The path of the stones
The path of the stones: 4 significant stones are visible. The stands along the path tell about the surrounding ecosystem - the inhabitants of the beaver, meadow and forest stream. On one of the branches of the path there is a hundred-year-old linden tree.
Āžmugura - The stone is a gray-brown triangular prism of stone that resembles a goat's back. It lies near the Āžmuguras stone, on the edge of a small swamp. The Wide stone. Unlike its neighbor, it is flat. There are stories surrounding both stones. One says that Āžmugura is a part of the Wide stone, and that the rainwater collected in the hollow of the Platā akmens can cure warts.
Devil's Footprints in Jaunstašuli The stone is located in the village of Jaunstašuļi in a place overgrown with bushes. The height of the stone from the ground is 0.75 m, the circumference at the ground is 5.85 m. On its surface there is a human footprint, the length of which is 0.3 m, the width is 0.09 m, the depth is 0.02. There was another footprint, which, apparently, has crumbled. Three steps are supposedly carved into the northern side of the stone.
Viewed near the Devil's Foot Stone is a Horse Foot Stone with a depression resembling a horse's footprint.
Two trails depart from the Lipuški - Bondari road at the 3rd kilometer. Walking to the right, after less than 100 m you will see the Flat Rock, and after another 150 m you will be greeted by a rock called the Āža mugura.
Going to the left from the road, after 700 m you will come to the Jaunstašuļi Devil's Foot, which is a cultural and historical monument of national importance. On the surface of this stone you can see an indentation resembling a human foot, but near the stone there is a series of large boulders. Moving 300 m further along the path, you will come to the Horse Foot. This stone got its name because of the indentation resembling a horse's foot.
To whom it is: pedestrians, Nordic walkers. Not suitable for cyclists, persons with reduced mobility and visitors with children's carriages.
Path length: 1171 m (total length of both trails there and back - 2342 m)
Route: line-shaped;
Marking: Marked with pictograms
Best time for visit: In a non-snow period
Fee: free;
Cover: mowed, walked path, forest, meadow, swamp (with boardwalks)
Amenities: there is a rest area, an information stand, a picnic area, there is a place to park a car
Manager: Latgale Regional Administration of Nature Protection Board
| Address | Jaunstašuļi, Mākoņkalna pagasts, Rēzeknes novads, Rāzna National Park |
| Coordinates | 56.291913 ; 27.386148 |
| Phone | +371 29139677, Rēzeknes novada TIC +371 26337449 |
| dic_razna@daba.gov.lv, tic@rezeknesnovads.lv | |
| Homepage | daba.gov.lv |