This stop sits in north-eastern Lithuania, in the Aukštaitija highlands near the town of Rokiškis, about twelve kilometres away, and not far from the Latvian border. The name on the map is a mixture of an old German-era spelling and a local village, and the specific site is hard to pin down, so the useful thing is to describe the country around it, which is quiet, gently rolling and full of lakes and woods.
Rokiškis is the local centre, a town of about sixteen thousand people, known for a manor complex that belonged to the Tyzenhaus and later Przezdziecki families. The manor now houses a museum of regional history and an art collection, and its park is pleasant for an hour. The town is also known for its dairy and cheese, and a visit to a local shop turns up good dairy products. Obeliai, to the south, is small and sits on a lake with a pretty old bridge.
The riding is relaxed. Roads are straight and low-traffic, running between fields of rye, potatoes and flax, and pine and birch woods, past wooden farmhouses and wayside crosses carved by hand, a Lithuanian tradition. Bends are gentle, with the occasional pothole, and storks nest on poles in the villages in summer. Mornings can be foggy over the lakes, and autumn colours are fine. Winter brings snow and ice, so late spring to early autumn is the right season.
Lithuania's border with Latvia is open, with no checks inside the Schengen area, and the roads cross without fuss, so side trips are easy. Rokiškis has fuel stations and a handful of restaurants serving cepelinai, big potato dumplings stuffed with meat, and cold beetroot soup in summer. Smaller villages have little, so fill up in town. Take your time on the back roads, and do not be surprised if you meet a horse cart.