Parnidis dune

Parnidis Dune is located in E. A. Jonušo Street, Nida

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How long does it take to visit?
The Parnidge Dune Nature Trail takes about 1 hour to complete.

Do we recommend visiting with children?
It is not only a natural sight, but also a great educational experience, making it the perfect place to visit with the whole family. Just note that there are stairs along the route, and part of the path is through sand, which can make it a little difficult to navigate with a stroller.

From the Neringa Sports School, a nature trail starts towards Parnidis Dune and leads through the western side of the Tylos Valley. It will take you about 1 hour to walk this almost 2 km long route, and you will finish the route when you reach the top of the Parnidis Dune, near the sundial.

Trail surface. The route to the dune follows a wooden boardwalk that was renovated a few years ago, with sandy sections in places. Parnidis Dune is 52 metres high and you will have to climb a renovated wooden staircase, which is not steep, to reach the top of the dune, which is also about 45 metres high.

There are benches along the route, four viewpoints offering spectacular panoramas, and information stands telling the history of the changing dunes. Although the main goal of this route is the Parnidis Dune, it is not the only dune you will visit. You will see artistic installations and sculptures along the way: a 5 metre high wooden chair dedicated to the giantess Neringa, a bird sculpture commemorating the POWs, and a sculpture of the French writer and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre walking against the wind towards it. You will also visit the Valley of Silence, ending at the Sundial overlooking the Valley of Death. From the Parnidis dune, in the south, you will have a view of the Grobst Nature Reserve.

Parnidis Dune is part of the White Dunes massif (also known as the White Dunes). These dunes are so called because of the light-coloured quartz that gives the sands their light shade, which is present in 85 to 99 % of the sand. The Parnidis Dune is constantly shifting towards the Curonian Lagoon, making it lower and lower - it is currently 52 metres above sea level, compared to a height of more than 60 metres at one time.

Parnidis Dune offers spectacular views of Nida's dunes and the unique plant and animal world of the Mediterranean. The areas of deserted sand are home to large bell-shaped plants such as the seaside sandwort, the sandwort, and the sandy-leaved pondweed. Thanks to their sturdy rhizomes, these plants are able to grow in the quicksand, trapping wind-blown sand and using their leaves to disperse wind gusts. The shelter provided by these robust bell-shaped plants can therefore also provide shelter for more fragile plants such as hawk's-bill, white-backed buttercup, Baltic linseed and others. 

No matter what time of the year you visit, we guarantee that every time you visit, the Parnidis Dune and the surrounding nature will reveal itself to you with unique and exceptional views.