Matsi Port
Nature trails, Tactile objects and/or info in Braille, Accessible, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Accessible toilet, Parking lot for handicaps
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Description:
Matsi Port is a former fishing port and gives an idea about a fishing port in the middle of the 20th century. The port has magnificent view of the Gulf of Riga. The Sõmeri lighthouse, built in 1954, is a white octagonal 21 m high concrete tower is not far from here. RMK Matsiranna camping area is located in the pine forest, which is an attractive place for swimming and camping in summer.
The Port parking lot is covered with gravel and crusher run, there is an accessible dry toilet. A recreation area with shelters, benches and campfire sites can be found next to the parking lot. The trail from the parking lot to the concrete quay is asphalt covered, with occasional sand strips on it by wind and storms. The quay is also partly uneven, without safety barriers, and a helper is needed for wheelchair users.
Accessibility
Facilities
Dry handicap-accessible toilet.
Camping at RMK Matsiranna campsite, not accessible.
Rules to follow
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Location:
Parking lot next to the port, Matsi, Lääneranna municipality, Pärnu County
GPS coordinates:
Lat:58.36024, Lon:23.74254
Hiking time:
10 min (one direction)
Distance:
0,25 km (one direction)
Marking:
Not marked, but can easily follow the trail
Trail surface:
Paved, crusher run parking lot
Type:
Out-and-back
Getting there:
With a car, Matsi harbour is between Pärnu and Lihula town, 56 km from Pärnu and 50 km from Lihula
Trail administrator:
Lääneranna municipality
Jaama 1, Lihula, Pärnu county
T: +372 472 4630
vallavalitsus@laaneranna.ee
Info:
Pärnu Tourism Information Centre
4 Uus Street, Pärnu
T: +372 4473 000
E: info@visitparnu.com
www.visitparnu.com
Closest shops, gas stations:
Pärnu
Listen to trail audio
Watch the trail video:
Description:
Matsi Port is a former fishing port and gives an idea about a fishing port in the middle of the 20th century. The port has magnificent view of the Gulf of Riga. The Sõmeri lighthouse, built in 1954, is a white octagonal 21 m high concrete tower is not far from here. RMK Matsiranna camping area is located in the pine forest, which is an attractive place for swimming and camping in summer.
The Port parking lot is covered with gravel and crusher run, there is an accessible dry toilet. A recreation area with shelters, benches and campfire sites can be found next to the parking lot. The trail from the parking lot to the concrete quay is asphalt covered, with occasional sand strips on it by wind and storms. The quay is also partly uneven, without safety barriers, and a helper is needed for wheelchair users.
Accessibility
Facilities
Dry handicap-accessible toilet.
Camping at RMK Matsiranna campsite, not accessible.
Rules to follow
Download the GPX of the trail
In order to open the GPX file with the trail route on a mobile phone or computer, please install one of the hiking apps or maps, e.g., Wikiloc, Outdooractive, ViewRanger, OS Maps or any other GPX file reading programme or application.
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