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Hiking route "Around Dūkštas"

Hiking route "Around Dūkštas"

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Briefly about the route
Easy
4.8 km
2.5 h.
10
Route surface
90% Asphalt
10% Dirt road

In 2021, many birthdays of the cities are celebrated in Ignalina region. Ignalina celebrates its 155th birthday and Dūkštas even its 160th birthday. Dūkštas is located on both sides of the Vilnius-Daugavpils railway, between Dūkštas, Pasvėrnas and Dysnai - the second largest lake in Lithuania, near Gražutė Regional Park. Mentioned since 1737.  The history of the city begins in the 19th century. in the middle of 1859-1862. the St. Petersburg-Warsaw railway was built. We invite you to get to know and discover the secrets and history of Dūkštas town by traveling on a circular pedestrian route, which starts near the railway station.

Trip progress

Other Objects
Dūkštas railway station
1 h.
63 m
< 1 min.
Other Objects
Dūkštas railway station water tower
1 h.
79 m
< 1 min.
Memory places
Cross in memory of deportees and a volunteer plaque
1 h.
290 m
< 10 min.
Memory places
Hope Square
1 h.
750 m
< 10 min.
Manors, Churches, Ethnographical Villages, Mills
Dūkštas St. Trinity Orthodox Church
10 min.
Memory places
Polish military cemetery in Dukstas
1 h.
Memory places
Burial ground for World War II soldiers of the Soviet Union
1 h.
860 m
10 min.
Manors, Churches, Ethnographical Villages, Mills
Dūkštas St. Stanislavas Kostka Church
15 min.
110 m
< 10 min.
Sculptures
Composition for the 100 anniversary of Lithuania
10 min.
Other Objects
The honor of Lithuania
1 h.
2.7 km
35 min.

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