- Place
- Kazlų Rūda Municipality
- Region
- Suvalkija
- Type
- seasonal adventure park with six treetop courses, zip-line sections, and an adjacent disc-golf course
- Address
- 7A S. Daukanto Street, Kazlų Rūda
- Coordinates
- 54.74524, 23.49526
- Visit duration
- 1.5-2.5 hours; admission provides two hours on the courses after the safety briefing
- Best time
- a dry morning or cooler afternoon from May to September, after confirming a reservation and which courses are operating
Kazlų Rūda STIHL Rope Park, STIHL rope park, Kazlų Rūda rope park
A 2011 municipal partnership placed the courses inside the city's pine woodland
The entrance is at 7A S. Daukanto Street, coordinates 54.7452434, 23.4952586, in the southern part of Kazlų Rūda city park. The tall Scots pines are structural rather than decorative: wooden platforms encircle their trunks, with cables, nets, logs, and zip-line sections connecting one tree to the next. Natural sandy forest floor lies below, while a registration cabin, benches, and picnic places stand nearby.
The official history begins with a funding agreement signed by Kazlų Rūda Municipality and Poland's Gmina Olecko on 31 March 2011 to create shared sports-tourism infrastructure. Kazlų Rūda gained a rope park while a water-sports base was created beside Lake Olecko. Part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, it is described as the first park of its kind in Suvalkija and Lithuania's first created with EU and municipal rather than private funds.
The park has operated as a division of Kazlų Rūda Sports Centre since 2011. Its 2025-2027 strategic plan says previous seasons averaged more than 6,000 visits, yet the same document identifies course reconstruction as a need. It schedules annual replacement of worn sections, inspections of trees, courses, and equipment, and additional safety systems, so an old route description cannot guarantee that every section will open on a particular day.
Orange and yellow serve children, while green and blue begin the higher progression
The low orange circuit has 13 challenges, including a vertical net and moving bridge; the park says it does not require a harness and takes about 5-8 minutes. It is intended for the youngest visitors, specified by the municipality as children under five. This is a low independent play circuit, not a simplified ticket into the high courses.
Yellow lists ten challenges, such as small tubs and giant footprints, plus three zip-line sections, with an indicative completion time of 7-12 minutes. It is intended from age five. Admission for ages 5-7 permits two hours of repeating this course, while the accompanying adult remains responsible for the young child throughout.
Green is the warm-up for the adult progression: 11 challenges, three zip lines, an approximate minimum reach height of 125 cm, and a 10-15 minute duration. Blue rises to 18 challenges, including a Tarzan jump, zigzags, and sleeping ladders, plus three zip lines; it requires roughly 130 cm and takes 15-20 minutes. Reach thresholds ensure that climbers can handle the safety lines, so an adult's offer to help cannot replace them.
Red climbs to 18 metres, while black demands genuine strength rather than a taste for bravado
Red is the park's longest difficult course: the official description counts 18 challenges, six zip-line sections, an approximate 145 cm minimum height, and a completion time of 25-40 minutes. Its highest point reaches 18 metres. Flying steps, swings, window frames, and the Virvagaudis obstacle require balance, while the long sequence makes fatigue as relevant as fear of heights.
Black contains ten strength-based obstacles, including rings, a net, horizontal ladders, and loops, as well as three zip-line sections. The park gives an approximate 180 cm minimum height, a 20-25 minute duration, and an explicit requirement for strong physical fitness. It is not the automatic next step for everyone who completes red: this shorter course may be much harder on hands and shoulders.
The challenge counts across all six courses total the advertised 80 obstacles, while zip-line flights also appear in each route description. A two-hour session is not a requirement to collect every colour. Tell the instructor about inexperience, fear of heights, or an old injury, begin with the easiest permitted route, and stop before fatigue interferes with handling the carabiners.
The briefing, park-issued equipment, and spacing rules are mandatory
Visitors may enter the high courses only after a staff briefing and with safety equipment issued by the park. Published rules require at least one carabiner to remain attached to the safety cable, allow no more than three people on a tree platform, and permit only one person on an obstacle. Follow the system demonstrated on the day rather than relying on an article, because the operator's plan provides for safety-system upgrades.
The park does not provide a personal instructor who accompanies each visitor around an entire course. Staff deliver the briefing and supervise the site. Anyone under 16 must arrive with a parent, grandparent, or another responsible adult; the tariff separately states that pupils under 14 enter only with an adult. The official FAQ makes a reservation compulsory for groups larger than five.
Wear closed sports shoes, clothing that cannot catch on cables, and fingered gloves rather than mittens. The park says gloves can be borrowed at the ticket desk and that certified equipment and installations are checked daily, but visitors should still inspect the harness issued to them before starting. Intoxicated people are excluded, fire and damage are prohibited, and valuables are best kept away from the treetop course.
Published 2026 prices include two hours, equipment, and the safety briefing
On 13 July 2026, the live official tariff listed €9 for ages 5-7 on yellow, €10 for pupils aged 7-14, €11 for older pupils, €13 for students, and €16 for adults. From age seven, the tariff applies to all courses permitted by reach and fitness. It includes safety equipment, the briefing, and two hours counted after the briefing; verify the tariff on the official page before travelling.
The page also advertised a 5% Kazlų Rūda resident or guest-card reduction, 20% for groups of ten or more, and several separate 50% concessions. Discounts cannot be combined and may change, while proof of eligibility is required. The official note excludes the 5-7 yellow-course tariff from concessions.
An online reservation is not confirmed automatically: the park promises a telephone or email response within two days and asks visitors to arrange same-day times only by telephone. Its payment pages conflict: the tariff names cash or bank transfer for groups of ten or more, while the reservation page also names cards. Confirm the method when booking and carry cash.
During the warm season, final admission matters and city-park hours are not climbing hours
The park website advertises admission from 11 am to 5 pm Wednesday-Saturday and 11 am to 4 pm Sunday; 5 pm and 4 pm are separately identified as final entry times, so a two-hour session may finish later. No Monday or Tuesday time is listed, while the Sports Centre plan defines operation during the warm season. The municipality map's daily 8 am-10 pm hours should not be treated as rope-course hours, as they more plausibly describe the open city-park grounds.
Rain, high wind, thunderstorms, tree inspections, or maintenance can alter same-day operation. When reconfirming a reservation, ask whether the desired colour will open and exactly when to arrive. Allow at least 90 minutes, or roughly 2.5 hours for the full ticket period plus registration and briefing. Natural forest ground can be sandy, wet, or uneven, so discuss pushchair and mobility requirements with the operator.
The same city-park area contains an 18-basket disc-golf course opened in 2022, and the rope park tariff advertises disc rental. The municipality also identifies picnic places, allowing an unhurried group to remain among the pines after climbing, although food service is not guaranteed. On 13 July 2026, the exact STIHL rope park Google listing had 442 reviews averaging 4.7 out of 5.
