Sobieszewo Island is a district of Gdansk surrounded by water. From the north by the waters of the Gulf of Gdansk, from the east by the main channel of the Vistula River, and from the south and west by the old river channel. The island has high natural values. There are two bird sanctuaries and a colony of gray seals at the mouth of the Vistula River with almost 600 individuals. A very rare white-tailed eagle has established its nest in the coastal forest. In recent years, good-quality bicycle infrastructure has been developed on the island, including a section of the EuroVelo9 trail running along the crest of the Vistula embankment. The rest area arranged there offers a nice view of the Vistula estuary. Two drawbridges lead to the island. Due to its sandy beaches and other recreational qualities, Sobieszewo Island is eagerly visited by Gdanskers. This technical visit takes you around the island and is a full day, with lunch provided along the way.
 

Information about the technical visit
Number of participants	50
Route length	22,1 km
Estimated duration	240 min
Route (link to map)	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49127544
Additional information	Participants will be transported to the starting point by bus. Departure at 9:00 AM from the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre.

 

Day	Start time	Starting point	End point
Thursday, 12 June	10:00	Młynówka Canal	Młynówka Canal

 

The Iron Curtain Trail (EuroVelo13) is about 10,600 kilometers long and was laid out along the borders that divided Europe into Western (democratic) and Eastern (totalitarian) for almost half a century. The Vistula Spit is a narrow, long strip of land separating the Gulf of Gdansk from the Vistula Lagoon. The Vistula Spit belongs half to Poland and half to Russia and is one of the symbols of the division of Europe today. Due to the impossibility of freely crossing the Russian border, the EuroVelo13 route was laid out approximately through Lithuanian territory. Such a possibility was not available to ships and fishing boats wishing to use ports located on the Vistula Lagoon. For this purpose, the spit was dug. We will set off from the place where the spit was dug and take a gravel road through the forest to the Russian border. This technical visit is a full day, with lunch provided along the way.

 

Number of participants	50
Route length	29,6 km
Estimated duration	480 min
Route (link to map)	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49127431
Additional information	Participants will be transported to the starting point by bus. Departure at 8:00 AM from the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre.

 

Day	Start time	Starting point	End point
Wednesday, 11 June	10:00	Vistula Split Canal	Vistula Split Canal

 

Gdansk is a city located on two terraces. The lower terrace is flat and at a low altitude above sea level. The upper terrace includes areas west and southwest of the city center, is hilly and located at heights between 80 and 180 meters above sea level. A large number of new housing developments are located on the upper terrace. Communicating these settlements with the city center is a great challenge. One way is multimodal bicycle+rail transportation. On the route we will visit several multimodal transport hubs with bicycle parking lots, we will also ride through the Tri-City Landscape Park separating the upper terrace from the lower terrace. The route starts at the Gdansk airport, where you will need to get there by public transportation on your own.
 

Information about the technical visit
Number of participants	50
Route length	23,3 km
Estimated duration	240 min
Route (link to map)	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49588157
Additional information	Participants will be transported to the starting point by bus. Departure at 8:00 AM from the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre.

 

Day	Start time	Starting point	End point
Wednesday, 11 June	9:00	Gdańsk Airport	AmberExpo

Sopot is a resort located in the center of the metropolitan area, where life is calmer than in other cities. This transfers into traffic. Road traffic safety solutions are functioning here on many levels. During the bike ride, participants will get to know the green space of woonerfs, streets where traffic flows slowly and will ride one of the epic landscape bike routes in Poland - the international bike path Euro Velo 10. Tt will also be an opportunity to take in some fresh air from our salt graduation towers. The return is planned along the Gulf of Gdansk. A wide bicycle road runs there, which for many years was the most traveled bicycle road in Poland with more than one million trips per year. For the past few years, higher traffic volumes have been recorded on the bicycle road in Gdansk's main traffic corridor.
 

Information about the technical visit
Number of participants	25
Route length	13,0 km
Estimated duration	180 min
Route (link to map)	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50335138

 

Day	Start time	Starting point	End point
Wednesday, 11 June	10:00	Sopot Railway Station	AmberExpo
Wednesday, 11 June	14:00	AmberExpo	Sopot Railway Station
Thursday, 12 June	10:00	Sopot Railway Station	AmberExpo
Thursday, 12 June	14:00	AmberExpo	Sopot Railway Station

Established in 1980 in Gdansk, Poland, the Solidarity trade union was the largest social movement in Europe at the time. Solidarity's activities set in motion powerful political changes in Poland and initiated the collapse of communism in Europe. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union followed the actions taken in Gdansk. During this technical visit, we will visit the sites of the Solidarity uprising and the commemorative European Solidarity Center, where Lech Walesa - the first chairman of Solidarity and Nobel Peace Prize laureate - has his office. The route will also pass through the grounds of the former Gdansk Shipyard, known as the cradle of Solidarity, which today is being earmarked for modern housing development. 

housing development.

Information about the technical visit
Number of participants	25
Route length	8,8 km
Estimated duration	180 min
Route (link to map)	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49594282

 

Day	Start time	Starting point	End point
Wednesday, 11 June	9:00	European Solidarity Centre	AmberExpo
Wednesday, 11 June	15:00	AmberExpo	European Solidarity Centre
Thursday, 12 June	9:00	European Solidarity Centre	AmberExpo
Thursday, 12 June	15:00	AmberExpo	European Solidarity Centre

 

The seaside park is a very popular recreational area stretching along the Gulf of Gdansk.  The park is crossed by a wide bicycle road, which for many years was the most traveled bicycle road in Poland with more than one million trips per year. For the past few years, higher traffic volumes have been recorded on the bicycle road in Gdansk's main traffic corridor. The route will also showcase housing estates built during the communist era using large-panel technology, with the longest apartment block in Poland housing nearly 6,000 people. The windowless side walls of the blocks are today decorated by artists with large murals, creating a unique gallery of outdoor paintings. One of these housing estates is also home to the most bikeable school in Gdansk, which regularly wins in the nationwide Cycle May campaign promoting bicycle commuting to school. More than 250,000 students from 32 Polish cities participate in the campaign coordinated by the city of Gdansk. It is the largest campaign of its kind in this part of Europe.

 

Information about the technical visit
Number of participants	25
Route length	16,1 km
Estimated duration	180 min
Route (link to map)	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49127780

 

Day	Start time	Starting point	End point
Wednesday, 11 June	9:00	AmberExpo	AmberExpo
Wednesday, 11 June	15:00	AmberExpo	AmberExpo
Thursday, 12 June	9:00	AmberExpo	AmberExpo
Thursday, 12 June	15:00	AmberExpo	AmberExpo

Until 1995, the main transit traffic from Gdansk in the direction of Warsaw went through the very centre of the old part of the city, today turned into a pedestrian zone. On the other hand, until 2018, downtown Gdansk was cut from the south and west by a six-lane artery, which for a distance of 2.4 kilometres did not have a single street-level pedestrian crossing. To date, three street-level pedestrian crossings have been opened along this route, and four more are designed for construction. In March of this year, work began on reorganizing traffic on the largest artery entering the centre of Gdansk from the west. A bicycle road with bicycle highway parameters will be separated on one of the three car traffic lanes. The improvement of the accessibility of downtown Gdansk is also expressed in making all major pedestrian traffic zones available for bicycle traffic. The route will pass through all the described places, showing the transformation of Gdansk's centre for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

 

Information about the technical visit
Number of participants	25
Route length	10,9 km
Estimated duration	180 min
Route (link to map)	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49568387

 

Day	Start time	Starting point	End point
Wednesday, 11 June	9:00	Targ Węglowy	AmberExpo
Wednesday, 11 June	15:00	AmberExpo	Targ Węglowy
Thursday, 12 June	9:00	Targ Węglowy	AmberExpo
Thursday, 12 June	15:00	AmberExpo	Targ Węglowy

One of the commitments under the Charter of Brussels, signed by the city of Gdansk in 2009, was to reduce the risk of bicycle accidents by 50% by 2020. To meet this task, the city has developed a Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvement Program. As part of this program, several reconstructions of dangerous places selected on the basis of police statistics were carried out each year. Usually these were low-cost interventions with very good results in improving road safety. The route will lead through some of the most interesting black spots on the bicycle map of Gdansk, which were managed to be made completely safe with relatively small financial outlays. 
 

Information about the technical visit
Number of participants	25
Route length	11,9 km
Estimated duration	180 min
Route (link to map)	https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49127659

 

Day	Start time	Starting point	End point
Wednesday, 11 June	9:00	Pętla Siedlce	AmberExpo
Wednesday, 11 June	15:00	AmberExpo	Pętla Siedlce
Thursday, 12 June	9:00	Pętla Siedlce	AmberExpo
Thursday, 12 June	15:00	AmberExpo	Pętla Siedlce