Sääretirp
Nature trails, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Partly accessible
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Description:
The trail to the very end of Sääretirp is one of the most famous trails in Hiiumaa. It is an amazing narrow cape in the south part of the Kassari area. A gravel road surrounded by junipers leads you to the end of the cape. While walking to the end of the esker the land gets narrower and narrower, finally disappearing to the sea. Its higher parts are covered with vegetation, but the further one goes, the more a beach full of pebbles it becomes. Unique trees and shrubs grow there: honeysuckle, alder buckthorn, buckthorn, and snowball tree. There is an abundance of sea kale on the shores, which make the beach an amazing sight during the flowering period.
Accessibility
Facilities
Tenting, firewood and fireplace site located at the neaby Sääretirp’s camping area. Toilet is not adapted.
How to get there: Take the road to Kassari. From Suuremõisa-Käina-Emmaste highway from Vaemla, turn towards Kassari, drive 5,8 km. You know you are close if you see the statue of Leigri, a hero of Hiiumaa, from the statue turn left onto Sääre road and drive to the parking lot.
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Location:
Kassari village, Hiiumaa island
Suggested starting point:
Sääre, Kassari
GPS coordinates:
Lat:58.76993, Lon:22.81571
Hiking time:
1 h (one direction)
Distance:
2 km (one direction)
Marking:
The trail is not marked, but one can easily follow the gravel road that goes directly to the sea and back. In the parking lot there are information boards about the trail and the surroundings.
Trail surface:
Gravel, lawn. The trail is covered with loose gravel and partly grass. Due to loose gravel it is not the most comfortable trail for persons with disablilities. For a wheelchair user, assistant is recommended. For a wheelchair user is not possible to reach the far end of the trail.
Type:
Out-and-back
Getting there:
With a car
Trail administrator:
Hiiumaa municipality
T: +372 463 6082
valitsus@hiiumaa.ee
Info:
Hiiumaa Tourism Information Centre
T: +372 504 5393
hiiumaa@visitestonia.com
www.hiiumaa.ee
www.visitestonia.com
Obstacles:
Due to the fact that the land is used as pasture, the visitor must be aware of the domesticated livestock there. That is why there is an electric fence that the wheelchair user must open to get on the trail, otherwise one can use a narrow passage next to it. Approximately 500 m forward there is a gate one has to open. The gate is about 1 m wide and you have to manually push it.
Listen to trail audio
Watch the trail video:
Description:
The trail to the very end of Sääretirp is one of the most famous trails in Hiiumaa. It is an amazing narrow cape in the south part of the Kassari area. A gravel road surrounded by junipers leads you to the end of the cape. While walking to the end of the esker the land gets narrower and narrower, finally disappearing to the sea. Its higher parts are covered with vegetation, but the further one goes, the more a beach full of pebbles it becomes. Unique trees and shrubs grow there: honeysuckle, alder buckthorn, buckthorn, and snowball tree. There is an abundance of sea kale on the shores, which make the beach an amazing sight during the flowering period.
Accessibility
Facilities
Tenting, firewood and fireplace site located at the neaby Sääretirp’s camping area. Toilet is not adapted.
How to get there: Take the road to Kassari. From Suuremõisa-Käina-Emmaste highway from Vaemla, turn towards Kassari, drive 5,8 km. You know you are close if you see the statue of Leigri, a hero of Hiiumaa, from the statue turn left onto Sääre road and drive to the parking lot.
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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