Motorcycle ride in Subcarpathia

Great Bieszczady loop

143 km (89 miles), 2 hr 30 min, intermediate

The Pętla Bieszczadzka goes round Poland's wildest mountains, on the Ukrainian border. From Lesko, it passes Baligród, Cisna and Wetlina, runs along the połoniny mountain pastures to Ustrzyki Górne, then returns through Lutowiska and Ustrzyki Dolne. Uneven surface in places, and wild animals.

Ustrzyki Górne
Ustrzyki Górne. Photo: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
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Stops along the way

  1. SStart: Lesko
  2. 1Baligród, after 21 km (13 miles)
  3. 2Cisna, after 38 km (23 miles)
  4. 3Wetlina, after 56 km (34 miles)
  5. 4Ustrzyki Górne, after 74 km (46 miles)
  6. 5Lutowiska, after 93 km (58 miles)
  7. 6Ustrzyki Dolne, after 119 km (74 miles)
  8. SFinish: Lesko, after 143 km (89 miles)

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Photos along the route

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