Watch the trail video:

Description:

This newly built, modern bicycle and pedestrian path is located on the south side shore of Širvėna Lake in Biržai town. It connects Kęstutis and J. Basanavičius streets and runs parallel to J. Bielinis Street. The trail is adapted for disabled people and there are lots of bicycle racks, benches, recycle bins and information signs on the way, along with the outdoor lighting at the resting areas. The trail introduces to the most important culture monuments in Biržai – bank’s building complex built in 1934, fountains, Biržai castle (fortress) complex built in the 16th century and restored in the second half of the 20th century, now public library and Biržai region museum Sėla (www.birzumuziejus.lt) are located in it, the evangelical reformat church built in 1874 according to Riga architect’s Heinrich Schell project (evangelical reformats settled in town when Radziwiłł family was ruling). Further on, the trail continues along Lake Širvėna. It is the oldest artificial 400 ha area water body in Lithuania. It was formed in 1575, when Radvilos dammed two rivers flowing through Biržai – the Apaščia and the Agluona, as a result of a construction of Biržai defensive fortress. Now the area of Lake Širvėna reaches about 325 ha and its average depth is 2,22 m. There are 15 islands in the lake. More than 80 bird species can be found in the Lake reed. The pedestrian bridge (525 m) connects the city with the Astravas Manor.

Download the GPX of the trail

In order to open the GPX file with the trail route on a mobile phone or computer, please install one of the hiking apps or maps, e.g., Wikiloc, Outdooractive, ViewRanger, OS Maps or any other GPX file reading programme or application.