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Varnikai Boardwalk Trail – Trakai Peninsula Castle Ruins loop from Trakai

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Lithuania

Vilnius County

Varnikai Boardwalk Trail – Trakai Peninsula Castle Ruins loop from Trakai

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Varnikai Boardwalk Trail – Trakai Peninsula Castle Ruins loop from Trakai

03:55

15.2km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Trakų istorinis nacionalinis parkas

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.28 km

ež. Luka

Lake

2.67 km

Karaimų Street (Karaimų Gatvė)

Highlight • Historical Site

The Trakaide Street has beautiful wooden houses worth seeing and is one of five Old Towns of Lithuania under the protection of the state. Interesting is that the main road crosses the whole peninsula and can not enlarge because of the lakes.

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3.12 km

Vytautas the Great Wooden Statue

Highlight • Monument

Wooden sculpture of Vytautas the Great (Vytautas Didysis) from the
Year 1994. The sculpture was made by the artist Ipolitas Užkurnys.

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3.22 km

View of Trakai Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The panoramic view is outstanding!!!

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6.25 km

Observation Deck on the Varnikai Educational Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here is a steep-sloped hollow created by a glacier, 15m deep. It's bottom lies hardly 1m above the water level of the big lakes of Trakai system. In summer, the view of the hollow is visually decreased by the overgrowth of bracken.

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6.31 km

Starting Point of the Varnikai Educational Trail

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The Varnikai Educational Trail is a 5km long trail that winds through the Varnikai Botanical-Zoological Reserve. It has several stops with educational signs explaining the biodiversity.

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7.22 km

Varnikai Boardwalk Trail

Highlight • Trail

It's a lot of fun to walk around. The wooden signs of the path are broken in some places.

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9.61 km

Varnikų miškas

Forest

12.3 km

Wooden Bridge to Trakai Island Castle

Highlight • Bridge

Straight connection from Trakai to Varnikai nature's path

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12.7 km

Trakai Peninsula Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

From the peninsula castle, next to a ditch with a wall, only one tower and one building can be seen.

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15.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.06 km

6.00 km

2.05 km

767 m

372 m

Surfaces

5.25 km

4.47 km

2.26 km

1.70 km

1.57 km

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 2 September

21°C

11°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 16, 2024,Loop Walk Trakai and the Botanical Zoological Reserve Varnikai

Trakai is easily reached by train from Vilnius (30 min), you can can visit just for the day. In 2024, the ticket costs €2.80 per way.

Originally I had planned to walk back along the other coastline of Trakai peninsula, but then it was a humid 30C and I knew from the beginning of the walk, that I could go …

November 10, 2023,Varnikai – Historische Museum Runde von Trakai + Naturpark

"Stranger, what are you doing here?"
I look around in surprise. Nobody is to be seen. I sit alone on a bench and take a bite of my bread. There is cold, clear water next to me.
I look around again and don't see anyone anywhere.
"Yes, I mean you - you, human, on the bench!"
Now things are getting …

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Varnikai Boardwalk Trail – Trakai Peninsula Castle Ruins loop from Trakai

Karaimų Street (Karaimų Gatvė)

Vytautas the Great Wooden Statue

View of Trakai Castle

Observation Deck on the Varnikai Educational Trail

Starting Point of the Varnikai Educational Trail

Varnikai Boardwalk Trail

Wooden Bridge to Trakai Island Castle

Trakai Peninsula Castle Ruins

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