VILNIUS - Go to Lokes Peda and have a great action-packed time. Lokes Peda (A Bear's Foot) is a ropes course with six thrilling tracks running through the trees. The routes have varying levels of difficulty 's some are certainly not for the faint-hearted.
Located in the picturesque countryside in Jonava district, the park welcomes visitors all year round.
It is a perfect place to feel the surge of pure adrenaline pumping through your veins. And of course it is a good place to spend a spare three hours, which is more than enough time to fully experience the place.
Lokes Peda is family-friendly, so it is usually full of children who occupy the easier to handle tracks. The easiest is the "Yellow track," which is also called Children's or training track and is only about two meters high. But if visiting the park for the first time, don't miss the training track to see how well you deal with the obstacles. Otherwise you may regret it later.
And some people do end up regretting it. Despite strict safety measures, you might step the wrong way, or your hand may accidentally slip and dislocate. It is not frequent, but it is not unheard of either. So it is better to estimate your abilities before choosing a track, as some parts demand a lot of physical strength. Some are not exactly a pleasant walk.
If you are particularly nimble or have done this before, it is definitely worth going further than the Yellow track. There are also Green, Blue, Red and Black tracks, as well as the Olympic one.
Starting with the Green track, every route becomes successively higher and more challenging. The more difficult the track, the more fun it is trying to struggle through all the unstable and swinging obstacles. The Black and Olympic tracks are 10 and 15 meters high, respectively.
Every step, however, is worth the effort. You cannot turn back, so the only choices are to fall and wait hanging until staff come to help you, or to try your best and go until you reach the end, where you fly down the rope with the belay cable you have to wear all the time. And this is by far the most stirring thing you can experience in Lokes Peda. It is a bit scary at first, but once you do it you will definitely want to repeat it.
The longest fly is 220 meters and the highest one is 18 meters. There is always a line to use them, especially when someone starts hesitating over whether to jump or not. This is a good way to test yourself and defeat any fears you might have.
Don't forget to put on comfortable clothes and boots that won't restrain your movements. Otherwise it can cause a lot of stress. Gloves are also recommended in order not to bruise your hands and not to get cold.
The park also offers a small cafe and a sauna, which feels the best after the heavy physical workout you get while overcoming the obstacles.
For more information go to
www.lokespeda.lt
