Where to go

Luhasoo study trail (5 km)

Võru County, Haanja-Karula Recreation Area

Attention!

Foot-and-mouth, a severe animal disease, is currently circulating in Europe and also poses a threat to animals in Estonia. Your help is needed to prevent animals here – sheep, cattle, goats, and other ungulates – from becoming infected. We ask that you please follow some important recommendations.

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Announcement!

The boardwalk is partially worn out, please be careful when walking on it.

Luhasoo, the only mire protection area in Võru County, is interesting because all the stages of bog formation can be seen here from fens to raised bogs. The study trail in Luhasoo is 5 km long; in its wet parts in the fen and bog there is a boardwalk. The trail passes by a bog lake and leads to a mineral soil island with a nice forest hut on it. Interesting information about wildlife is available on information boards in Estonian and English.

Parking

Available

Amenities

12 information boards, 2 fire rings with barbecue grill, picnic site with shelter, 2 dry toilets, hut with fireplace.

Berries-mushrooms

Cranberries, bilberries, mushrooms

Sights

Different mire communities (fen, transitional mire and bog communities), the fauna and history of the area.

Additional Information

NB! Please take the firewood for use in the hut from the shelter at the beginning of the boardwalk.
The trail is not kept clear of snow.
Before going on a nature walk please read the Environmental code of conduct (freedom to roam), rules of conduct and waste-sorting policy

Restrictions

The study trail is in Luhasoo Landscape Protection Area. Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee

Contact

Telephone: +372 501 9564

E-mail: info.pahni@rmk.ee

Object type: study trail

Location info

Location : Võru County, Haanja-Karula Recreation Area

Rõuge municipality, Võrumaa, the area bordering on the Pärlijõgi River and Latvia

Navigation instructions : On Võru–Rõuge–Vastse-Roosa road, 22 km from Võru, turn left after the Pärlijõe bus stop (follow the sign “Luhasoo maastikukaitsala”) and after 4.4 km turn left again (follow the sign “Luhasoo õpperada”). After 400 m turn right to the parking area of Luhasoo study trail. The trail starts at the parking area.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 57.640603
Longitude: 26.887318
L-EST 97x: 672411
L-EST 97y: 6392417.6

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Telephone:

+372 501 9564

E-mail:

info.pahni@rmk.ee

Object type:

study trail

Location info

Location:

Võru County, Haanja-Karula Recreation Area

Rõuge municipality, Võrumaa, the area bordering on the Pärlijõgi River and Latvia

Navigation instructions:

On Võru–Rõuge–Vastse-Roosa road, 22 km from Võru, turn left after the Pärlijõe bus stop (follow the sign “Luhasoo maastikukaitsala”) and after 4.4 km turn left again (follow the sign “Luhasoo õpperada”). After 400 m turn right to the parking area of Luhasoo study trail. The trail starts at the parking area.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 57.640603
Longitude: 26.887318
L-EST 97x: 672411
L-EST 97y: 6392417.6

Luhasoo study trail (5 km)

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