Neljateeristi matkarada nature trail description and photos - Estonia: Hiiumaa island (Topic)

Neljateeristi matkarada nature trail description and photos - Estonia: Hiiumaa Island. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Neljateeristi matkarada.

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The Nelateeristi nature trail ("Crossroads of four roads") is located in the northern part of the Kopu peninsula, in a forest 1 km from the village of Magipya. The length of the route is 6.4 km.

The route takes about 1 hour. In dry weather, you can walk along the trail without rubber shoes. The route is equipped with information boards: 2 large and 8 small. There are wooden signs and blue ribbons to show the right direction. There is a ladder to climb the Magipya boulder. Along the entire route there are walkways, wooden decks, there are 2 observation decks.

The trail crosses the northern coast of the Kopu Peninsula, passes through the forest, stretching between the coastal scarp, which is about 8000 years old and the current coast.

Under the coastal ledge, there is the Moyrasoo bog, about whose name there are many legends. On the route, you will see a yew that has been "inherited" from a warmer climatic period. Given the tree is protected by the state.

In addition, you will come across boulders that were brought here during the Ice Age: the Jaanikivi boulder, located on the shore of Sullasoo and the Magipe boulder.

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