Following the Centuria River Trail - Kraków-Częstochowa Upland

By madventure | Nature, Photography | 21 Sep 2025


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This extraordinary Jurassic river, which owes its first-class purity to limestone rocks acting as an excellent filter, begins near the village of Kanki-Hutki.

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Immediately after this, a rather large pool of water from the Centuria River appears, called "Parzoch." The reservoir is named after Nikodem and Maria Parzoch, who operated a mill here before World War II.

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I had the opportunity to swim in this reservoir and I must admit that the water is icy cold, definitely for walruses. But this temperature remains constant for most of the river.

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However, we don't focus on the river's source; we follow its course to admire the beautiful meanders of the crystal-clear water and the beautiful yellow sand.

My jednak nie koncentrujemy się na źródle rzeczki, tylko podążamy jej biegiem, aby podziwiać przepiękne meandry krystalicznie czystej wody, i przepięknego żółtego piasku.

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This is our permanent stop on our trip to the Jura, regardless of the season. We meander along, sometimes fording it, as the river is rather shallow. However, there have been years when the water level has been significantly elevated, thanks to beavers building dams.

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Along the way, I'm always on the lookout for mushrooms of all kinds, because I wouldn't be myself without them. And of course, I always find something.

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Our last trip to the Jura was full of many species of edible mushrooms, including some that I only captured in photos.

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I found a rare mushroom called the Eyeball (Bovistella utriformis). This impressively large mushroom is edible, very tasty, and very healthy. But that will be discussed in a separate post.

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Of course, there were butter mushrooms, brown bay boletes, and ceps, which chose interesting habitats, such as on a tree trunk.

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