The Jamno Canal — the passage from Lake Jamno to the Baltic

The Jamno Canal is an artificial link between Lake Jamno and the Baltic Sea, dug in 1890 to allow navigation between the lake and the sea. This short cut through the spit, a few hundred metres long, is an atmospheric spot for a walk — with the lake water on one side and the open sea on the other. In recent years the canal has been extended with a lock, storm gates and a bascule bridge, to open Jamno to the Baltic once again.

Why a canal

Lake Jamno was once an open sea bay, which a spit gradually closed off from the sea. To make navigation between the lake and the sea possible again, in 1890 the Jamno Canal was dug — an artificial cut through the spit about 500 metres long.

Today

Today the canal is a favourite spot for a walk: a narrow strip of land between the water of the lake and the open sea. In recent years works have been under way — a lock, storm gates and a bascule bridge — to open Jamno to sea navigation once more. It is worth checking the current state of the works on the spot.

How to get there and practical info

Location: The spit between Mielno/Unieście and Lake Jamno
Dug: 1890
Length: About 500 m
Function: The link between Lake Jamno and the Baltic
Under construction: A lock, storm gates and a bascule bridge
Nearby: The beach, Lake Jamno and the promenade

When to go

Spring

A quiet walk between lake and sea, with few people.

Summer

A popular spot on the way between the beach and Jamno.

Autumn

Windy and atmospheric, with good light for photographs.

Winter

Raw and empty; work on extending the canal is under way.

Other sights in Mielno

Straight-line distances from „The Jamno Canal" — calculated from real coordinates. By road it is often further.

Unieście and sailing on JamnoThe quieter part of the resort on the spit, with a beach on the sea side and a sailing mar

~892 m as the crow flies

Lake JamnoA shallow, extensive coastal lake (about 22 km²) separated from the sea by a spit — a para

~1,8 km as the crow flies

The capital of winter swimming — the rally and the Walrus MonumentMielno is the "capital of winter swimming" — the International Winter Swimmers&#

~2,5 km as the crow flies

The beach and the Friendship PromenadeA wide sandy beach and the seaside Friendship Promenade linking Mielno with Unieście — wit

~2,7 km as the crow flies

The fishing settlement at ChłopyAn atmospheric fishing village in the Mielno district with a landing where the cutters are

~5,8 km as the crow flies

Sarbinowo — a wide family beachA quiet family resort in the Mielno district with a very wide sandy beach and a gentle ent

~8,8 km as the crow flies

The lighthouse at GąskiA monumental brick lighthouse of 1878 at Gąski — about 50 m high, the second tallest on th

~15 km as the crow flies