We move from the palace to the right, towards the village, passing the monument to Heinrich von Lehndorff. Walking through the village along Ludzka Droga, we pass the building of the former village school on the left, the family restaurant and fish fry "Córka Rybaka” [The Fisherman's Daughter] on the right and a little further on, a bush in the place where the hunter's manor was once located.
When you reach the road connecting Sztynort with Kamionek Wielki, you can see a beautiful regular avenue of oaks stretching to the crossroads with the road going in the direction of Łabapa. On the other side of the road there used to be a building which housed the legendary „ Sklep u Marii” [Shop at Maria's].
We return towards the harbour along Swińska Droga, stretching parallel to Ludzka Droga. The local marina located on Sztynort Lake is one of the most important points on the sailing map of Mazury and Poland with the cultic restaurant "Zęza". You will pass by harbour alleys, among others, "Baba Pruska" restaurant and a small amphitheatre and head towards "Orlen" petrol station, then you will move towards a road connecting Sztynort with Harsz. We take the asphalt road to the right, towards Sztynort Bridge.
On the right side of the road there are arable fields. Their highest point is the Upper Field.
Afterwards, there is a walk through the wooded area included in the Sztynort Nature Reserve. You have to walk about 1200 m. First, you pass Mała Dąbrowa on your right and then swampy Karpiny stretching on both sides of the road. First you go along Karpiny Przednie, while you enter the bridge from Karpiny Tylne.
The western abutment of the Sztynort Bridge rests on a peninsula once called Buttke. On its northern shore, in the place of today's small harbour, there used to be a place, where passenger ships used to call, bringing tourists willing to visit Sztynort.
One of the most beautiful views of Masuria can be seen from the Sztynort Bridge separating Kirsjaty Lake (in the north) from Dargin Lake.
We return towards Sztynort along the same road through Karpiny. When the forest ends, we have to find a path on the right (northern) side and follow it towards a tea house, whose walls are already visible from behind the first park trees. If you miss the path, you can still walk a short distance on asphalt and turn right into the first dirt road, which will also lead you to the tea house. This building stands at the edge of the palace park, which contains, among other things, the Jerusalem chapel. After visiting the park, we return in front of the chateau.

We move from the palace to the right, towards the village, passing the monument to Heinrich von Lehndorff. Walking through the village along Ludzka Droga, we pass the building of the former village school on the left, the family restaurant and fish fryer "Córka Rybaka” [The Fisherman's Daughter] on the right and a bit further on we pass a bush in the place where the hunter's manor was once located.
When you reach the road connecting Sztynort with Kamionek Wielkie, you can see a beautiful regular avenue of oaks stretching to the crossroads with the road going in the direction of Łabapa. On the other side of the road there used to be a building which housed the legendary "Sklep u Marii” [Shop at Maria's].
We return towards the harbour along Swińska Droga, stretching parallel to Ludzka Droga. The local marina located on Sztynort Lake is one of the most important points on the sailing map of Mazury and Poland with the cultic restaurant "Zęza". You will pass by harbour alleys, among others, "Baba Pruska" restaurant and a small amphitheatre and head towards "Orlen" petrol station, then you will move towards a road connecting Sztynort with Harsz. We take the asphalt road to the right, towards Sztynort Bridge.
On the right side of the road there are arable fields. Their highest point is the Upper Field.
Afterwards, there is a walk through the wooded area included in the Sztynort Nature Reserve. You have to walk about 1200 m. First, you pass Mała Dąbrowa on your right and then marshy Karpiny stretching on both sides of the road. First you go along Karpiny Przednie, while on the bridge you enter from Karpiny Tylne.
The western abutment of the Sztynort Bridge rests on a peninsula once called Buttke. On its northern shore, in the place of today's small harbour, there used to be a place, where passenger ships used to call, bringing tourists willing to visit Sztynort.
One of the most beautiful views of Masuria can be seen from the Sztynorsk Bridge separating Kirsjaty Lake (in the north) from Dargin Lake.
We return towards Sztynort along the same road through Karpiny. When the forest ends, we have to find a path on the right (northern) side and follow it towards a tea house, whose walls are already visible from behind the first park trees. If you miss the path, you can still walk a short distance on asphalt and turn right into the first dirt road, which will also lead you to the tea house. This building stands at the edge of the palace park, which contains, among other things, the Jerusalem chapel. After visiting the park, we return in front of the palace.

The start of the trail is identical to the route "Do Kaplicy” [To the chapel]: palace - monument - Ludzka Droga - hunter's manor - part of the alley – Droga Młyńska – gruszkowa Góra - Kilowke - Bagienko - junction with oak alley - cemetery and family chapel - junction with oak alley - windmill.
From Windmill Hill we head west, admiring the beauty of the Łabap and Dobskie Lakes. We reach Łabapa. We continue along the lake shore in the direction of Radzieje, where we enter Kormoranów Street. The village was founded around 1400. Contemporary buildings are an effect of reconstruction from the destruction of World War I, during which almost the whole village burned down - only 20 buildings survived. The church and the former orphanage are connected to Lehndorffs. Next to the church, there is a grave of soldiers of the German and Russian army, who died in 1914. The charming village railway station from 1907 also attracts attention.
From Radzieje we take the asphalt road in the direction of Węgorzewo. After driving about 1,5 km, we can turn left, into a dirt road leading to the southern part of Sztynort Forest. In the forest, there are relics of the field quarters of the chief of the Chancellery of the Third Reich, hiding under the code name "Wendula". To be traced are two medium sized shelters, foundations of barracks, relics of a railway station and a monstrous ditch surrounding the whole establishment. From "Wendula" we take the same route back to the asphalt road.
On the route we have Stawiska and then Kamionek Wielki - the former, largest bricklaying settlement in the area. At the entrance to the latter village there is "Garncarnia" - a unique handicraft workshop, where you can also "find out" about the old potters of Sztynort. The inquisitive will have a look at the railway station - officially: the railway station of Sztynort, where trains of dignitaries of the Third Reich used to stop.
At the crossroads in Kamionek turn right and continue to Sztynort. After about 1 km, you will see buildings of Sztynort Mały on your right and former farm workers' dwellings on the left, standing in place of the Hermitage. The last part of the route we pass in the shadow of a charming oak alley.

From the palace, passing by the "Zęza" restaurant, we set off on the asphalt towards Harsz. You ride through the wooded area of the Sztynort Nature Reserve. First, you pass Mała Dąbrowa on your right and then swampy Karpiny stretching on both sides of the road. We enter the western abutment of Sztynort Bridge via the peninsula once called Buttke. The bridge separating Kirsjaty and Dargin lakes offers one of the most beautiful views of Masuria.
We continue our journey by entering the island of Kirsjaty and after leaving it we reach a tourist base (Hotel Dargin, Port Zdorkowo), located on the site of the former Seehof estate. The next cluster of dwellings on the left-hand side of the road consists of, among others, a settlement of modernist buildings from the inter-war period, erected for the employees of the nearby brickyard. Its last pre-war owner was Tronje Hagen from Okowizna.
We reach the village of Harsz, which was founded in 1550. Local points of interest include the old village school from 1900 and a monument to the inhabitants killed in World War I (at the bus stop).
In Harsz we turn onto the road leading to Ogonek. A little bit behind the village, on the right side there is a village cemetery, where, most probably in 1710, the graves of the plague victims were dug in search of ghosts... The next point on the trail is Okowizna. Here stands a palace rebuilt from the destruction of the First World War along with the remains of an extensive estate belonging among others to the families of von Hohendorff, Ziehe and Hagen. After passing through Okowizna over the first bridge over a small river, the Cold Water, you have to be very careful, as the devil, who sometimes takes the form of a horse, prowls here.
We reach Ogonek situated by the Święcjaty lake - it is worth to be on the local beach during the sunset. The village was founded around 1526. Before 1945 it was famous for Georg Tepper's sawmill where unique buoys were built.
From Ogonki head in the direction of Giżycko - you can either take the asphalt road or, in the village, take the cycle route running along the old railway embankment. Both trails lead to "Wysoki Las" (Hochwald) - Heinrich Himmler's field quarters. The fortification was built at the end of 1942 near Pozezdrze. In the village founded in 1543 it is worth seeing the memorials after the First World War - the monument to the fallen inhabitants and the modernist church with the presbytery, rebuilt from war damages.
In Pozezdrze we look for an exit road to Harsz, from where we take the already known route back to Sztynort.

The start of the trip is similar to the „Do Kaplicy” [To the Chapel] route: palace - monument - Ludzka Droga - hunter's manor - part of the alley – Droga Młyńska – gruszkowa Góra - Kilowke - Bagienko - junction with Oak Avenue - cemetery and family chapel - junction with Oak Avenue - place where the windmill stood.
From Windmill Hill we continue westwards, admiring the beauty of the Łabap and Dobskie Lakes. We reach Łabapa, where we turn right. We follow a dirt road planted with oaks in the times of the counts, and during the communist period hardened by laying the " hexagonal concrete paving blocks ".
We pass through Stawiska, and then we reach Kamionek Wielki - the former brick-making settlement, the largest in the area. At the entrance to the latter village there is a "Pottery" - a unique handicraft workshop. In the settlement there is a railway station where trains of dignitaries of the Third Reich used to stop.
From Kamionek, we head in the direction of Węgorzewo (straight ahead at the crossroads) and get to Pniewo which is located on the shore of Pniewskie Lake. Then we get to Mamerki forest, where the objects of the field quarters of German High Command of Land Forces and Land Forces Quartermaster's Office "Mauerwald" are hidden. The fortifications are grouped into three zones: "Quelle" ("Spring"), "Fritz" and "Brigitte Stadt" ("Brigid's Town"). In the last one there is the Museum of the Second World War, with a view tower from which you can admire the surroundings of Mamry Lake.
Continuing towards Węgorzewo, at the crossing of an asphalt road with a forest road paved with large stone blocks turn left (if you go straight on the asphalt for about 450 m, you will reach the beginning of the Mazurian Canal). Pass some of the "Fritz" zone shelters and get to the railway crossing on the Węgorzewo - Kętrzyn line.
Continue along the main gravel road through the Sztynort Forest, heading west. After approximately 3.2 km from the railway crossing, turn left at the crossroads. Leaving the forest you will reach Duży Kamień forester's lodge (the asphalt road to the right leads to Surwile village). When you get to the asphalt road, turn left. After approx. 1.6 km on the right side you will see complex of buildings of the estate and Tarławki village. Follow the asphalt road to Kamionek Wielki. Here, cross the junction and head straight ahead to Sztynort, similarly to the "Do Radziej" route: Sztynort Mały - Hermitage - Oak Avenue.

We leave through the oak avenue from Sztynort in the direction of Kamionek Wielki. We pass by Hermitage and Sztynort Mały. In Kamionek it is worth visiting the handicraft workshop "Garncarnia" and the former Sztynort railway station.
At the crossroads in Kamionek turn right and head towards Węgorzewo. Passing through Pniewo you enter the Sztynort Forests, which hide the former "Mauerwald" war site (see the description in the "To Mamerki" route). Follow the asphalt road to the beginning of the Mazurian Canal. Continue through Przystań, reaching the north-western edge of Lake Przystański, where MOP [passenger service areas ] is located on the Green Velo route. We follow the route towards Węgorzewo, passing through Trygort, a village famous for its game park where Teutonic Knights raised their young animals for hunting.
Entering Węgorzewo, on the left, we pass by a complex of railway buildings - the railway station houses the Railway Tradition Museum. If you decide to enter the town (location: 1571), it is worth visiting the Folk Culture Museum with an open-air museum (ul. Portowa 1), the churches of St. Peter and Paul (ul. Zamkowa 16), the Good Shepherd (ul.Pionierów 4), the Church of the Holy Cross (ul. 11 Listopada 14) and the Kalska Column (ul. Jasna).
To get around the town centre, turn left past the Młyński Canal into the cycle trail, which will lead you further along the track (partly Green Velo), running along the former railway track of the Węgorzewo-Pozezdrze line. When we reach Łuczańska Street, we turn left and arrive at Konopki Mountain. This is the place of former executions, nowadays the cemetery of Soviet soldiers. The hill is associated with a legend about Konopkowa, which the devil had to drag on a sledge in the summer.
From Konopka Mountain we head towards Ogonek, but soon we turn right into a gravel road. It leads you to the first war cemetery on Saxon Hill, which is also a view point (see description in "Na Święcajty" boat cruise).
Go back to the asphalt road and turn right, entering the cycle track. At the beginning of Kolonia Rybacka (formerly a part of Ogonek), there is a sawmill founded by Georg Tepper, an enthusiast and propagator of boating (see description in "Na Święcajty"). Then we take a bridge over Sapina River, which connects the Święcajty and Stręgiel lakes.
In Ogonki, you descend to the beach at Święcajty, and having passed it, turn right into the asphalt road which leads you to Sztynort via: bridge on Zimna Woda - Okowizna - Harsz - Seehof - Kirsjaty - Sztynorcki Bridge - Buttke - Karpiny (see description in the "To Pozezdrze" route).

We sail out of the harbour on Sztynort Lake and head towards the canal, which before 1945 was called The River. It gives access to Dargin. Formerly, over the canal there was a bridge located on the route of the Cemetery Road, connecting the palace with the cemetery and the family chapel.
On Dargin we turn east, with the Old River on our left. We go around the mysterious Stones/Boulders of Sztynort (Stary Sztynort) - pay special attention to the navigation signs, many yachts have already landed on this underwater obstacle which is covered by only 30-50 cm of water! Later, we take the course to Łosiowy Róg on the edge of Karpiny Tylne. We sail past a small peninsula which used to be called Otter's Clumps.
Behind the Łosiowy Róg, we change our course to the north, to the Sztynort Bridge. This road crossing connects Buttke peninsula with Kirsjaty island. After passing under the bridge we enter Kirsajty lake. On the left side we pass wide Sztynort moorlands Karpiny and Spławka, which are separated by Stary Kanał. Through the isthmus between Kurka and Glinianka peninsula, where Teutonic Order's palafit used to be, we leave to Mamry (proper).
We take a north-western course, entering the Mamry Małe. On the left side we have Lisia Góra and Amalienruh. We sail between Gniła and Piramida islets. We pass Kietlice and Pniewskie Lake on the western shore, separated from Mamry by a passage consisting of Dąbrowa and Ostrów peninsulas. On the starboard side we go around Upałty, heading for Przejma - a former submerged road route, which connected Upałty with the mainland. Nowadays, a narrow and shallow passage is dug through the Przejma - keep this in mind. To the west of the isthmus is the Mamerki forest, which contains the fortifications of the Second World War field headquarters of the German High Command and Quartermaster Corps "Mauerwald".
We enter the Przystańskie Lake and then the Mamry Wielkie Lake. Passing Kalski Róg, the most north-eastern tip of Upałt, we turn south to the isthmus between Kurka and Glinianka. Already known track we come back to the port of Sztynort.

The beginning of the route is the same as during the "Wokół Upłat" boat cruise: harbour - Sztynort Lake - River - Dargin - Sztynort Stones/Boulders (Stary Sztynort) - Łosiowy Róg - Sztynort Bridge - Kirsajty - isthmus between Kurka and Glinianka peninsula - Mamry (właściwe).
We take a northeastern course to Kalska Brama, passing through Bodma Lake [4]. A ferry used to run across the isthmus between the Kalski Peninsula and Kalski Meadows.
After passing the isthmus we come out on the Święcajty lake. In Prussian language its name meant "holy basin". The lake became famous especially in the 30s of the 20th century, becoming an arena of buoy regattas. Many editions had the rank of German championships and in 1936 European championships were held here. The driving force behind the development of ice yachting was Georg Tepper, owner of a sawmill in Ogonki. He let his employees build "Pirates", yachts for children and young people. He himself raced on buoys, what is more, he was their designer and builder. His "Firebird" equipped with a laminate aeroplane reached a speed of 170 km/h. In the interwar period a number of tourist facilities were built on the northern shore of Święcajt, including a restaurant, a hotel, a pier with a regatta tower and a bathing site with a diving tower.
We take a course north to the village of Kal, founded by the Teutonic Knights between 1469 and 1478. This was an allusion to the fact that the cottages stood on only one side of the road, as there was a lake on the other. After the war, Eugeniusz Paukszta lived in Kalu and immortalised the village and its inhabitants in his novel "Srebrna ławica" (The Silver Shoal).
On the starboard side we take Cat Island, which owes its name to the animals "deposited" here to catch mice that prowl the island's barn. Such a "cat's Alcatraz".
Continuing on the same course we reach the foot of Saxon Hill, where the first war cemetery, also known as "Jägerhöhe", has been arranged. Over half a thousand soldiers of the German and Russian armies are buried there. Among them are Germans, Russians, Poles, Danes, Lusatian Serbs, Mazurians, Warmians... The view from this necropolis is considered one of the most beautiful in Masuria.
From the cemetery hill we take the already known route back to Sztynort, taking Kittitas Island on our right.