Cycling Lubusz: My Home Region on Two Wheels

Forest lakes, quiet roads, and pierogi after a long ride — this is Lubusz Voivodeship, my home region, the way I actually ride it.

Cycling Lubusz: My Home Region on Two Wheels

This is home ground — Lubusz Voivodeship, where I've spent most of my life and ridden more kilometres than I could count.

Lakes

Niesłysz, Lubiąż, Łagowskie — small lakes tucked into dense forest, and still my default stop on any summer route. I don't go for the view exactly; I go because riding for two hours and then sitting by still water does something a gym session never will.

Forest and Field Roads

The riding here is mostly forest tracks and quiet rural roads — no traffic, no crowds, just trees and the odd field opening up between them. These aren't routes built for tourists; they're the roads locals actually use, which is part of why I prefer them.

What to Eat After

Stop at any local bar after a few hours on the bike and you'll find pierogi, fish straight out of the lake, and regional pastries. After a long ride, this isn't optional — it's the reason to finish the loop near a village instead of in the middle of nowhere.

Why I Keep Riding Here

I've ridden plenty of more "scenic" places since starting this blog, but Lubusz is where I learned to actually read a landscape while moving through it — which forest road leads to a lake and which one leads nowhere. That kind of knowledge only comes from years, not weeks.

If you're ever passing through western Poland, this region deserves more than a stopover.

See you on the trail.

Wioletta Rodzicz