The Dauģēnu Nature Trail is one of the longest landscaped nature trails in Latvia. It is about 10 km long in one direction. Here you can enjoy the magnificent landscapes of the Salaca valley with its red sandstone outcrops of the Middle Devonian, its fallow meadows and stretches of streams, as well as see nature in its silence, peace and untouchedness.

One of the most impressive sandstone outcrops is the Dauģēnu cliffs with two caves, the longest in Latvia (346 and 159 m), from which springs flow. Only the entrances to the caves are easily accessible. You can easily see the cliffs in all their glory from the access staircase with a well-equipped viewing platform. You can also see the Silmaču rock and stone, the terraces and floodplains of the Salaca valley, the Dauģēnu quarry, the Nīkuce stone, the Pēce bog and the Ramata Boreal Forest.

The Dauģēnu nature trail connects with the Skaņākalns nature park trail, so you can start the hike from the resting place opposite the Skaņākalns rock. On the other hand, it can be started near the mouth of the Ramata River in the Salaca River (at the Puņmutes rest area).

GPS: 57.925667, 24.972630

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