Along the Trails of the Partisan Battles of the Algimantas Military District Trail

In Šimoniai Forest, driving along road 1216 (there is a directional sign and a stand).

Šimonias Forest was the center of operations of the largest partisan unit of Aukštaitija, Algimantas District, during the post-war Lithuanian partisan struggles. In 1945, about 200 partisans were active in this district, and in 1952, only 20-30 partisans. From 1947–1949, the hideouts of the commanders of the Eastern Lithuanian (King Mindaugas) partisan region, Captain Jonas Kimštos-Žalgiris, and Antanas Starkus-Montė, who took over the latter's duties in 1949, were established in Šimonias Forest - command posts from which the partisan movement in Aukštaitija was led. The Algimantas District Partisan Struggle Route invites you to get acquainted with 6 partisan hideouts of Algimantas District, which were set up and where partisans of the Žaliojis, Šarūnas and Kunigaikštis Margis squads hid and fought. Two walking routes of different lengths (5 km and 10 km) have been established in Šimoniai Forest, inviting you to travel along the partisan paths.