Take a walk along the Health Trail, equipped with wooden and rope elements, and climb the steep Cērtene Castle Mound. There are many other trails for a leisurely stroll, Nordic walking or cycling in the castle hill area.

The Certene castle hill offers activities for children.

There are trails suitable for cycling in summer and skiing in winter. There is also a picnic area.

The height of the mound from the Certene river reaches almost 25m. To fortify the castle mound, a ditch up to 12m deep was dug around it, which is considered one of the grandest fortification constructions on Latvian castle mounds.

Photos from the Smiltene TIC archive.