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Peraküla–Aegviidu–Ähijärve Hiking Trail

A long-distance path in Estonia: 805 km (500 mi) with 6,626 m of ascent, about 38 days on foot.

Distance
805 km (500 mi)
Ascent
6,626 m
Days
38
High point
317 m
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The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

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Peraküla–Aegviidu–Ähijärve Hiking Trail
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The trail

The Peraküla–Aegviidu–Ähijärve trail is the longest of RMK's three long-distance hiking trails in the store: from Peraküla on the north-west coast by Padise, Aegviidu, Järva-Jaani, Põlva, Värska and Rõuge to Ähijärve in the south-east. RMK gives 812 km; the line here, from OpenStreetMap, measures 805 km. The days are an estimate at 21 km.

Map sections

About 38 days at about 21 km (13 mi) a day, an estimate from the length. Too many to list day by day, so here the line is in 30 sections, each ending at a town or village it passes, to help you find your way along it. They are not daily stages, and they vary from 18.2 km to 37 km: plan your days and nights from the trail's own guide.

  1. Section 1 Peraküla to Vihterpalu 27 km · 27 km from the start
  2. Section 2 Vihterpalu to Padise 25 km · 51 km from the start
  3. Section 3 Padise to Valingu 33 km · 85 km from the start
  4. Section 4 Valingu to Sookaera-Metsanurga 24 km · 109 km from the start
  5. Section 5 Sookaera-Metsanurga to Kose-Uuemõisa 30 km · 138 km from the start
  6. Section 6 Kose-Uuemõisa to Alavere 20 km · 159 km from the start
  7. Section 7 Alavere to Aegviidu 29 km · 188 km from the start
  8. Section 8 Aegviidu to Napu lõkkekoht 26 km · 214 km from the start
  9. Section 9 Napu lõkkekoht to Pullevere 28 km · 242 km from the start
  10. Section 10 Pullevere to Järva-Jaani 24 km · 266 km from the start
  11. Section 11 Järva-Jaani to Jõeküla 31 km · 297 km from the start
  12. Section 12 Jõeküla to Siimusti 31 km · 328 km from the start
  13. Section 13 Siimusti to Nava 32 km · 360 km from the start
  14. Section 14 Nava to Saarjärve 23 km · 383 km from the start
  15. Section 15 Saarjärve to Alajõe 34 km · 418 km from the start
  16. Section 16 Alajõe to Kavastu 30 km · 448 km from the start
  17. Section 17 Kavastu to Ahja 28 km · 476 km from the start
  18. Section 18 Ahja to Põlva 27 km · 503 km from the start
  19. Section 19 Põlva to Paidra 23 km · 526 km from the start
  20. Section 20 Paidra to Kamnitsa 25 km · 551 km from the start
  21. Section 21 Kamnitsa to Värska 18.2 km · 569 km from the start
  22. Section 22 Värska to Kolodavitsa 31 km · 600 km from the start
  23. Section 23 Kolodavitsa to Vastseliina 37 km · 638 km from the start
  24. Section 24 Vastseliina to Vakari 23 km · 660 km from the start
  25. Section 25 Vakari to Rõuge 21 km · 682 km from the start
  26. Section 26 Rõuge to Mutemetsa 28 km · 710 km from the start
  27. Section 27 Mutemetsa to Vastse-Roosa 24 km · 734 km from the start
  28. Section 28 Vastse-Roosa to Tursa 23 km · 757 km from the start
  29. Section 29 Tursa to Taheva 30 km · 787 km from the start
  30. Section 30 Taheva to Ähijärve 18.6 km · 805 km from the start

Start and finish

Start: near Peraküla, Lääne County. 59.20890, 23.62411

Finish: near Ähijärve, Võru County. 57.71238, 26.50584

Directions to the start

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Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.

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