trail in black alder swamp

The trail introduces with a moist broadleaf forest – the black-alder swamp on the coast of River Vēršupīte. The black-alder swamp is particularly exciting in spring and early summer, when the swamp forest blossoms with gorgeous spring flowers, Marsh-marigolds and lots of forest birds can be seen and heard around. Yet the trail offers a nice walk also in the fall, when herbs gradually turn yellow and the variety of mushrooms and mosses on bare tree trunks stand out. In winter, the wet dams and the frozen river is covered with snow and feature the footprints of different animals.
Almost all woodpeckers found in Latvia, including the park symbol – white-backed woodpecker, recognise the black-alder swamp as a suitable habitat.
The wooden boardwalk in the black-alder swamp is connected with the Forest trail, which goes through a dry deciduous forest. Its length is around 600 m and it stretches along the paths of historical Ķemeri health resort park until the sulphurous spring pavilion The Lizard “Ķirzaciņa” (~ 800 m) and the centre of Ķemeri (~ 1 km). The Forest trail is not accessible to people in wheelchairs.