During the Polish occupation, a shooting range was established here, which was later used by the Germans. At the foot of the hill, there were wooden tracks used to pull a small cart with attached targets. A small house stood at the forest’s edge, from which people would shoot at the moving target — the cart. Missed shots were absorbed by the tall slope. Children from the village used to search the slope for lead from bullets to use as fishing sinkers. They would slide down the sandy slope and check if any bullet fragments had surfaced.

The top of the Shooting Range Hill (Šaudyklos kalnas) is part of the eroding slope of the Grūda Valley — as the Grūda River meanders, it erodes some banks and deposits sediment on others. The height of this sandy escarpment reaches 13 meters. From the top, visitors can enjoy a stunning view of the Grūda Valley. While descending the stairs from the hill, one can spot remnants of the valley’s terraces, and further down — the meadows of the Grūda Valley and, of course, the Grūda River itself. The name "Šaudzyklos kalnas" comes from its use as a shooting ground during the Polish occupation and later by the Germans. The cart with targets was pulled along wooden tracks, and shots were fired at it from a small house nearby. Missed bullets were absorbed by the tall slope behind the target.