Zyndranowa – Barwinek (przejście graniczne) - Svidnik

length of section: 35 km
asphalt roads: 19 km
gravel roads: 1 km
country roads: 15 km

Description of the trail:

From the Lemk Culture Museum in Zyndranowa the trail returns to the road No 9 in a place called Barwinek, where after passing through the border crossing point with the Slovak Republic in Przełęcz Dukielska (the Dukla Pass) incorporates itself into the system of the bicycle trails leading from there via towns of Vysny Komarnik, Medvedie, Vysne Pisane, Nizne Pisane, Kapisova to Svidnik. The main road runs to the center of Svidnik where across from the monument of General Ludvik Svoboda stands the Museum of Ukrainian Culture. Continuing further on the nearest traffic circle take a left turn and in the vicinity of the bus terminal we will find the Galeria Dezidera Millyho (Gallery of Dezider Milly). Then the trail takes us back to the traffic circle and then in the direction of Bardejov to the Open-air Museum on the left hand side of the road and Military Museum on the right side.

Tourist attractions along the trail:

In Zyndranowa: the Lemk Culture Museum, orthodox church built in 1985, a grave of a Hungarian soldier killed during the WWI,

On the grounds of the Jaśliski Park Krajobrazowy (Jaśliski Scenic Park): beautiful and unique nature

To the West of Barwinek: collective grave of Jews executed by the Nazi forces in 1942, forest reserve Modrzyna.

In Vysny Komarnik: a monument commemorating soldiers fallen during the Carpathian-Dukla operation, observation tower, wooden orthodox church of St. Kosma and Damian erected on top of the old one destroyed during the WWI

In Nizny Komarnik: orthodox church of The Mother of God with the XVIII c. iconostas built in 1938 next to the old Baroque orthodox church which has been destroyed,

In Medvedie: wooden orthodox church built in 1939,

In Dolina Śmierci (The Death Valley): German and Soviet tanks, canons and other arms left over after the bloody fights for the Dukla Pass in 1944,

In Svidnik: Museum of Ukrainian Culture, Galeria Dezidera Millyho, Open-air Museum and Military Museum.