We paddled from Laska to Lake Witoczno. Email me if
you've done other sections, or can point out errors and omissions.
Our
guide was Lech Augustynski. Click here
for his site.
0.0
km - Sominy Bor. Launch into
Lake Dywanskie.
There are many cabins around Sominy.
We stayed at Kashubian Wood from where you can launch into Lake Dywanskie.
In the communist era this was a holiday camp for the
employees of a large Polish utility. All employees got a week or so here
if they wanted, and the favoured ones got to go to Bulgaria or Yugoslavia. Now there are modern holiday cottages for rent with communal
bars, dining rooms and boating facilities.
Launch from the landing stage at Sominy Bor
and paddle right across the lake and under the road bridge into Lake Sominskie
0.5 km - Paddle west then south across Lake Sominskie.
Launching from Sominy directly into Lake Sominskie. This lake has a
surface area of 433 hectares, depth 13 metres, and has 5 islands.
4.8 km - Exit Lake Sominskie at the south west corner.
Narrow stream (700m) through grassland
4.9 km - Bridge
5.2 km - Enter Lake Kruszynskie
Surface area 461 hectares, depth 6 metres. Camping at the south west end
at Kruszyn
6.5 km - Exit Lake Kruszynskie in south east corner.
Narrow stream through grassland
6.7 km - Bridge
7.9 km - Enter Lake Parzyn (58 hectare). Paddle along the right (west) bank to exit at the
southern end
8.5 km - Narrow stream through grassland.
9.1 km - Bridge. Parzyn
village right. Oak monument. The
road left leads to the village of Leśno. The wooden church dates from
1710, and has a 32 m tower and baroque interior. There are ancient stone
circles nearby.
Stream enters woods.
10.4 km - Parzyn Mlyn (mill) Short portage
10.5 km - bridge
10.6 km - bridge
12.8 km - bridge
13 km - river Mlosienica joins left This
is canoeable for about 18 km, starting from the edge of the forest about 3 km
from Leśno.
13.5 km - Bridge. Kaszuba village right.
Dam and watermill. 50m portage right.
For the next 5 km to Rolbik the river is bounded
on the left by woods and on the right by grassland and reed beds.
16.6 - Bridge. Milachowo Mlyn (mill) 50m portage.
18.1 km - Bridge. Rolbik village right
The river meanders sharply
through reed beds for 5km to Widno
23.3 km - Lake Milachowo.
(Surface are 85 hectare, depth 7 metres) The river just touches the west end of this lake before flowing out again
through the reed beds
24.3 km - Bridge Widno village. Rough campsite right below the bridge
25. 8 km - River Kulawa enters right.
26 km - Concrete road bridge. Laska village. Shop. The
ancient oak of Łokietek with a circumference of 392 cm
Good launch site on the right bank below the bridge.
26.1 km - Rough camping right bank
Steady flow under arching trees.
26.8 km - Lake Laska, 70,4 hectare is
a bird sanctuary
27.9 km - Narrow straight into Lake Ksieze
28.9 km - The lake narrows and becomes Lake Dlugie
30.3 km - Steel and wood bridge. Modzel village right
30.4 km Lake Parszczenica.
surface 78 hectare, 2 islands. Turn left to cross the south east end of the lake
31.4 km - Narrow straight into Lake Sluza
34 km - Heavily wooded stream leaves the south east end of
the lake. The next 4km run through
a beautiful wooded valley.
34.5 km - Concrete bridge
35.5 km - Zbrzyca village
38.2 km - Wooden bridge
38.5 km - Lake Witoczno.
Click here to join the Brda
The Brda enters the southern corner of the lake and
leaves from the middle of the east bank.
Turn right for rough camping, a shop and kayaks for hire on the west
bank. Alternatively paddle
past this and follow the Brda upstream for 1 km to reach the www.kajaki.pl
campsite and canoe hire.
Jim Thornton
Thanks to Piotr Sierowceski, and Augustyński Lech (our guide - email him
here) for additional information and
corrections. The remaining errors are all mine.
Click here for more about canoeing
in this part of Poland, and here for iGreens'
general canoeing stuff
