Poznań ‘Runseeing’ Tour: Old Town and Perimeter Parks

This is a terrific ‘runseeing’ tour of Poznań, including Old Town (Stare Miasto) and then a clockwise loop through several parks that line the road around the former walls of this medieval city. The route is ~9 km, with good add-on options.

Start at Stary Rynek (Old Market Square), a large square in the center of Old Town. Do a loop around the square, and on some of the scenic, narrow roads coming off it (many of them pedestrianized). In this area are the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, museums, the Royal Castle, & Imperial Castle. Head toward the Warta River, through the riverside Stare Koryto Warty Park. Head south along the river path for 1 km, through Tadeusz Mazowiecki Park, and then cross over the main road to the sports complex, where you can do a couple of laps along the excellent running track. Continue clockwise for 1.2 km through Isabella and Jarogniew Drwęski Park and the adjacent Marcinkowskiego Park. Cross Święty Marcin into the smaller Adam Mickiewicz Park, Henryk Wieniawski Park, & Stanisław Moniuszko Park.Them run for 0.8 km on the path along Pułaskiego, skirting Citadel Park, turning RIGHT at the Pomnik Armii Poznań War Memorial to head back into the heart of Old Town.

Add-Ons: Near the end of the loop at Pułaskiego, an option to continue west to Sołacki Park, which has lovely paths (up to 4 km out and back). You can also run on the hilly, scenic paths through Citadel Park, or do more along the Warta River.