Līgatne Nature Trails
Nature trails, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Accessible toilet, Partly accessible
Object list
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Description:
Līgatne Nature Trails are a well-established network of trails in the traditional forest landscape of Gauja National Park. Here you can see intact landscapes and various species of wild animals living in Latvia – bear, fox, lynx, elk, deer, boar, badger, racoon dog, marten, aquirrel, hare, polecat, dormouse and owl. The total distance of paths is about 4-5 km, with various difficulty levels. There are two stretches accessible to wheelchair users – starting form the Nature Education Centre Pauguri towards: 1) the bear lodging (300 m); 2) the foxes lodging (600 m).
Accessibility
People with disabilities are allowed to enter the area with a car.
At some stretches there might be some tree roots and a small step at the start/end of the wooden boardwalk.
Facilities
Entrance fee (free of charge for persons with disabilities). More info on prices and working hours: www.ligatnesdabastakas.lv.
Accessible WC – at the nature education centre “Pauguri” and Info Centre.
Rules to follow
Do not feed the animals
Download the trail GPX
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.
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Location:
Gauja National Park, Līgatne
Suggested starting point:
Nature Education Centre Pauguri
GPS coordinates:
Lat:57.24253, Lon:25.01146
Hiking time:
0,5 h (one direction)
Distance:
0,9 km (one direction)
Marking:
Direction signs (arrows and animal paw prints)
Surface:
Gravel, wooden boardwalk
Type:
Out-and-back
Getting there:
With a car. With a bus till Lejaslīgatne.
Trail Administrator:
Nature Conservation Agency, Vidzeme Regional Administration, T: +371 28346153, E: vidzeme@daba.gov.lv
Info:
Līgatne Nature Trails’ Information Centre, Līgatne Nature Trails, Līgatne County, T: +371 64153313, dabastakas@ligatne.lv, www.ligatnesdabastakas.lv
Closest shops, gas stations:
Līgatne, Sigulda
Slope:
At some stretches the slope exceeds 8%, assistant is recommended
Watch the trail video:
Description:
Līgatne Nature Trails are a well-established network of trails in the traditional forest landscape of Gauja National Park. Here you can see intact landscapes and various species of wild animals living in Latvia – bear, fox, lynx, elk, deer, boar, badger, racoon dog, marten, aquirrel, hare, polecat, dormouse and owl. The total distance of paths is about 4-5 km, with various difficulty levels. There are two stretches accessible to wheelchair users – starting form the Nature Education Centre Pauguri towards: 1) the bear lodging (300 m); 2) the foxes lodging (600 m).
Accessibility
People with disabilities are allowed to enter the area with a car.
At some stretches there might be some tree roots and a small step at the start/end of the wooden boardwalk.
Facilities
Entrance fee (free of charge for persons with disabilities). More info on prices and working hours: www.ligatnesdabastakas.lv.
Accessible WC – at the nature education centre “Pauguri” and Info Centre.
Rules to follow
Do not feed the animals
Download the trail GPX
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.
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