SHOEMAKER'S HUT
Bendiškiai, Ukmergės r.
This is the first hut of the network, renovated by our community in 2023!
IMPORTANT:
1. When the wood stove is lit up after a longer period of disuse, the weather is warm, rainy and air pressure is low, there might be some smoke when you try lit it up (it should stop once the chimney warms up).
2. There aren't any drinking water sources near the hut (only a lake 1 km away), so have drinking water with you. Use rainwater from the cistern near the firewood shed for washing the dishes.
3. If you will be using electricity, turn on the electrical fuses (on the wall near the door) when you arrive, and be sure to turn them off when you leave.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Hut size: 22 sq.m.
Number of rooms: 1
Number of bunk beds: 4
Location: further away from the village
ONE WON'T FIND IN THE HUT
Drinking water well, good access road (the last 300 m is a bypath through a meadow), Wifi, a housekeeper :)
WHAT TO SEE AROUND?
Some ideas: hike to Siesartis mill and back, hike around Makys lake.
ONE WILL FIND IN THE HUT
Electricity, wood stove, firewood, pot, pans, plates, outdoor WC, outdoor fireplace.
HOW TO ARRIVE?
By bike or on foot - from Želva, Balnininkai or Molėtai. Tested hiking route from Molėtai - 20 km.
The hut is as cozy as grandma's place. And the bunk bed behind the wood stove is the most pleasant place to stretch your legs!
Ieva
Two deer pass by, and a shoemaker's hut can be seen behind the woods. Hurray!!
Kristijonas
The hut is small but it transformation into a traveller's hut is a big miracle.
Karolina
Shoemaker's hut may be a little "holy", but in its 100 years of existence it's at the peak of its coziness
Lukas, 2023