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Bajka Cave

Wieś Gądecz

  • Nature & Landscape
  • Caves

The only cave of its kind in Kuyavia

Bajka Cave near the village of Gądecz in the Bydgoszcz district is a rarity for the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region, which is almost devoid of cave formations. It lies within the Vistula Landscape Park and is protected as a monument of inanimate nature.

How it was formed

The cave was carved by erosion in Pleistocene sandstones with a fine-grained structure and carbonate cement. Because the grains are bound to varying degrees, water removed the weaker-cemented parts and sculpted an irregular interior. A curiosity are the dripstone forms about half a metre high, resembling frozen drops of lime milk.

Good to know

The site consists of three parts: Bajka I, 19 metres long, the shorter ten-metre Bajka II, and Dziura z Filarkiem, reaching 1.5 metres in depth. The entrance is very narrow and moving inside is mostly done by crawling.

  • Undeveloped cave, no lighting
  • Very narrow entrance, crawling required
  • Torch and work clothes essential
Cost: Free admission Visit duration: approx. 1 hour Seasonality: Open all year, entrance harder after rain