RMK Orjaku study trail
Nature trails, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Partly accessible
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Description:
Orjaku study trail runs mainly on the shore of the Käina bay. The avifauna consists of 192 species, is interesting and diverse. The trail has a bird-watching tower, several observation platforms, a bridge, a recreation site with a shelter and a boardwalk of approximately 0,4 km in the reed field. The trail has two loops – the small loop (Roostiku trail) and the long loop (Orjaku trail). The study trail is perfect for families with children – the shorter loop is manageable even for the very young. The trail is marked with arrows and can be completed without getting one’s feet wet. It is covered with wooden boardwalk planks and the edges of the trail have wooden curbs (warning bumpers). There is also a handrail alongside the wooden boardwalk.
Accessibility
Facilities
How to get there: Drive 3,2 km on Suuremõisa-Käina-Emmaste road to Emmaste, pass the Käina-Kärdla junction. Turn left at the Orjaku junction, drive 2.3 km towards Orjaku. There is a lighthouse to your left; the parking area, which marks the start of the trail, is next to the lighthouse. There is a sign indicating the start of the trail.
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Location:
Käina Bay-Kassari nature reserve, Orjaku village, Hiiumaa island
Suggested starting point:
Parking lot on Vaemla-Kassari-Luguse road
GPS coordinates:
Lat:58.80012, Lon:22.75978
Hiking time:
1 h
Distance:
Small loop (Roostiku trail): 0,7 km, long loop (Orjaku trail): 2 km
Marking:
Wooden arrows indicating the walking direction
Trail surface:
Wooden boardwalk, gravel, forest path. The first few hundred meters of the trail is gravel road. Roostiku trail (0,7 km) is covered with wooden boardwalk planks (with a handrail, average width 120 cm, the edges of the trail have wooden curbs (warning bumpers)).
Type:
Loop
Getting there:
With a car
Trail administrator:
State Forest Management Centre (RMK)
T: +372 676 7111
T: +372 5322 9499
info.ristna@rmk.ee
Info:
Ristna Visitor Centre
T: +372 676 7111
T: +372 5322 9499
info.ristna@rmk.ee
www.loodusegakoos.ee
RMK mobile app: loodusegakoos
Be careful:
There is a small bridge one has to cross. The bridge is 160 cm wide and has handrails. Short road connecting the boardwalk and gravel road has few tree roots on the ground that one has to cross. For a wheelchair user there’s an option to go back the same way.
You might also see sheep on the trail:)
Listen to trail audio
Watch the trail video:
Description:
Orjaku study trail runs mainly on the shore of the Käina bay. The avifauna consists of 192 species, is interesting and diverse. The trail has a bird-watching tower, several observation platforms, a bridge, a recreation site with a shelter and a boardwalk of approximately 0,4 km in the reed field. The trail has two loops – the small loop (Roostiku trail) and the long loop (Orjaku trail). The study trail is perfect for families with children – the shorter loop is manageable even for the very young. The trail is marked with arrows and can be completed without getting one’s feet wet. It is covered with wooden boardwalk planks and the edges of the trail have wooden curbs (warning bumpers). There is also a handrail alongside the wooden boardwalk.
Accessibility
Facilities
How to get there: Drive 3,2 km on Suuremõisa-Käina-Emmaste road to Emmaste, pass the Käina-Kärdla junction. Turn left at the Orjaku junction, drive 2.3 km towards Orjaku. There is a lighthouse to your left; the parking area, which marks the start of the trail, is next to the lighthouse. There is a sign indicating the start of the trail.
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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