The whole project is located at the boundary between Poland and Slovakia, extending over the northern part of Slovakia - the Preszov Land. All the connected sections are open, which enables their extension and addition of other routes in different directions. An advantage of a cycling route designed this way on the Slovak side is the fact that every successive section of the same take us closer to the boundary with Ukraine and Hungary, depending on the direction of the route.

On 21st October 2003, we celebrated the opening of the Cross-Boundary Cycling Route Komańcza - Medzilaborce marked out under the cross-boundary cooperation project, financed from the funds of Phare CBC and the Carphatian Foundation in Poland.

The cycling route enters the Slovak side from the direction of Radoszyce through the newly established border crossing in Palota and leads through the beautiful landscape of the Low Beskid Mountains and the East Carpathians Landscape Park. The route leads through the territory of the district of Medzilaborce, from 300 to 700m above sea level, through cross-boundary territories with virgin nature and clean air.

Individual cycling routes are divided into a few sections:

State border in Palota - Palota - Łupkowski Tunnel - Palotske Jedliny - Pod Lozovatą centre - Palota - 13,5km.

On the route there are organised resting sites: under the tunnel, in the Forest Company centre and by the main road to Palota. There are also information boards in these places.

Palota - Vydrań - Kalinov - Danova - Vydrań - 19,5km.

From Medzilaborec Vydrań we continue the tour to Kalinov, then, along a forest path to the centre in Danova and back to Vydrań. At the well on the crossroads to Danova there is another resting site.

Vydrań - the town of Medzilaborce - 6,5km.

This Laborec route starts in Vydrań. Before the railway junction, 250m on the right, you can visit a Jewish cemetery in the woods and then, in Medzilaborcach there are many historic monuments (churches, monuments, memorials) and an exceptional exhibition in the Andy Warhol Modern Art Museum. Information boards are placed near the Czech legionaries' memorial at a small railway station. On the right, behind the Laborec river, there is a forest park Kamjana - a place for walks with a beautiful view on the local territory.

Medzilaborce, cerkiew prawosławna.
foto: P. Szechyński

Medzilaborce - Habura - border crossing in Certiźne - Jaśliska (PR) - Medzilaborce - 26km.

On this route there are 3 nature reserves: the Habura Moor, Pod Demjatou (Habura) and Mokre Łąki near Certiźne. There is peatland, rare and endangered species of animal and birds.
From Certiźne the Carpathian Cycling route leads to Medzilaborce, Vyrava and Snina. Near Snina there are wooden Orthodox churches.

Medzilaborce - Monastyr - Krasny Brod - Rokytovce - Svidnik - Vysny Komarnik - 11km (in the county of Medzilaborce).

Andy Warhol, obok Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej (Modern Art Museum)
foto: P. Szechyński

Ruins of the monastery form part of the history of the entire Laborec region. It is situated south of Krasny Brod. In the chapel of Our Lady, reconstructed in 1759 and preserved until this day, there is a miraculos icon of the Holiest Mother of God in Baroque, silver frames. This is a location of the information board of our route. From Krasny Brod the route leads to Kamjana to the Devil's Rock. In villages of the District of Swidnik there are also wooden Orthodox churches forming an interesting tourist route.

Medzilaborce - Radvań nad Laborcom - Olka - Humenne - 22km (in the county of Medzilaborce).

In individual villages we can visit Greek Catholic Orthodox churches dating back to 1790 - 1922. The local woods are abundant with game and crops, particularly mushrooms. The Cycling Route leads by 2^nd category roads.

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