Baltijos Miško tako naujienos

The Pan-Baltic Hiking conference, 9-10 November in Kuldīga, Latvia

The Pan-Baltic hiking conference in November 9-10, 2021 taking place in Kuldīga, Latvia, will celebrate  the success of the Baltic Trails (baltictrails.eu) connecting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with the European network of hiking paths as part of the routes E9 (Baltic Coastal Hiking) and E11 (Baltic Forest trail).

The conference will bring together stakeholders sharing experiences in planning, implementation, management and maintenance of long distance cross-border hiking trails. The keynote speeches will present experiences from the Baltics, Sweden and Norway. Presentations will be followed by Baltic panel discussions highlighting challenges and solutions in practical aspects such as local acceptance and support, benefits and sustainability of long distance hiking trails.

The conference will take place according to the national epidemiological safety measures. On-site for invited participants only: the project partners and others directly involved from the 3 Baltic countries, and the conference speakers. For all others we shall provide for a quality and active on-line participation in Zoom, where it will be possible to join discussions and ask questions, oral and written.  

The 2nd conference day will offer a 10km hike on the Forest Trail section No. 92, Snēpele – Pelči,  with a focus on trail management, meeting with the municipality representatives and trail managers. We shall follow the actual safety regulations and hope that on the 2nd day, it will be possible for all participants to meet face-to-face for the hike as an outdoor event. Fill in the registration and  wait for our confirmation!

The event will be organized as a hybrid – on-site (invited audience up to 50 persons, according to the current safety regulations. Participation only with COVID-19 vaccination or recovery certificate) and on-line. The conference working language is English.

Please register to receive the conference Zoom link!

>>>The registration is open until 27.10.21.
>>> Full programme (PDF).
The conference working language is English.

>>> Contacts and information: anna@celotajs.lv.

This was the hiking festival in Lahemaa!

25.09.2021

Thanks to everybody, who made the day become this amazing! It was the inauguration of the northern part of the Baltic Forest Hiking. Together with around 200 hikers from different countries, we celebrated the Grand Opening of the hiking trail with a 13 km long hike, speeches, good food, dance, and music. Here are some pictures from the big day. You can find more pictures from the festival on the following link: ALBUM

Hiking festival on September 4 in Lahemaa – the Grand Opening of the Forest Trail as part of the E11 long distance hiking path in the Baltic States

12.08.2021

With a hiking tour on September 4 in Lahemaa national park, Estonia the Forest Trail will be launched as part of E11 long distance hiking path of the European hiking path network. Everybody is welcome to join the 13km opening hike from Vainupea to Oandu villages in Lahemaa national park: Forest Trail section #41.

Tallinn in Estonia is the final destination in the E11 long distance hiking path of the European hiking path network. The E11 route goes: Scheveningen (NL)–Osnabrück (D)–Potsdam (D)–Poznań (PL)–Ogrodniki (PL)–Lazdijai (LIT)–Rīga (LAT)–Tallinn (EST).

Event PROGRAMME and REGISTRATION.

!!!! Only people who can show a COVID-19 certificate will be able to participate or negative test not earlier then 72hours.

The Forest Trail in the Baltic States leads through the most forested lands, regional, nature and national parks of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The route starts from the Polish - Lithuanian border near the town of Lazdijai, leads through Latvia, turning into Riga, and finishes in Tallinn, Estonia. The route is divided into ~ 20 km long one-day or two-day sections with accommodation and transport options.

The opening hike on September 4 will start with the registered participants gathering at Oandu village, the final destination point. They will park their cars there and will be taken by bus to the starting point at Vainupea village. Before starting the hike, the Forest Trail will be officially launched as part of E11 by a representative from ERA - European Ramblers association addressing the hikers. 

The 13 km hike from Vainupea to Oandu will start at 12:00. The participants will take a lunch break at Mustoja Campfire Site. Further the route leads through Altja historical seaside village, with coastal farms, fishing net sheds, and the tavern.
The hike will end in the afternoon, arriving to Oandu village at around 16:00. The event will close with greetings, thanking, eating, and concert of a local youth folk band “Uurikad”.

The Forest Trail welcomes everybody to go for a hike any time, with a guidebook and map in hand following the marking signs and signposts. Route GPX files for each section are downloadable from https://baltictrails.eu/en/forest. The website content is mobile friendly. Forest Trail info is also available from many hiking apps https://baltictrails.eu/lv/forest/apps. It is advised to make printouts that will be useful in areas with poor mobile network coverage. 

See you on the Forest Trail!

Teprasideda „Miško tako“ žygis po Baltijos šalis!

05.07.2021

„Miško takas“ – tai pėsčiųjų maršrutas, vedantis pro gražiausius Lietuvos, Latvijos ir Estijos miškus. Galite apsilankyti „Mežtaka“ interneto svetainėje, kurioje pateikta žygių ar pasivaikščiojimų planavimui naudinga informacija. Išsiruošti į žygį miške galite kad ir kitą savaitgalį – pradėti galite čia, nuo Latvijos maršruto atkarpos!

Jau dabar Lietuvoje ir Latvijoje žymimi paskutiniai „Miško tako“ kilometrai. Visgi, jau galite pradėti žygiuoti, pasinaudodami aprašymais, žemėlapiais ir atsisiunčiamais GPX maršrutais. „Miško tako“ interneto svetainė vis dar kuriama, taigi gali būti pateikta neišsami informacija, pvz., gali nebūti nuotraukų arba trūkti aprašymo tam tikra kalba. Planuodami netolimą atostogų kelionę, pasinaudokite aprašymuose pateikta kontaktine informacija ir iš anksto susisiekite su reikiamais paslaugų tiekėjais, pvz., apgyvendinimo ir maitinimo paslaugų tiekėjais, kad įsitikintumėte, kad jie dirbs tuo metu, kai atvyksite.

Prie kiekvienos „Miško tako“ žygio dienos yra aprašymas – nurodomos starto ir finišo vietos, numatoma trukmė, kelio danga, ką verta pamatyti pakeliui. Galite pasiskaityti apie įdomiausias vietas, kraštovaizdį, gamtos paminklus, taip pat peržiūrėti jų nuotraukas, kad eidami pro šalį jų nepraleistumėte. Taip pat pateikiama informacija apie tai, kur galima pavalgyti, nusipirkti vandens ir užkandžių, pernakvoti. Maršruto aprašyme ir žemėlapyje nurodyta, kurios atkarpos tinka trumpesniems pasivaikščiojimams.

Bendras „Miško tako“ ilgis ~ 2141 km. Kai bus atvertos sienos, taip pat galėsite mėgautis miškais ir grynu oru kitose Baltijos šalyse. Lietuvoje „Miško takas“ veda pro Žemaitijos ir Aukštaitijos nacionalinius parkus, Nemuno kilpų regioninį parką ir Kauną. Latvijoje „Miško takas“ veda pro Gaujos nacionalinį parką, Ziemelgaujos ir Veclaicene saugomas kraštovaizdžio teritorijas. Estijoje „Miško takas“ veda pro Hanjos aukštumas, Setų žemę (Setomą) ir palei Peipaus ežero pakrantę iki Šiaurės Estijos, toliau takas veda Šiaurės Estijos pakrante ir pro Lahemos pusiasalio nacionalinį parką iki Talino. „Miško takas“ yra tarptautinė Europos ilgų atstumų pėsčiųjų maršruto E11 dalis.

Nepraleiskite galimybės pabūti gamtoje gražiausiu metų laiku – pavasarį. Pirmyn į mišką!