Marian Kantor-Mirski Trail

The Marian Kantor-Mirski Trail is a red waymarked hiking trail in the Silesian Voivodeship, leading from Giszowiec in Katowice to Mysłowice. It is maintained by the PTTK.

Route

The trail begins in Giszowiec, next to the Barbara-Janina leisure centre by the Janina pond. It leads through the Murcki Valley (Dolinka Murckowska), the Murcki Forest nature reserve and Wesoła Fała to Mysłowice. The marks are a red stripe on a white background.

The patron and sights on the route

The patron of the trail is Marian Kantor-Mirski: a pre-war teacher, official, Legionnaire, journalist, researcher of the history of the Dąbrowa Basin and community activist, a captain of administration in the Polish Army. One of the trail's sights is the historic centre of Mysłowice.

Practical information

• Start: Giszowiec, end: Mysłowice.
• The walking time has to be worked out from a map.
• Check the state of the waymarking before setting out.