Water trial

The Drawa river is considered by canoeists for one of the most beautiful water trails in Poland. Its sources reach the height of 150 m above sea level in the Pięć Jezior Valley (The Valley of Five Lakes) near Połczyn Zdrój. It runs through two geographic regions: Pojezierze Drawskie, where the river runs through numerous lakes and Równina Drawska, where it meanders among Pomeranian forests. The total surface of the tributaries of the river amounts to nearly 3.300 km². It ends its course flowing into the Noteć river on the height of 30 m above the sea level in the neighbourhood of Krzyż Wlkp. The average decrease of Drawa is 0,6‰.

The length of Drawa within the National Park borders amounts to 41 km.

The water trail of the Drawa river within the borders of the Park is available for tourists from 1^st July till 15^th March, from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m. In accordance to the provisions of the Ordinance of Minister of the Environment no. 22 of 28^th April 2011 amending the ordinance on protective tasks for the Drawa National Park the maximum number of persons allowed to be present simultaneously on the water trail of the Drawa river amounts to 700 persons.

The character of the Drawa river in the area of the DNP is unstable; at first it is calm, then its course speeds up, and numerous fallen trees appear in the rapid current. Sinuous riverbed undercuts high sandy banks among meadows and forests. The rapid current and pebbly bottom alter on the particular sections of the trail into a lazy course and a sandy bottom covered with underwater meadows.

• Drawno (start from Dubie Lake) – the Drawnik Marina – 1 km
• The Drawnik Marina – the „Barnimie Bridge” stopping-point for kayakers  – 4.6 km
• the „Barnimie Bridge” stopping-point for kayakers – the „Barnimie” camping point – 3.5 km
• the „Barnimie” camping point – the „Konotop Footbridge" stopping-point for kayakers – 4.4 km
• the „Konotop Footbridge" stopping-point for kayakers – the „Zatom Bridge” collecting-point of kayaks  – 4.4 km
• the „Zatom Bridge” collecting-point of kayaks – the „Bogdanka” camping point – 0.4 km
• the „Bogdanka” camping point – the „Sitnica” camping point – 7.9 km
• the „Sitnica” camping point – the „Pstrąg” camping point – 5.9 km
• the „Pstrąg” camping point – the Engineer bridge in Głusko – 3.3 km
• the engineer bridge in Głusko – the „Kamienna” camping point – 2.5 km
• the „Kamienna” camping point – the mouth of the Płciczna river (the DNP border) – 3.2 km