Parnidis Dune

[1][2][3][4] Its height once reached a maximum of 60 metres, but decreased due to the dune's steady eastward movement and discharge of sand into the Curonian lagoon, prominently at the Parnidis Cape [lt] under the wind-induced saltation.

[2] The Parnidis dune is almost bare, but there are many patches of vegetative habitats, which are subject to degradation due to natural and anthropogenic reasons.

Manmade sources of degradation include people climbing the dune in non-prescribed places, which disturbs the sand.

[6] Due to the fragility of the moving sand, paths were constructed for visitors to follow, and walking is prohibited in certain areas.

[7] As of 2016[update], experts estimated the allowable recreational limit to be 25 dune visitors per square meter in half a day.