Hiking and study trails

Hiking trails

Oandu–Võsu hiking trail

  • Start and end: Oandu campsite - Võsu campsite
  • Length: 9,5 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code.
  • Keywords: Seljaku road, water springs, foreign tree species, dune field, cultural heritage.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Võsu - Nõmmeveski hiking trail

  • Start and end: Võsu campsite. - Nõmmeveski parking area
  • Length: 18 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code.
  • Keywords: Võhma prehistoric village, Joaveski terrace, Nõmmeveski canyon, hydropower plant.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Nõmmeveski–Liiapeksi hiking trail

  • Start and end: Nõmmeveski parking area - Viru bog parking area
  • Length: 16 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code.
  • Keywords: Vasaristi waterfalls, Valgejõgi River, Pärlijõgi River, Parksi prehistoric village, Murksi prehistoric village, Pärlijõgi River valley, Viru bog.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Käsmu hiking trail

  • Start and end: Käsmu chapel
  • Length: 15 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code.
  • Keywords: Meremunk boulder ("Sea Monk"),  Metsamunk boulder ("Forest Monk"), Palganeeme cape, named beaches (Ristikivirand, Väheliivu, Suureliivu, Tiirneem peninsula), Lake Käsmu, cemetery, Käsmu chapel.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Ojakivi trail

  • Start and end: Lääne-Viru County, 3 km from Võsu towards Vergi
  • Length: 5 km (back and forth)
  • Designation: signposts, colour code.
  • Keywords: Ojakivi boulder.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

RMK Hiking Route Oandu-Aegviidu-Ikla / Oandu–Kalmeoja

  • Start and end: Oandu telkimisala - Kalmeoja lõkkekoht
  • Length: 40 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code.
  • Keywords: Seljaku road, water springs, Võhma prehistoric village, Joaveski terrace, Nõmmeveski canyon, hydropower plant, Vasaristi waterfalls, Valgejõgi River, Pärlijõgi River, Parksi prehistoric village, Murksi prehistoric village, Pärlijõgi River valley, Viru bog.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

 

Study trails

Altja nature and culture historical trail

  • Start and end: parking area of Altja tavern
  • Length: 3 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code, information stands.
  • Keywords: coastal villages, Altja River, boulders, coastal sea, coastal forest, fishing net sheds.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Käsmu nature and culture historical trail  

  • Start and end: Käsmu kabel
  • Length: 4,2 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code, information stands.
  • Keywords: cemetery, chapel, Käsmu boulder field, Saartneem (Devil's Island), Matsikivi boulder.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Majakivi–Pikanõmme nature trail

  • Start and end: parking area at Hara–Juminda road, alternatively, from the parking area at Aabla–Tapurla
  • Length: 7 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code, information stands.
  • Keywords: Transitional bog, Aabla bog, dunes, boreal heath forest, Majakivi boulder.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Beaver trail

  • Start and end: 1,5 km from Altja towards Sagadi
  • Length: 1 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code.
  • Keywords: Altja River valley, floodplains, beaver, beaver dams.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Oandu old-growth forest nature trail

  • Start and end: the junction of Koljaku, Sagadi and Altja roads in Oandu
  • Length: 4,7 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code, information stands.
  • Keywords: virgin forest, fungi, mosses, lichens, wild animals.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Oandu heritage trail

  • Start and end: the junction of Koljaku, Sagadi and Altja roads in Oandu
  • Length: 3,4 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code, information boards.
  • Keywords: cultural heritage, stone fences, old milestones, wolf pen, plant garden.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Oandu plant trail

  • Start and end: parking area of Oandu Visitor Centre
  • Length: 3,4 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code, information stands.
  • Keywords: plants, fungi.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Ojaäärse forest trail

  • Start and end: parking area of Ojaäärse Nature House
  • Length: 3,5 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code, information boards.
  • Keywords: forest communities, cultural heritage, boundary stones, milestones.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Tsitre trail of trees

  • Start and end: the clearing in the centre of the forest park
  • Length: 0,5 km
  • Designation: signposts, number posts, information stands.
  • Keywords: tree species, fungi, insects.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

Viru bog nature trail

  • Start and end: 1 km towards Loksa from Tallinn–Narva road
  • Length: 3,5 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code, information stands.
  • Keywords: Bog ecosystems, dunes, observation tower, cutaway peatland.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.

 

Cycling trails

Käsmu cycling trail

  • Start and end: Käsmu chapel
  • Length: 11,6 or 16 km
  • Designation: signposts, colour code.
  • Keywords: cemetery, chapel, Palganeeme cape, Eru Bay.
  • Manager: State Forest Management Center (RMK); tel +372 676 7010, email info.oandu@rmk.ee or tel +372 329 5555, email info.lahemaa@rmk.ee.