Žemaitijos nacionalinis parkas

• Šeirė nature path (map)

Šeirė nature path runs across the Šeirė landscape reserve, which is next to the borough of Plateliai. Walking along 4,1 km path you will see plants, mushrooms and animals peculiar to this area. This path will lead you to Gaudupis marsh. On your way there you will pass the coniferous woods, groves of the deciduous, nesting places of birds, nesting-boxes of bats, ant-hills.  Also you will find the Piktežeris lake guarded by a wooden devil. On your way back you will walk along the coast of the lake.

• Plokštinė cognitive path

Plokštinė cognitive path (3,2 km) lies in the territory of the former military base, the unique intertwine of the military object and nature. Walking along the path you will see the military base fence residue, nesting – boxes for the smallest animals – bats, you will cross the fur-grove and birch-grove, will admire the hilly landscape, ice-free spring of Pilelis, which is a natural monument.

• Cognitive path „Travel of the Acorn and the Chestnut in the park of Plateliai manor“ (map)

Cognitive path „Travel of the Acorn and the Chestnut in the park of Plateliai manor“ was created for younger tourists. You will be accompanied by naughty Chestnut, who wants to break a twig, to pick a flower or even to kick an ant-hill! Luckily a good Acorn stops him on time and teaches how to behave with the nature.

• Mikytai cognitive path

Mikytai cognitive path (1 km) is located in the Mikytai landscape reserve within the Žemaitija National Park. Here you will be able to explore some archeological findings. The Stone with the Devil’s Footprint. On the northern slope of the hill of Alka there is a bumpy stone, the legend says that it is a devil’s footprint on it. The Well of Prayers (offerings) is situated in the eastern part of the ancient sacred place. According to the legends, people used to bring there offerings for gods.

• Paplatelė cognitive path

Walking along this path (2,3 km) you will see the wooden sculptures of folk Artists near the Pond Sultekis, some species of birds (Porzana porzana, Botaurus stellaris, Podiceps grisegena, Circus aeruginosa), rare species of plants (Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza fuchsii). You can see a beautiful nature sight from the view point.

TOURIST ROUTS

A trip around the Plateliai lake (24 km) will amuse with the eye-catching hilly landscape, interesting tourist objects and cleanr water of the lake. If you choose this route you can visit the borough of Plateliai, the village of Beržoras, private art gallery – creative workshop of L.Černiauskas, the mound of Užpelkiai, to see the wetland reserve of Pakastuva, hydrographical reserve of Laumalenka, botanical-zoological reserve of Paplatelė, botanical reserve of Juodupis. The strict reserve of Plokštinė is prohibited for visiting without the permission of the administration of Žemaitija National Park).