20190705_121431 View from the observation tower stairwell

The view of the Sventoji river from the stairwell of the observation tower at the end of the treetop path.

After dropping E off at the camp, since we already were halfway across Lithuania, we decided to take a further detour to the North and visit a small town named Anyksciai. One of its points of interest is the so-called treetop path or canopy path. It's an elevated walkway at the height of treetops. Well, it does not literally go through the tops of the trees. It's about 2/3rds of the way up the trees, and these are some really tall, old trees. In any case, as you walk, you can see the treetops swaying from closer up than you typically see them. If you stand at the bottom of the tree and look up, the trunk doesn't sway that much. So it's an uncanny feeling to see such a wide range of motion in the treetops all around you.


The walkway ends in a 34 meter-tall observation tower with a view of the surrounding woods and the Sventoji river. The observation deck at the top has binoculars.

July 2019