1. Mouth of the Ina into the Odra – possible trip start/finish
Further options: Police, Święta, Inoujście (peninsula), Szczecin Dąbie
Ina River
INA RIVER – kilometre guide from the mouth at the Odra upstream to Recz. Bridges, weirs, drops, tributaries and places to start and finish a kayaking trip.
Further options: Police, Święta, Inoujście (peninsula), Szczecin Dąbie
Possible trip start/finish
Bolesławice settlement is to the right. Possible trip start/finish
Beyond the bridge on the left there is a good place to leave the kayak. A bar stands by the riverbank and a Netto supermarket is behind it.
About 100 metres from the river on the left is a hunting lodge in Łęsko. You can stay there in good conditions or, with the forester’s permission, camp in the clearing next to the lodge (there are also shelters, benches and a fire pit). Arrival should be agreed with the Kliniska Forest District because hunting events are held there frequently. Access to the bank is very difficult.
Beyond the bridge on the left there is a shelter and a fire pit. This is the beginning of the Goleniów municipality “Meandry Iny” kayak trail. Unfortunately, leaving the kayak is difficult because the slipway is badly neglected and damaged. Possible trip start/finish.
Possible trip start/finish
(currently requires a portage because the bridge is being repaired)
Leave the kayak under the bridge on the left (steps); kayaks can be returned or launched here. Most trips start about 120 metres beyond the bridge on the right, from the riverbank slope. Possible trip start/finish.
Beyond the bridge on the left there is a good place to get ashore. There is a shop in the village. Possible trip start/finish.
A small wooden footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists; several old piers from the previous bridge protrude in front of it. Before the bridge on the left there is a place to leave the kayak and access a pleasant meadow where wild camping is possible. Rogowo village, with a shop, is about 100 m beyond the bridge.
Possible trip start/finish
There is a shop in the village. Possible trip start/finish.
Possible trip start.
At low water there may be small rapids under the bridge.
WARNING – at high water levels and with the gates open, the current is very fast. You can visit Stargard here. Possible trip finish.
Before the bridge on the left bank there is a pleasant restaurant/café with a terrace above the river. Old concrete steps below the terrace can be used to leave the kayak. Shortly afterwards the Młyński Canal branches off on the left; it can be paddled to see part of the town without leaving the kayak, but do not expect to pass through the town and return to the main channel of the Ina. Part of the canal runs underground.
Ten metres farther there is another bridge carrying Obwodnica Staromiejska, followed by the Parkowy footbridge. Immediately after it, steps on the left provide a convenient exit from the river. Pub Venecja is about 20 m away and a LIDL supermarket about 100 m away. Walk towards the pub, follow the fence to the street; the shop is on the opposite side.
Witkowo is to the left, about 1.2 km away. Leaving the kayak is difficult and the bank is fairly high. Possible trip start/finish.
Rzeplino is to the left, about 1.5 km away; Żukowo is to the right, about 1.3 km away.
Lipka is to the left, about 2 km away. Possible trip start/finish.
Before the weir, land on the left bank and carry the kayak about 10 m to the other side before relaunching.
Possible trip start/finish.
The village is to the left, about 2 km away. The banks are wet and leaving the kayak is fairly difficult.
Immediately after the river mouth there is a wooden log bridge with low clearance underneath.
Leaving the kayak is difficult on both sides. With some luck the weir may be open enough to paddle through. There is a small clearing to the right of the weir where you may be able to set up camp (it is in the middle of the forest, so you are unlikely to be disturbed).
Pass on the left.
Possible trip start/finish. Recz can be reached by paddling the Ina from Ciemnik via Krzemień, Bytowo and Rybaki. To extend the route, you can paddle the Iński Canal from Lake Strokowo through Lake Ińskie and Ińsko to its confluence with the Ina at Ciemnik.