Tripoint border of Poland - Bolcie

The territories of Poland, Lithuania and Russia (the Kaliningrad Region) meet in one place. It is located near the village of Bolcie near Wiżajny, not far from road no. 651 (Wiżajny - Żytkiejmy), on the Polish side, and near Vištytis on the Lithuanian side. This point is marked with a granite pillar bearing the state emblems of the three neighbouring countries, inscribed in each country's language. It is called “Wisztyniec”.

Poland has 6 border tripoints. These are:

• Poland - Russia - Lithuania (we are here),
• Poland - Lithuania - Belarus, on the river Marycha,
• Poland - Belarus - Ukraine, on the Bug river,
• Poland - Ukraine - Slovakia, on top of Mount Kremenets,
• Poland - Slovakia - Czech Republic, between Jaworzynka (PL), Čierne (SK), Hrčava (CZ)
• Poland - Czech Republic - Germany, between Porajów, Hrádek nad Nisou and Zittau.

The site was renovated with an EU grant. Near the road connecting Żytkiejmy and Wiżajny there is a roadside parking area, a shelter, and a toilet. The road to the point is decent and asphalted, and runs right through Lithuanian territory, because access from the Polish side would be more difficult. There is a 400 m educational path “Tripoint borders - cold pole”. Crossing a little river and overcoming the difference in elevation, we reach the 2-meter-high granite pillar. On the monument we can see the exact country borders. There is an engraved inscription indicating the name of the country in which we find ourselves.

Poland and Lithuania belong to the Schengen area, so we can cross country borders without any additional procedures. In the case of Russia, it is more difficult because a visa is required. While the law on border matters is clear, here, at the monument, this provision is slightly comical.

The Russian side (part of the Kaliningrad region) is fenced along the border. An information board says that you must not enter Russian territory or take pictures. Apparently, there is even a threat of a fine from the border service.

You could say that we were lucky, because we didn't see a single guard on the horizon. So we could (somewhat illegally) set foot in Russia 🙂 The children were very puzzled why the border could not be crossed freely.

Good to know: when we visited in 2015, you could walk all the way around the pillar. In spring 2023, as part of the barrier on the border with Russia, the tripoint was fenced off, and today you cannot get to it. You can only see the pillar from behind the fence, from the paved path.

Practical info

We checked access to the tripoint in November 2026.

Getting there and parking

The car park is in Bolcie, next to regional road 651. From there it is about 420 m to the tripoint, and the last part is an asphalt walking and cycling path along the old border strip with Lithuania.

On site

The pillar is fenced off, so you see the tripoint from a distance. You can no longer walk around it or stand next to each of the three national emblems, as you could before.

Tickets

Access to the tripoint is free.

On the route

We visited the tripoint on day four of our Eastern Poland road trip in 2015, on the way from the Stańczyki bridges to Suwałki.