Where to go
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa
Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa

Kirikumäe campfire site Järvamaa

 

Võimalused

Camping
Camping
Fireplace
Fireplace
Year-round maintenance
Year-round maintenance
Järva County, Endla Nature Reserve
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

A campfire site located on the bank of the Põltsamaa River.

Sights

Põltsamaa River, riparian habitats

Camping

Maximum number of tents (for 4) allowed is 2.

Amenities

Open fire pit with grill grate, table-bench roof, benches, toilet

Parking

Roadside parking.

Additional information

Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct

Restrictions

Situated in Endla Nature Reserve. To organise a public event with more than 20 participants, drive an off-road vehicle and go on a boating trip, a permit must be obtained from the protected area manager. Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee

Contact

Telephone: +372 676 7030

E-mail: info.elistvere@rmk.ee

Object type: campfire site

Location info

Location : Järva County, Endla Nature Reserve

Järva municipality, Järva County

Navigation instructions : On Tallinn–Tartu road at Mäeküla junction turn towards Koeru (sign “Koeru 34 km”). Just before Koeru take a turn to the right (follow the sign “Norra-Oostriku allikad 7 km”). Drive 11.8 km and turn left (follow the sign “Kirikumäe lõkkekoht”) and then drive 2.6 km to the Põltsamaa River.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 58.871222
Longitude: 26.104030
L-EST 97x: 621353
L-EST 97y: 6527674

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Telephone:
+372 676 7030
E-mail:
info.elistvere@rmk.ee
Object type:
campfire site
Location info
Location:
Järva County, Endla Nature Reserve
Järva municipality, Järva County
Navigation instructions:
On Tallinn–Tartu road at Mäeküla junction turn towards Koeru (sign “Koeru 34 km”). Just before Koeru take a turn to the right (follow the sign “Norra-Oostriku allikad 7 km”). Drive 11.8 km and turn left (follow the sign “Kirikumäe lõkkekoht”) and then drive 2.6 km to the Põltsamaa River.
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 58.871222
Longitude: 26.104030
L-EST 97x: 621353
L-EST 97y: 6527674

Where to go
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)
Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)

Huitberg hiking trail (3 km)

 

Võimalused

Hiking trail/Hiking Options
Hiking trail/Hiking Options
Circular trail
Circular trail
Year-round maintenance
Year-round maintenance
Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

One of the most captivating places on the Vormsi Island is the Huitberg limestone outcrop in the middle of a spruce forest, in the centre of the island. This more than 400 million years old coral reef smoothed by glacial abrasion has formed from calcareous exoskeletons of animals living in the shallow tropical seas during the Ordovician. On the outcrop, where it is not covered with moss, you can admire fossils or rare protected ferns growing in limestone cavities.
The trail starts by Suuremõisa and is marked with signposts and an information board.

Sights

Huitberg limestone outcrop (coral reef)

Amenities

There is a rest stop by the trail with a picnic table.

Parking

Parking by the road.

Additional information

Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct

Restrictions

Huitberg limited management zone of Vormsi Landscape Reserve. Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee

Contact

Telephone: +372 513 8783

E-mail: info.matsalu@rmk.ee

Object type: hiking trail

Location info

Location : Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve

Fällarnavillage, Vormsi municipality, Lääne County

Navigation instructions : Drive 5 km from Sviby port to the Hullo junction (road no. 16131) and ahead towards the Suuremõisa village. Pass the village, in 0.5 km follow the sign “Huitbergi paekühm 1,4”, and turn onto the forest path which is the start of the hiking trail.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 58.993161
Longitude: 23.181986
L-EST 97x: 452979
L-EST 97y: 6539641

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Telephone:
+372 513 8783
E-mail:
info.matsalu@rmk.ee
Object type:
hiking trail
Location info
Location:
Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve
Fällarnavillage, Vormsi municipality, Lääne County
Navigation instructions:
Drive 5 km from Sviby port to the Hullo junction (road no. 16131) and ahead towards the Suuremõisa village. Pass the village, in 0.5 km follow the sign “Huitbergi paekühm 1,4”, and turn onto the forest path which is the start of the hiking trail.
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 58.993161
Longitude: 23.181986
L-EST 97x: 452979
L-EST 97y: 6539641

Where to go
Saxby rest stop
Saxby rest stop
Saxby rest stop
Saxby rest stop
Saxby rest stop
Saxby rest stop
Saxby rest stop
Saxby rest stop

Saxby rest stop

 

Võimalused

Rest stop
Rest stop
Year-round maintenance
Year-round maintenance
Parking
Parking
Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

The shingle beach in the western part of the island is rich in fossils. Being open to storm waves from the sea, the coastline is changing and because of the constant movement of the surface, vegetation here is in constant state of formation and evolution. The beach boasts a lighthouse built in 1864, and young calcareous alvars with a thin soil layer further away from the sea.

Sights

Saxby shore

Amenities

At the parking area there is an information board introducing the Saxby beach. The Lääne-Vormsi cycling trail, managed by the Vormsi municipality, runs along the coast.

Parking

Gravel parking area for 6 to 7 cars or 2 buses.

Additional information

Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct

Restrictions

Saxby limited management zone of Vormsi Landscape Reserve. Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee

Contact

Telephone: +372 513 8783

E-mail: info.matsalu@rmk.ee

Object type: rest stop

Location info

Location : Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve

Saxbyvillage, Vormsi municipality, Lääne County

Navigation instructions : Drive 5 km from Sviby port to the Hullo junction (Road no. 16131) and go forward towards the Suuremõisa village. Follow the road from Suuremõisa to Saxby, turn left at the junction (sign 1.7 km to Saxby beach). Drive 1.5 km to the parking area and the information board introducing the Saxby beach.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 59.024753
Longitude: 23.118256
L-EST 97x: 449362
L-EST 97y: 6543206

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Telephone:
+372 513 8783
E-mail:
info.matsalu@rmk.ee
Object type:
rest stop
Location info
Location:
Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve
Saxbyvillage, Vormsi municipality, Lääne County
Navigation instructions:
Drive 5 km from Sviby port to the Hullo junction (Road no. 16131) and go forward towards the Suuremõisa village. Follow the road from Suuremõisa to Saxby, turn left at the junction (sign 1.7 km to Saxby beach). Drive 1.5 km to the parking area and the information board introducing the Saxby beach.
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 59.024753
Longitude: 23.118256
L-EST 97x: 449362
L-EST 97y: 6543206

Where to go
Parunikivi rest stop
Parunikivi rest stop
Parunikivi rest stop
Parunikivi rest stop
Parunikivi rest stop
Parunikivi rest stop
Parunikivi rest stop

Parunikivi rest stop

 

Võimalused

Rest stop
Rest stop
Year-round maintenance
Year-round maintenance
Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

The “Baron’s boulder” has a thick moss cover and the shape of an irregular polyhedron, and is situated 100 m south of the Vormsi roundabout. The stone bears a commemorative inscription in German dedicated to the Baron von Stackelberg by his sons.

Sights

Erratic Rapakivi granite boulder with the perimeter of 20 m in the middle of a pine forest. The boulder is flat on top, has straight sides, and most of it is under the ground surface. The stone has a commemorative inscription to Otto Friedrich Fromhold von Stackelberg, the last Baron of Vormsi. Since 1941 the boulder has
been under nature protection and was added to the list of objects of cultural heritage in 1997.

Amenities

Information board, bench, trash bin

Parking

In the road lay-by near Hullo community centre.

Additional information

Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct

Contact

Telephone: +372 513 8783

E-mail: info.matsalu@rmk.ee

Object type: rest stop

Location info

Location : Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve

Hullovillage, Vormsi municipality, Lääne County

Navigation instructions : Drive from Sviby port to Hullo. Follow the sign in front of Hullo community centre to the 0.5 km long walking path which leads to the Baron’s boulder. Parking in road lay-by near the community centre. 

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 58.998664
Longitude: 23.244006
L-EST 97x: 456550
L-EST 97y: 6540212

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Telephone:
+372 513 8783
E-mail:
info.matsalu@rmk.ee
Object type:
rest stop
Location info
Location:
Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve
Hullovillage, Vormsi municipality, Lääne County
Navigation instructions:
Drive from Sviby port to Hullo. Follow the sign in front of Hullo community centre to the 0.5 km long walking path which leads to the Baron’s boulder. Parking in road lay-by near the community centre. 
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 58.998664
Longitude: 23.244006
L-EST 97x: 456550
L-EST 97y: 6540212

Where to go
Diby rest stop
Diby rest stop
Diby rest stop
Diby rest stop
Diby rest stop
Diby rest stop
Diby rest stop

Diby rest stop

 

Võimalused

Rest stop
Rest stop
Maintenance during summer
Maintenance during summer
Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

A windswept rest stop at the tip of Diby peninsula, offering beautiful views of nature and the sea. Diby rest stop is home to a closed former Soviet border guard observation post. A variety of domestic orchids can be found growing in the sparse alvar forest of Diby peninsula, including the beautiful slipper orchid and the narreaved helleborine, with its calcareous grasslands being home to the fly orchid and the musk orchid.

Sights

Vormsi shore, Rälby Bay

Amenities

Bench table

Parking

Parking by the road.

Additional information

Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct

Restrictions

Information about restrictions can be obtained from the Environmental Board +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee

Contact

Telephone: +372 513 8783

E-mail: info.matsalu@rmk.ee

Object type: rest stop

Location info

Location : Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve

Diby village, Vormsi municipality, Lääne County

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 59.033870
Longitude: 23.298868
L-EST 97x: 459744
L-EST 97y: 6544099

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Telephone:
+372 513 8783
E-mail:
info.matsalu@rmk.ee
Object type:
rest stop
Location info
Location:
Lääne County, Vormsi Landscape Reserve
Diby village, Vormsi municipality, Lääne County
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 59.033870
Longitude: 23.298868
L-EST 97x: 459744
L-EST 97y: 6544099

Where to go
Harimäe campfire site
Harimäe campfire site
Harimäe campfire site
Harimäe campfire site

Harimäe campfire site

 

Võimalused

Camping
Camping
Covered fireplace
Covered fireplace
Year-round maintenance
Year-round maintenance
Wheelchair Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessibility
Parking
Parking
Valga County, Otepää Nature Park
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

The roadside campfire site is suitable for relaxation and having a picnic. The shelter of the campfire site provides protection from rain and winds for 8-10 people. The Harimäe observation tower (27.5 m) next to the campfire site offers stunning views of Otepää, Valga slope and Karula national park.

Sights

A scenic view of Southern Estonian landscape.

Camping

Maximum number of tents (for 4) allowed is 10.

Amenities

Outdoor fireplace, dry toilet, picnic shelter, information boards.

Parking facilities

Updated parking lots with 6+3 parking spaces (large and small parking lots).

Additional information
  • The object is equipped with firewood.
  • Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct
Restrictions

About restrictions please read here. Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board info@keskkonnaamet.ee, +372 662 5999

Contact

Telephone: +372 676 7122

E-mail: info.kiidjarve@rmk.ee

Object type: campfire site

Location info

Location : Valga County, Otepää Nature Park

Mäeküla village, Sangaste municipality, Valga County.

Navigation instructions : At the junction with traffic lights in Otepää, choose Otepää–Kääriku–Kurevere road (Road no. 23195), drive 11 km to Kääriku and continue 2.8 km on the same road (turns into a gravel road). The campfire site is near the tower, by the left side of the road, follow the brown arrow signs to the tower.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 57.983309
Longitude: 26.357564
L-EST 97x: 639446.1
L-EST 97y: 6429326.7

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Telephone:
+372 676 7122
E-mail:
info.kiidjarve@rmk.ee
Object type:
campfire site
Location info
Location:
Valga County, Otepää Nature Park
Mäeküla village, Sangaste municipality, Valga County.
Navigation instructions:
At the junction with traffic lights in Otepää, choose Otepää–Kääriku–Kurevere road (Road no. 23195), drive 11 km to Kääriku and continue 2.8 km on the same road (turns into a gravel road). The campfire site is near the tower, by the left side of the road, follow the brown arrow signs to the tower.
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 57.983309
Longitude: 26.357564
L-EST 97x: 639446.1
L-EST 97y: 6429326.7

Where to go
Piusa hiking trail (1.4 km)

Piusa hiking trail (1.4 km)

 

Võimalused

Hiking trail/Hiking Options
Hiking trail/Hiking Options
Year-round maintenance
Year-round maintenance
Public transport
Public transport
Parking
Parking
Võru County, Piusa Caves Nature Reserve
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

On Piusa hiking trail you can learn more about the protected plant and animal species found in the Piusa Caves Nature Reserve.

Amenities

On the trail there are information boards in Estonian and English.

Parking

Parking area of Piusa Cave Museum.

Additional information

Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct

Restrictions

Located in Piusa Cave Nature Reserve. Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee

Public transport

It is possible to come by train to the Piusa railway station stop, 50 m from the start of the track. Train departure times can be found at www.elron.ee. It is worth checking the times for a specific day.

Contact

Telephone: +372 676 7122

E-mail: info.kiidjarve@rmk.ee

Object type: hiking trail

Location info

Location : Võru County, Piusa Caves Nature Reserve

Võru municipality, Võru County

Navigation instructions : Drive along Räpina-Koidula Road and turn towards Põlva at Karisilla. Drive 7 km, then keep to the left towards Orava. Drive 10 km to Orava, turn left there towards Piusa. Continue for about 2.5 km until you get to Kliima, and them turn right towards Piusa. After about 3 km, the Piusa Cave Museum sign directs you to the left, and after 100 m you are there.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 57.841
Longitude: 27.466052
L-EST 97x: 705781
L-EST 97y: 6416343

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Telephone:
+372 676 7122
E-mail:
info.kiidjarve@rmk.ee
Object type:
hiking trail
Location info
Location:
Võru County, Piusa Caves Nature Reserve
Võru municipality, Võru County
Navigation instructions:
Drive along Räpina-Koidula Road and turn towards Põlva at Karisilla. Drive 7 km, then keep to the left towards Orava. Drive 10 km to Orava, turn left there towards Piusa. Continue for about 2.5 km until you get to Kliima, and them turn right towards Piusa. After about 3 km, the Piusa Cave Museum sign directs you to the left, and after 100 m you are there.
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 57.841
Longitude: 27.466052
L-EST 97x: 705781
L-EST 97y: 6416343

Where to go
Saare study trail (1 km)
Saare study trail (1 km)
Saare study trail (1 km)
Saare study trail (1 km)
Saare study trail (1 km)
Saare study trail (1 km)
Saare study trail (1 km)
Saare study trail (1 km)

Saare study trail (1 km)

 

Võimalused

Study trail
Study trail
Back and forth trail
Back and forth trail
Year-round maintenance
Year-round maintenance
Parking
Parking
Lääne County, Silma Nature Reserve
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

The most striking feature in Silma Nature Reserve is the reed beds. The Sutlepa Sea is a relict lake separated from the sea as a result of post-glacial rebound and its shores are hemmed with wide expanses of reeds. Here you can listen to the song of great reed warbler, the incessant reeling of Savi’s warbler, and the call of the Eurasian bittern, which resembles the sound of blowing in a bottle.

Sights

Lyckholm Manor and museum, coastal meadows, relict lakes

Amenities

The trail is marked with wooden signs, there’s an information board and an observation deck at the start of the trail. The further observation site is 380 m from the parking area. The trail also features an 7,5 m high Saare observation tower at the edge of the reeds.

Parking

Parking for 1 tour bus or 5 cars, max 1 caravan

Additional information

Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct

Restrictions

Recreational fishing in Silma Nature Reserve is prohibited from 1 March to 30 June. Motorised water traffic is prohibited. Cycling outside designated roads and paths and motorised vehicle traffic and parking outside designated roads and parking areas is prohibited in the nature reserve. Camping and making campfire is allowed in designated places only.

Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee

Contact

Telephone: +372 506 2004

E-mail: info.nova@rmk.ee

Object type: study trail

Location info

Location : Lääne County, Silma Nature Reserve

Saare village, Lääne-Nigula municipality, Lääne County

Navigation instructions : Drive on Keila–Haapsalu road, turn right at Linnamäe. Drive 11 km, turn left towards Pürksi at the Aulepa junction. Before Pürksi village turn left (follow the sign to Lyckholm museum) and drive through Saare village. The road ends at the parking area and the lake, and this is where the study trail starts.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 59.032857
Longitude: 23.565549
L-EST 97x: 475055
L-EST 97y: 6543856

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Telephone:
+372 506 2004
E-mail:
info.nova@rmk.ee
Object type:
study trail
Location info
Location:
Lääne County, Silma Nature Reserve
Saare village, Lääne-Nigula municipality, Lääne County
Navigation instructions:
Drive on Keila–Haapsalu road, turn right at Linnamäe. Drive 11 km, turn left towards Pürksi at the Aulepa junction. Before Pürksi village turn left (follow the sign to Lyckholm museum) and drive through Saare village. The road ends at the parking area and the lake, and this is where the study trail starts.
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 59.032857
Longitude: 23.565549
L-EST 97x: 475055
L-EST 97y: 6543856

Where to go
Tahu study trail (1,4 km)
Tahu study trail (1,4 km)
Tahu study trail (1,4 km)
Tahu study trail (1,4 km)

Tahu study trail (1,4 km)

 

Võimalused

Study trail
Study trail
Back and forth trail
Back and forth trail
Year-round maintenance
Year-round maintenance
Lääne County, Silma Nature Reserve
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

A marked out-and-back hiking trail from the former Tahu Manor Park. The observation tower at the end of the trail has been demolished and preparations are underway for the construction of a new one. The coastal areas here provide a suitable nesting place for many waders and, during migration, flocks of geese, brent geese, and swans stop here. It’s an exciting place to watch birds.

Sights

Coastal grasslands, relict lakes

Amenities

Information board and and observation tower at the end of the trail

Parking

Roadside parking.

Additional information

Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct

Restrictions

Recreational fishing in Silma Nature Reserve is prohibited from 1 March to 30 June. Motorised water traffic is prohibited. Cycling outside designated roads and paths and motorised vehicle traffic and parking outside designated roads and parking areas is prohibited in the nature reserve. Camping and making campfire is allowed in designated places only.

Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee

Contact

Telephone: +372 506 2004

E-mail: info.nova@rmk.ee

Object type: study trail

Location info

Location : Lääne County, Silma Nature Reserve

Tahu village, Lääne-Nigula municipality, Lääne County

Navigation instructions : Drive on Keila–Haapsalu road, turn right at Linnamäe. Drive 11 km, turn left towards Pürksi at the Aulepa junction. Drive through Pürksi village 3.5 km along Tahu road to the parking area. Park your car and follow the 700 m path to the observation tower.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 58.984552
Longitude: 23.556461
L-EST 97x: 474216
L-EST 97y: 6538449

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Telephone:
+372 506 2004
E-mail:
info.nova@rmk.ee
Object type:
study trail
Location info
Location:
Lääne County, Silma Nature Reserve
Tahu village, Lääne-Nigula municipality, Lääne County
Navigation instructions:
Drive on Keila–Haapsalu road, turn right at Linnamäe. Drive 11 km, turn left towards Pürksi at the Aulepa junction. Drive through Pürksi village 3.5 km along Tahu road to the parking area. Park your car and follow the 700 m path to the observation tower.
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 58.984552
Longitude: 23.556461
L-EST 97x: 474216
L-EST 97y: 6538449

Where to go
Saare observation tower
Saare observation tower

Saare observation tower

 

Võimalused

Hiking trail/Hiking Options
Hiking trail/Hiking Options
Observation tower
Observation tower
Maintenance during summer
Maintenance during summer
Parking
Parking
Lääne County, Silma Nature Reserve
Announcement!

The Agriculture and Food Board warns about the spread of avian influenza. Please stay away from dead birds outdoors and ensure that your pets do not come into contact with them.
NB! If you find a dead bird, do not touch it or move it anywhere! Please report it to the Agriculture and Food Board by calling 605 4767 or 1247.

From this observation tower you can view with binoculars the birds swimming on the Sutlepa sea. During spring and autumn migration you can see thousands of aquatic birds stopping here (swans, ducks, aythyas, long-tailed ducks etc). On April and May nights you can hear the load low voice eurasian bittern from the reed, that is similar to blowing into a glass bottle. Over the sea you can see gliding the white-tailed eagle. 

Sights

Coastal meadows and juniper groves

Hiking options

Saare study trail

Amenities

7,5 m high observation tower

Parking

Parking for 5 cars.

Additional information

Before going on a nature walk please read the rules of conduct

Restrictions

Recreational fishing in Silma Nature Reserve is prohibited from 1 March to 30 June. Motorised water traffic is prohibited. Cycling outside designated roads and paths and motorised vehicle traffic and parking outside designated roads and parking areas is prohibited in the nature reserve. Camping and making campfire is allowed in designated places only.

Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee

Contact

Telephone: +372 506 2004

E-mail: info.nova@rmk.ee

Object type: observation tower

Location info

Location : Lääne County, Silma Nature Reserve

Saare village, Lääne-Nigula municipality, Lääne County

Navigation instructions : From Tallinn:
Drive to Keila. Start driving towards Haapsalu on the Keila-Haapsalu road and turn right at Linnamäe. Drive 11 km and turn left towards Pürksi from Aulepa crossroads. Before Pürksi turn left again (sign „Lyckholmi muuseum") and drive through Saare village. The road ends at the parking area by a lake. From the lake beings a study trail that takes you to the observation tower.

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 59.034856
Longitude: 23.5706278
L-EST 97x: 475348
L-EST 97y: 6544077

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Telephone:
+372 506 2004
E-mail:
info.nova@rmk.ee
Object type:
observation tower
Location info
Location:
Lääne County, Silma Nature Reserve
Saare village, Lääne-Nigula municipality, Lääne County
Navigation instructions:
From Tallinn:
Drive to Keila. Start driving towards Haapsalu on the Keila-Haapsalu road and turn right at Linnamäe. Drive 11 km and turn left towards Pürksi from Aulepa crossroads. Before Pürksi turn left again (sign „Lyckholmi muuseum") and drive through Saare village. The road ends at the parking area by a lake. From the lake beings a study trail that takes you to the observation tower.
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 59.034856
Longitude: 23.5706278
L-EST 97x: 475348
L-EST 97y: 6544077