Efa Height (Epha Dune)
Высота Эфа
The most spectacular dune viewpoint on the Russian side of the Curonian Spit, with the Baltic Sea on one side and the lagoon on the other.
Efa Height is at kilometer 42 of the spit road and is named after Franz Epha, a 19th-century expert in sand stabilization. A wooden boardwalk climbs through the pine forest to the dunes. From the observation platform you can see the rolling white dunes, the Curonian Lagoon, and the Baltic Sea in the distance, making it the most photogenic spot on the spit. The round trip on the boardwalk is about 2 km, with some steps. The dunes are fragile, so do not step off the boardwalk. It is usually visited together with the Dancing Forest and the bird observation station.
Opening hours
Open all day (national park charges an eco fee)
Nearby sights
- Dancing Forest, Curonian Spit
- Fringilla Ornithological Station
- Zelenogradsk
- King's Gate
- Rossgarten Gate
- Kaliningrad Amber Museum
- Upper Pond (Oberteich)
- Kaliningrad Regional Museum of History and Arts