Ezeriņi is a holiday home cooperative in the immediate vicinity of the “Egļukalns” ski base. Nature and culture are other highlights: there are walking paths by Lake Svente, the “Lake Svente Loop” cycling route is a circular route, and parks and archaeological sites offer other options for planning your trip. You can tailor your choices to the season and your activities, rather than treating all the themes as one fixed programme.

Nature and trails by Lake Svente

Svente Nature Park is a Natura 2000 nature park and includes Lake Svente and the Sventes ezera salas nature reserve. Lake Svente is one of the ten deepest lakes in Latvia. The lake has a reconstructed network of walking paths with benches, picnic areas, gazebos, wooden boardwalks and viewing platforms. Benches, picnic areas and gazebos offer places to take a break; wooden boardwalks and viewing platforms add more waypoints to the walking paths. This lets you plan a walk with scheduled stops. For specific visits to individual sites, check boundaries and protected-area designations.

The Egļukalns forest nature trail is 4 kilometres long and is located in Svente Nature Park; the park is part of the “Augšzeme” protected landscape area. The Lake Svente Trail runs along Lake Svente and is located several kilometres from Jaunsvente Park. Trail conditions and access may change; check both before your visit.

The “Lake Svente Loop” cycling route (786) is a circular route and can be started or finished at any point. This means a lakeside walk and a cycling loop are available as different ways to plan your trip.

Parks and cultural heritage

Jaunsvente Manor Park was laid out at the end of the 19th century. The nature trail there is unmarked and runs along wooden boardwalks.

Sudmaļi Hillfort has an equipped rest area and an information board. The archaeological cultural layer is up to 1.8 metres thick. Archaeological material suggests that the hillfort’s inhabitants belonged to the Brushed Pottery culture in the 1st millennium BC. The sites have different themes: the historic grounds and boardwalk trail shape a visit to Jaunsvente Park, while the archaeological cultural layer and its possible cultural attribution are the focus at Sudmaļi Hillfort.

The military technology collection displays the BRDM-2 and BRDM-1 armoured reconnaissance vehicles. Some exhibits can be started and used for demonstrations. The Military Vehicle Museum is next to the “Sventes muiža” hotel; its collection includes objects found on former battlefields.

Egļukalns in winter

The “Egļukalns” ski base has three slalom runs measuring 200 metres, about 250 metres and 220 metres. The run that is approximately 250 metres long is the longest of the three; the other two are 200 and 220 metres long. The operation and availability of the runs may vary by season. If skiing is the reason for your trip, check availability in advance. You can therefore choose between different types of activities: walking paths by the lake, a cycling loop with a flexible starting point, and seasonally available ski runs.

Discover more destinations: Medumi, Višķi, Silene, Šengeida, Daugavpils, Mīšteļi, Kumbuļi, Svente.

For the main travel overview: Daugavpils Novads.