SUPRAŚL and the Tatar Yurt

Below you'll find a description of the whole route, with a link to it on Google Maps at the end.

Route: Supraśl, Królowy Most, Kruszyniany, Silvarium, Supraśl.

Main features of the route:

Moderate truck traffic,

Mostly roads through forests, with some stretches on gravel roads

Plenty of opportunities to stop and enjoy nature.

Let’s go. Our set-up: a Zontes C2 + a car – 2 adults and two kids. A trip of more than half a day, so both the grown-ups and the little ones get something out of it. Our starting point is Supraśl. Just a short stop here – the playground by the reservoir, so the kids can stretch their legs.

Supraśl (you can spend anywhere from 30 minutes to 5 hours here)

Find out more: https://hasajacezajace.com/suprasl-atrakcje-podlasie/

If I tried to list all the attractions of this place, I’d run out of space on the page. We start from the car park by the amphitheatre. You’ll find beaches, a playground and a path along the backwaters of the Supraśl river. And best of all – “Fabryka” (the Factory), a chill-out zone, is opening.

We ride along the boulevard and pass the art school – the building itself is a work of art and a historic monument. Then the Orthodox monastery. Both are must-sees.

We ride along the Green Velo trail – something for fans of the other kind of two wheels – 15 km – Królowy Most

Królowy Most (15–45 minutes)

Find out more:

https://lubiepodlasie.pl/?p=490

20 minutes later, in the distance we can already see a familiar scene – a shot from the Polish film „U Pana Boga za piecem”. As luck would have it, something was hanging out to dry this time too – just a few metres further on :). We ride up to St Anne’s Orthodox Church. Then we set off for the main destination – Kruszyniany, 30 km

We chose a route that doesn’t really suit the Zontes – over gravel. I haven’t had this much fun in ages. And the nature views – superb.

Poczopek – Silvarium (1 h)

Find out more: https://krynki.bialystok.lasy.gov.pl/silvarium1

We head to Silvarium (25 minutes). By the car park there’s a small playground in the shade of the trees. It’s a forest garden – perhaps that sounds too general, but it’s hard to put into words. There’s lots of information about bees (a mini museum), footbridges over ponds, owl aviaries and plenty of plants.

Kruszyniany – the Tatar Yurt (1–2 h)

Find out more: https://grafywpodrozy.pl/kruszyniany-co-zobaczyc/

After our mini Paris–Dakar we reach the main destination – Kruszyniany. First stop – the Tatar Yurt, a fascinating place: a restaurant plus a museum of the history of the local Tatars. There’s a queue for the restaurant – and once you’ve eaten there, you’ll understand why. The food is divine. Then, to rest a bit, the museum and after that the mosque. You have to see it for yourself. We ride on – Poczopek, about 20 km

Finally – Supraśl

We ride back to Supraśl. Here you have a few options for a bite to eat. One of them is the legendary Jarzębinka. Anyone who remembers the communist era will get an instant flashback – there’s always a queue here, or maybe just whenever I try. Let us know if you managed to eat something there 🙂

ROUTE – from 4 h to 8 h (depending on what you plan 🙂

OK. Below you’ll find a link to Google Maps so you can plan a few things yourself. Remember, I haven’t described all the attractions along the route – there’s much more waiting for you out there.

Left hand up and ride safe!