Lahemaa · Easy · Circular

Altja fishing village and the coast trail

A short loop through the old fishing village of Altja in Lahemaa National Park, by its boat and net sheds, the river mouth, a shingle shore and the boulder Suurkivi.

Distance
2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Ascent
6 m
Time
About 45 min
High point
11 m
Grade
Easy
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Altja fishing village and the coast trail
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The walk

From the car park in front of the Altja inn, RMK's nature and cultural-history trail loops through the former fishing village of Altja; our line goes anticlockwise. It passes a coastal pine forest, the Altja River with its suspension bridge, a boardwalk, the Laiakari and Merinõmme beaches, the Käbinõmme summer house, the headland with restored boat and net sheds and the big boulder Suurkivi, also called Titekivi.

It is 2.8 km round with 6 m of climb; allow about 45 minutes, more for the sheds and the shore. The grade is Easy: path, track and a short stretch of village road. RMK gives about 3 km.

Lahemaa is a national park with visiting rules: keep to the marked trail. RMK also asks walkers to follow its hygiene guidance because of African swine fever in wild boar.

The trail starts at the car park in front of the Altja inn (a car park is mapped there in OpenStreetMap). There is no railway station nearby.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.

Good to know

  • RMK's Altja nature and cultural-history trail is a loop of about 3 km through the old fishing village of Altja in Lahemaa National Park
  • It passes a coastal pine forest, the Altja River, the Laiakari and Merinõmme beaches, restored boat and net sheds and the boulder Suurkivi, also called Titekivi
  • There is a suspension bridge and a boardwalk on the way; the trail starts at the car park in front of the Altja inn

Getting there

Start: Altja inn car park. 59.58204, 26.11152

Directions to the start

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line is drawn along OpenStreetMap paths and the figures are worked out from it; take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.