The Nature trail in Nagliai Nature Reserve

 valley, pedestrian area, interesting place

The area of the Nagliai Nature Reserve is 1680 ha. It stretches from the north to the south for 8 km and it is 2 km wide on average. The highest dunes are Agila (53m) and Vingio (48m). The entire length of the dunes is made up of ravines of the most intricate patterns blown by the wind and sand hills covered with grassy flora. Because of the colour of the prevailing flora the dunes are called “the grey”. Between 1675 and 1854 the sand blown by the western winds buried four villages of Nagliai in this area. Later the inhabitants of the last Nagliai formed two new settlements - Preila and Pervalka.

To allow visitors to learn about the landscape of the dunes a Nature Trail is set up on the reserve near a parking lot-15km marker of Nida-Juodkrante bicycle path or 31 km of Smiltynė-Nida road. Only here are visitors allowed to visit the strict nature reserve area. The natural environment of the reserve is especially sensitive to visitors, so people are asked to keep strictly to this path when walking in this area.