RMK Viru bog nature trail
Nature trails, Accessible, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Accessible toilet
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Description:
The whole trail hiking it loop-type is 6 km long (3,5 km from if hiking point-to-point). The trail introduces the vegetation and terrain characteristic of raised bogs in Estonia. The trail is accessible by wheelchair up to the observation tower (1,4 km, 800 m of gravel cover and 610 m of wide boardwalk). The observation tower’s first platform is accessible for wheelchairs with assistance. Dry toilet accessible with wheelchair in the beginning of the trail. The trail is part of the long-distance route RMK Oandu–Aegviidu–Ikla.
Accessibility
Short trail (1,4 km in one direction) is accessible to wheelchairs users and parents with baby strollers.
Facilities
Accessible dry toilet.
Observation tower’s first platform is accessible by wheelchair with assistance. Swimming possible in the bog swamps. Tenting, fireplace site, wood and restind area available at Kalmeoja campfire site(300 m from the end of the longer trail) – not adapted to wheelchair users.
How to get there: Drive 52 km on Tallinn–Narva road (Road no. E20), turn left (sign “Võsu 22, Loksa 15”). Drive 1 km to the parking area to the right of the road (sign “Viru raba”). The trail starts from the parking area.
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Location:
Lahemaa National Park
Suggested starting point:
Viru bog nature trail parking lot, Kuusalu Municipality, Harju County
GPS coordinates:
Lat:59.47089, Lon:25.63679
Hiking time:
Short: 0,5 h (one direction), Long: 2 h
Distance:
Short: 1,4 km (one direction), Long: 6 km
Marking:
Not marked, but can easily follow the trail
Trail surface:
Forest path with gravel at first, wooden boardwalk planks later. Gravel track is ca 150-160 cm wide; boardwalk width before the actual trail is 125 cm; the actual trail boardwalk is 114 cm wide; the way to the tower is 103 cm wide.
Type:
Short: Out-and-back, Long: Loop
Getting there:
With a car
Trail administrator:
State Forest Management Centre (RMK)
Info:
RMK Lahemaa National Park Visitor Centre, Palmse, Haljala Municipality, Lääne-Viru County
T: +372 329 5555
E: info.lahemaa@rmk.ee
RMK Oandu Visitor Centre, Oandu, Haljala Municipality, Lääne-Viru County
T: +372 676 7010
T: +372 509 9397
E: info.oandu@rmk.ee
www.loodusegakoos.ee
RMK mobile app: loodusegakoos
Obstacles:
From the parking lot until the dry toilet the trail has tree roots on its surface
Slope:
Some slopes along the way - in some cases the slope is 6,5–11%, the slope to the tower is between 9,3–11,7%
Listen to trail audio
Watch the trail video:
Description:
The whole trail hiking it loop-type is 6 km long (3,5 km from if hiking point-to-point). The trail introduces the vegetation and terrain characteristic of raised bogs in Estonia. The trail is accessible by wheelchair up to the observation tower (1,4 km, 800 m of gravel cover and 610 m of wide boardwalk). The observation tower’s first platform is accessible for wheelchairs with assistance. Dry toilet accessible with wheelchair in the beginning of the trail. The trail is part of the long-distance route RMK Oandu–Aegviidu–Ikla.
Accessibility
Short trail (1,4 km in one direction) is accessible to wheelchairs users and parents with baby strollers.
Facilities
Accessible dry toilet.
Observation tower’s first platform is accessible by wheelchair with assistance. Swimming possible in the bog swamps. Tenting, fireplace site, wood and restind area available at Kalmeoja campfire site(300 m from the end of the longer trail) – not adapted to wheelchair users.
How to get there: Drive 52 km on Tallinn–Narva road (Road no. E20), turn left (sign “Võsu 22, Loksa 15”). Drive 1 km to the parking area to the right of the road (sign “Viru raba”). The trail starts from the parking area.
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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