Szpęgawa: Green Hiking Trail and Chapel

Szpęgawa can be explored as a destination for a stay through specific local points of interest: the green-marked Szlak Ziemi Tczewskiej runs through the village, and historic buildings lie along its route. There is also a culinary example from the Święto Gminy Tczew in Szpęgawa Park. Hiking, architectural history and a community festival thus come together in your travel plans.

The green hiking trail through Szpęgawa

The green-marked Szlak Ziemi Tczewskiej im. Romana Klima runs through Szpęgawa. Its full route is 73.7 kilometers long and runs between Tczew and Smętowo Graniczne. These details describe two different scales: Szpęgawa is a village on the trail, while the length and endpoints describe the route as a whole. This distinction is useful for your planning when deciding whether you are interested in the section through Szpęgawa or the longer route. The total length and the trail’s passage through the village answer different questions: one describes the route in its entirety, while the other places Szpęgawa in relation to its course.

A chapel and former “poniatówki” along the trail

In Szpęgawa, the Szlak passes several old buildings that are former “poniatówki.” It also passes the Chapel of St. Mark the Evangelist, which dates from the late 19th century. This section of the route therefore features different architectural points of interest: several former “poniatówki” on the one hand and a single chapel dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist on the other. If you take an interest in buildings while hiking, you can connect the route here with both a group of older buildings and a specifically identified religious structure. The chapel can also be dated; the other buildings are described as former “poniatówki.”

A festival day featuring bread and bigos

A dated culinary example is the Święto Gminy Tczew, held in Szpęgawa Park on August 29, 2026. Participants could try freshly baked bread from Kamila Kamrowska, a semifinalist on the TV show MasterChef. The municipality provided bigos and a slice of bread with lard free of charge; these dishes were prepared by the DPS in Damaszka. The people involved in the food offering should therefore be distinguished: Kamila Kamrowska was associated with the freshly baked bread, while the municipality provided the other dishes and the DPS prepared them. The festival meal is thus tied to a specific date.

Putting the hiking trail and festival day in context

These topics have different time frames for travel planning. The hiking trail is described by its route and passage through Szpęgawa; the food offering belongs to the festival on August 29, 2026. This distinguishes a route-related feature from a specifically dated event.

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