01 • 11 • 2018
A New Walking Route has been Opened in Mount Egļukalns
A new walking route Egļukalns Forest Trail, suitable for both families and experienced tourists has been opened in JSC "Latvia's State Forests" (LVM) Southern Latgale region. (Photo: tourism club "Sniegpulkstenīte")
The new walking route runs around Mount Eglukalns, which extends 220 metres above sea level and is the highest peak in Augšzeme plateau.
The four-kilometre long nature trail is located in Svente Nature Park, which is part of the protected landscape area "Augšzeme", and visitors can enjoy spectacular views of the deep ravines, lakes, moss-covered boulders, as well as mighty oaks and remains of the First World War, revealing the historical heritage of the region.
Photo: tourism club "Sniegpulkstenīte" The trail is marked with two-coloured flags drawn on trees throughout the course of the route. When planning a walk, it should be taken into account that the route runs along forest paths and firebreaks, so it could be a great challenge for the youngest travellers. Soon, the Egļukalns Forest Trail route will be published in the LVM GEO mobile application and on www.mammadaba.lv. Svente Nature Park was founded in 1977 to preserve the unique natural landscape of Lake Svente. It is also a great place for bird watching, since a number of protected bird species such as the black-headed gull, the great bittern, the common little bittern, as well as other less known bird species choose the lake reeds as their nesting site. Since its foundation in 1999, Joint Stock Company "Latvia’s State Forests" implementing sustainable forest management has paid one billion euros to state and local government budgets. LVM's economic activities are carried out by maintaining and recovering forests, taking care of nature conservation, recreation opportunities and increasing timber volumes, as well as investing in expanding the forest land and developing forest infrastructure - renovation of drainage systems and forest road construction. The volume of timber in the forests managed by LVM increases by 12 million cubic metres annually.
