{"id":1614,"date":"2025-05-13T12:22:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T12:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainiskis.lt\/buka-river-and-lakes-from-trainiskis-to-paluse\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T16:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T16:41:39","slug":"buka-river-and-lakes-from-trainiskis-to-paluse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trainiskis.lt\/en\/buka-river-and-lakes-from-trainiskis-to-paluse\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u016bka River and Lakes (from Traini\u0161kis to Pal\u016b\u0161\u0117)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1614\" class=\"elementor elementor-1614 elementor-939\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53586fe4 ca1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53586fe4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6876f95b e-con-full 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You&#8217;ll see 7 islands of Lake Baluo\u0161as, wash off in the stream of Ginu\u010diai Water Mill, and visit the ancient Pal\u016b\u0161\u0117 church with its bell tower.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266e92d5 tit3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"266e92d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price for renting one canoe<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c15512b tit4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c15512b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:+370%20621%2012075\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">+370 621 12075<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5481e9c1 elementor-align-justify btn2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5481e9c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:+370%20629%2028203\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">+370 629 28203<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5967a0f2 box1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5967a0f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2199e29c box2 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2199e29c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \"Traini\u0161kis \u2013 Pal\u016b\u0161\u0117\" route is ~24 km. You'll paddle for ~8 hours. \n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6829d866 box3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6829d866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exiting the Traini\u0161kis bay, on the left side you&#8217;ll see another small promontory. From there, paddle straight towards another, larger promontory visible in the distance. After rounding it and always keeping to the left shoreline, you&#8217;ll enter a large Baluo\u0161as bay, at the end of which you&#8217;ll see a stream about 150 m long, connecting Baluo\u0161as Lake with Baluo\u0161yk\u0161tis Lake. This swift stream will carry you into another adventure-filled lake area.    <\/p><p>Paddle along Baluo\u0161yk\u0161tis until you reach the lake&#8217;s outlet, leaving Simoni\u0161kis village on the left and Vaid\u017ei\u0161kiai village on the right. After crossing the lake, slightly to the left, among the reeds, you&#8217;ll notice the source of the Skriog\u017el\u0117 stream. <\/p><p>Skriog\u017el\u0117 is about 0.9 km long. Skriog\u017el\u0117 may seem like a narrow and deep river with several sharp bends. The banks of this river are covered with trees, making the river slopes quite steep. Storms have knocked several trees into the river, but you can overcome them by jumping with your canoe if you gain enough speed. After a few more bends, you&#8217;ll enter Lake Sravinaitis.    <\/p><p>In Lake Sravinaitis, keep to the right shoreline until you reach an island shaped like a promontory. Bypass it on the left (the island will remain on the right), and you&#8217;ll reach the famous Ginu\u010diai watermill. <\/p><p>The Ginu\u010diai mill operated until 1968. A decade later, it was restored. Now the mill is declared a state-protected 19th-century technical monument. It houses a museum where you can see authentic old mill equipment. The mill museum is open from May to October (Tuesday to Saturday 10 am \u2013 6 pm, Sundays 10 am \u2013 3 pm).     <\/p><p>Disembark on the right side of the watermill dam and carry your canoes over the dam. Don&#8217;t miss the great opportunity to swim in the water stream falling from the dam&#8217;s trough! <\/p><p>After splashing in the strong stream of the water mill, you&#8217;ll get into the transferred canoes and continue paddling on the Srov\u0117 River. Upon reaching the right tributary of the Almaja River from Lake Almaja, the Srov\u0117 River&#8217;s course will bend to the left.  Beyond the river bend, you&#8217;ll pass the village of Ginuciai and the piers stretching into the river, along with two driveable bridges. As you pass the village, the river&#8217;s course will be straighter, and after navigating a few graceful turns, you&#8217;ll reach Lake Aseko. In Lake Aseko, keep to the right bank. After paddling more than half a kilometer, you&#8217;ll see the mouth of the Aseko River. This short river, about 650 meters long, connects Lake Aseko and Lake Linkmenas. Although Aseko has a wide bend, the current here is very weak. Moisture remains on the riverbanks due to abundant vegetation, making these areas home to beaver families.<\/p><p>The As\u0117ka River will carry you into Lake Linkmenas.<\/p><p>Here you can choose several options: either continue the route without breaks or paddle to Papiliakaln\u0117 to look around from Ladakalnis.<\/p><p>If you want to visit Ladakalnis, you need to paddle to the opposite lake shore, deviating slightly to the right (on the map, Ladakalnis is marked with a red dot). Ladakalnis is a hill rising 176 m above sea level, from which you can count the lakes visible to the horizon. You&#8217;ll paddle about 1 km to Ladakalnis. However, you&#8217;ll forget about the distance when magnificent views open up before your eyes from the top of Ladakalnis: vast forest expanses, lakes hidden in the woods \u2013 As\u0117kas, Linkmenas, Alksnaitis, Alksnas, \u016akojas, and Pakasas will refresh your soul. Here you&#8217;ll gather strength for further travel through the lake-rich Auk\u0161taitija.    <\/p><p>After visiting Ladakalnis, paddle across Lake Linkmenas, keeping more to the right side. In the distance, you&#8217;ll see the Unk\u0161tis strait, connecting Linkmenas and Asalnyk\u0161tis lakes. <\/p><p>If you didn&#8217;t visit Ladakalnis and have just arrived from the As\u0117ka River, turn your canoes left and keeping to the left bank, after about half a kilometer, you&#8217;ll reach the Unk\u0161tis strait, connecting Linkmenas and Asalnyk\u0161tis lakes.<\/p><p>Entering the Unk\u0161tis strait, you&#8217;ll paddle a little over 1 kilometer, and halfway through the strait&#8217;s trajectory, you&#8217;ll pass under a wooden pile bridge. This bridge connects the Sal\u0173 peninsula visible on your right with the age-old Linkmenai forest on the left. <\/p><p>The Sal\u0173 peninsula is special because it houses two villages: Salos I and Salos II. Both are in a kind of peninsula, washed by the Asalnyk\u0161tis, Linkmenas, Alksnas, and Alksnaitis lakes. The only road for the peninsula&#8217;s village residents to travel by land leads from the village of Antalksn\u0117. The Sal\u0173 villages stand out for their unique architecture and layout, so a cultural reserve has been established here. Unfortunately, only a house and a barn from the 19th century remain. Other buildings were built in the early 20th century.       <\/p><p>The peninsula we&#8217;re talking about is on your right as you paddle. On the left is also a very interesting historical site \u2013 the Puzini\u0161kis hillfort, covered with pines and birches, against which the aforementioned wooden bridge leans. The steep, up to 20 meters high, slopes of the hillfort are surrounded by remnants of a defensive rampart from the west. Perhaps you&#8217;d like to visit here too?   <\/p><p>While deciding whether to paddle further or climb the hillfort, look at the water lapping the strait&#8217;s banks: you&#8217;ll see green organisms attached to various places, resembling corals. These are freshwater sponges \u2013 Lake Sponges (Spongilla Lacustris). Lake sponges and corals are related fauna, classified as simple invertebrates.  <\/p><p>The strait is only one kilometer long, but around it are full of natural wonders and ethnographic objects. After overcoming the Unk\u0161tis strait, you&#8217;ll paddle into Lake Asalnyk\u0161tis. <\/p><p>When you enter Asalnyk\u0161tis, don&#8217;t get lost \u2013 keep to the left shoreline, and as you paddle in the right direction, Gim\u017ei\u0161k\u0117s Island will wave on your right. As you paddle, you&#8217;ll see a strait in the distance, which, after crossing, will lead you into Lake Asalnai. On the left side of the strait, you&#8217;ll see the village of Puzini\u0161kis. This area also has its interesting history: in 1919, when Poland occupied the Vilnius region, a demarcation line separating Lithuanian and Polish-occupied territories ran through this village. The village of Puzini\u0161kis is located on a hill, from which a stunning view of the Asalnai landscape reserve opens up. After crossing the strait dividing the lakes, you&#8217;ll enter Lake Asalnai.<\/p><p>In Lake Asalnai, paddle straight, keeping to the right shoreline. Paddling in this direction, you&#8217;ll notice that this part of the lake begins to narrow. When you reach the narrow part of the lake (like a sleeve), on the left side, you&#8217;ll see the Dringyk\u0161\u010dia River (also known as Meira).   The river flows from Lake Dringyk\u0161tis, and just beyond the river, the sun warms the roofs of the farming village of Meironys, which will accompany you until you enter Lake Lusiai.<\/p><p>There is an interesting tradition in the village of Meironys: during Pentecost, farmers decorate their cows with flower wreaths and float them to the opposite cape&#8217;s shore, which locals call Pabir\u017eis. There, the cows are released to graze freely until autumn and are floated back during Michaelmas. Milkmaids row by boat every morning and evening to milk the cows and bring the warm milk home.  <\/p><p>So, after passing the village of Meironys on the left and Pabir\u017eis cape on the right, you&#8217;ll enter Lake L\u016b\u0161iai. From this point, keeping to the left shoreline, paddle ~1.5 km to the eastern shore of Lake L\u016b\u0161iai towards the village of Pal\u016b\u0161\u0117.  <\/p><p>Pal\u016b\u0161\u0117 village is your finish line! 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