo, Jarosławiec, Rowy, Ustka, Łeba — all with full accommodation and rail or bus access. After storms the beach sections can be narrower than usual.