Gaiziņkalna Stirnu buks

The season of the trail run series "Stirnu Buks 2018" slowly but steadily has taken a course towards its final and most important stage, especially for the runners who are fighting for the highest possible scores in the season's overall ranking! What's the highest place in Latvia, if not in Gaiziņš Hill? Even though there are a few well-beaten paths here - there are mostly gravel roads and off-roads here. The exciting challenges of these terrains has been our main motivation to organize one of the most important stages of the series in the nature park "Gaiziņkalns"! And you'll have to climb  the highest hill in Latvia! Even more so - several times !!! There is no shortage of slopes in Gaiziņkalns ( the Big and Small "Golgāts", the West slope, the “Ladies' paradise” etc.)! There is no place in Latvia closer to the sky!

Start/Finish :: Recreation complex "Golgāts", Berzaune parish, Madona region. Google MAP HERE! *Be careful! Do not enter the "Gaiziņkalns" (!!!) into navigation equipment, unless you drive with 4×4 or a tank!

Competition Program:: HERE!

Detailed distance maps:: HERE!

Want to see a map of distances on your mobile phone, download LVM GEO mobile app in the GooglePlay store or AppStore!

Data files for LVM GEO for mobile app:: Lūsis (Gaizins, 2018), Stirnu buks (Gaizins, 2018), Zaķis (Gaizins, 2018), Vāvere (Gaizins, 2018)

Remote GPX files are available here (click on "Save link as"!):: “Vāvere – GPX”, “Zaķis – GPX”, “Stirnu buks – GPX”, “Lūsis – GPX".

Gaiziņkalns is the highest hill in Latvia. The absolute height of the hill is 311.94 m.a.s.l., its relative height is - 61.6 m, it stretches about 1 km long and 650 m wide. The word "Gaiziņš" originates from the name “Gaiszinis” (Lat. “know-the-air”), because the mountain is still considered a reliable weather forecaster. If it is covered in fog, then no later than on the third day, precipitation is expected.

Nature park "Gaiziņkalns" stretches around Gaiziņkalns (2026 ha, founded in 1957). The territory is designed to protect the characteristic landscapes of Vidzeme upland, hilly reliefs and lakes, their natural and cultural values. It is defined as an outstandingly picturesque landscape characteristic of Vidzeme region. The nature park is part of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas of the European Union.

Gaiziņkalns contains 1 of the 16 "Strūve geodetic circle" points in the territory of Latvia. The point was called Gaisakalns, and it was measured in 1824 by the famous Friedrich Georges Wilhelm Strūve. The Strūve geodetic circle is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The development of our track was greatly helped by Artis Ločmelis (OK Burkānciems), Juris Stradiņš (recreation center GOLGĀTS), Pēteris Ločmelis (Piekūni.lv).

The highest hill in Latvia from the bird's eye point of view :: PHOTO

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