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.
Parking
Gravel
parking area for 6 to 7 cars or 2 buses.
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.
Sights
Saxby shore
Additional Information
Before going on a nature walk please read the Environmental code of conduct, rules of conduct and waste-sorting policy
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.
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.
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.
Parking
In the
road lay-by near Hullo community centre
Amenities
Information board, bench, trash bin
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.
Additional Information
Before going on a nature walk please read the Environmental code of conduct, rules of conduct and waste-sorting policy
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.
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.
The Rumpo peninsula with its junipers of different density and age is the habitat of unique and rare lichen communities and the only habitat of the curled snow lichen (Flavocetraria cucullata) in Estonia. The lichen patches are fragile and vulnerable to trampling. Cows, sheep and horses are grazed on the peninsula. The hiking trail takes you from the village to the end of the peninsula, the decks along the trail offer views to the bays of Hullo and Sviby and islets.
Parking
Parking by the roadside on start of the hiking trail.
Amenities
The
trail runs along surface path and has information boards. There are 3
observation decks (2.7 m
high) with benches.
Sights
A view
of the Hullo and Sviby bays, rare lichen communities characteristic of tundra,
migration and nesting place of water and coastal birds.
Additional Information
Before going on a nature walk please read the Environmental code of conduct, rules of conduct and waste-sorting policy
Restrictions
Rumpo special 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
Rumpovillage, Vormsi municipality, Lääne County
Navigation instructions : Go 5 km from Sviby port to the
Hullo junction and turn left (sign 6
km to the Rumpo peninsula). Go 2 km and arrive at the Rumpo
gates, which mark the start of the hiking trail.
Go 5 km from Sviby port to the
Hullo junction and turn left (sign 6
km to the Rumpo peninsula). Go 2 km and arrive at the Rumpo
gates, which mark the start of the hiking trail.
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.
Parking
Parking by the road
Amenities
There is a rest stop by the trail with a picnic table.
Hiking Options
Available
Sights
Huitberg limestone outcrop (coral reef)
Additional Information
Before going on a nature walk please read the Environmental code of conduct, rules of conduct and waste-sorting policy
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.
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.
