Things to do in Biebrza National Park
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Exploring Biebrza National Park
With over 200km of water trails crisscrossing the length of the valley, the best way to explore the park is by boat. The principal water route flows from the town of Lipsk downstream along the Biebrza to the village of Wizna. This 140km stretch can be paddled at a leisurely pace in seven to nine days. Bivouac sites along the river allow for overnight stops and food is available in towns on the way. The visitors information centre in Osowiec-Twierdza can provide maps and information.
You can also hire a kayak for just a few hours or a day and cover part of the route; a handy two-hour stretch runs from Goniądz to Osowiec-Twierdza (kayaks can be rented from Goniądz' camping …
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Northern, Middle & Southern Basins
The park can be broadly divided into three areas: the Northern Basin (Basen Północny), the smallest and least-visited area of the park; the Middle Basin (Basen Środkowy), stretching along the river's broad middle course and featuring a combination of wet forests and boglands; and the equally extensive Southern Basin (Basen Południowy), where most of the terrain is taken up by marshes and peat bogs. The showpiece is the Red Marsh (Czerwone Bagno) in the Middle Basin.
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National Championships in Scything Boggy Meadows for Nature
One of the most celebrated festivals in the park's calendar is the National Championships in Scything Boggy Meadows for Nature, held on the second weekend of September. Teams from all over the country turn up with scythes in hand, all eager to be the quickest to cut 100m of bog meadow. It's both a fun day out and ecologically sound - if the grass was left to grow, birds would have trouble nesting in the meadows.
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Red Marsh
The showpiece of Biebrza National Park is the Red Marsh in the Middle Basin, a strictly protected nature reserve encompassing a wet alder forest that is inhabited by about 400 elks.
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