02 • 09 • 2019
A New Road to Jānītis Nature Trail in Tukums Municipality
JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) invites travellers to use the new Jānītis road to make it easier and safer for them to get to the Jānītis Nature Trail in Tukums Municipality Zentene Rural Territory.
“In the past, visitors had to face problems accessing the trail because of the need to cross private properties. Now those who are interested have the opportunity to leave their car at the turnaround area of the new road and follow the directions of the recreation site to get to the nature trail comfortably and safely,” says Jānis Zitāns, LVM Zemgale Region Forest Management Planning Manager.
Jānītis Nature Trail is more than one kilometre long. It is designed to introduce nature lovers to the area's diverse terrain and forest ecosystem, which has not been significantly influenced by human economic activity over the last 100-150 years.
Walking along the trail, you can see the diversity of plants, mosses, lichens and insects, venerable trees, trees of impressive age, and the steep bank of the River Jāņupīte.
Jānītis Nature Trail
LVM manages more than half of Latvia's forest area. 5% of the managed area is designated as recreational areas, the main purpose of which is recreation and environmental awareness. More than 75 thousand hectares of the total land area of LVM are allocated for recreation. In Latvia's state forests there are more than 350 recreation areas, 59 sightseeing objects, 70 km of nature trails and several observation towers, which are available to every visitor free of charge.
