Attention!!!
❗️❗️❗️The Vilkakalnis Observation Tower is closed due to its technical condition and potential danger.
The hill is located in the territory of the city of Ignalina, above Žaliasis (Šiekštis) Lake, near the Letuva Winter Sports Center.
Once there was a wooden ski jump at this location, and it was taller than this tower!
The history of sports in Ignalina has been written since 1951. Nature itself created a suitable terrain for skiing here. In 1958, Bronius Šimkūnas from Ignalina took the initiative to establish a sports facility and build a ski jump in Ignalina. After finding a beautiful and hilly location, the site for the sports facility was chosen between steep hills near Žaliasis (Šiekštis) Lake. In 1963, a 50-meter-long wooden ski jump was built on Vilkakalnis Hill, which was the highest in Lithuania at the time. Jumps from it reached up to 60 meters. The famous ski jump, which attracted many participants and spectators to competitions, operated from 1962 to 1973. In 1965, the first Lithuanian ski jumping championship was held in Ignalina.
We recommend reaching the Vilkakalnis Observation Tower via the pedestrian path that starts at the beginning of Sporto Street. You can park your cars in the parking lot next to the Lithuanian Winter Sports Center.
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