Beaver trail study trail (1,8 km)
Viljandi County, Soomaa National Park
On Monday, 12th of August, dangerous trees will be felled around the Soomaa Visitor Center and at the Kõrtsi-Tõramaa campfire site at the beginning of the Beaver Trail.
Access to these visitor sites may be temporarily restricted for safety reasons.
The renovation of Visitor Center will start in the middle of August. The exposition is closed. Access to the Visitor Center’s information desk, Beaver Trail and Kõrtsi-Tõramaa campfire site may be temporarily difficult due to the moving and construction transport.
Information about recreation opportunities is also available by telephone +372 526 1924.
Access to these visitor sites may be temporarily restricted for safety reasons.
The renovation of Visitor Center will start in the middle of August. The exposition is closed. Access to the Visitor Center’s information desk, Beaver Trail and Kõrtsi-Tõramaa campfire site may be temporarily difficult due to the moving and construction transport.
Information about recreation opportunities is also available by telephone +372 526 1924.
The trail starts next to the Visitor Centre of Soomaa National Park and its start is accessible by car all year round. During the winter and spring floods, most of the boardwalk is under water. The beaver trail guides you through different types of forest – dark spruce forest, light fern birch forest, wet marshy forest to the Mardu stream, in which beavers live. Traces of beaver activity can be observed more closely. There are information boards on the study trail, drawing your attention to interesting objects of nature and the results of beavers’ construction works.
| Phone | +372 526 1924 |
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info.soomaa@rmk.ee
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| Type of object | Study trail |
| Parking facilities | Parking area of the visitor centre, for 20 cars. |
| Amenities | Information boards, recreation sites, dry toilets. The boardwalk of the trail is renovated in 2013 with the help of ERDF: the trail is accessible by wheelchair (also with pram)- 660 metres. |
| Camping facilities |
At the Kõrtsi-Tõramaa campfire site. |
| Campfire site | Fire ring with a grill. |
| Wheelchair accessibility |
The trail is accessible by wheelchair (also with pram)- 660 metres.
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| Hiking options | by walking |
| Sights | Floodplain forest, beaver population, flooded meadows. |
| Additional information |
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| Restrictions | In the territory of the National Park certain restrictions. Further information can be obtained from the Environmental Board (+372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee). |
| Location | Tipu village, Põhja-Sakala municipality, Viljandi County. Object no 4 on the national park map. |
| Driving directions | The Beaver Trail is in Tipu village, on the border of Viljandi and Pärnu counties just near Soomaa Visitor Centre. 24 km from Kõpu along Kõpu–Jõesuu road. The trail starts at the parking area of the Visitor Centre of Soomaa National Park. When coming from the direction of Tallinn–Pärnu–Tori, drive to Tori, turn onto the Võlli road that leads to the national park. Drive 6 km along the Jõesuu road to Jõesuu village and before driving into the village, turn right to Kõpu–Jõesuu road. From there it is 14.4 km to the Visitor Centre of the National Park and the beaver trail. When coming from the direction of Tartu or Viljandi, drive along Tartu–Viljandi–Pärnu road to Kõpu. After passing the cemetery, turn right onto Kõpu–Jõesuu road. From there it is 24 km to the beaver trail and the Visitor Centre of the National Park. |
| Geographic coordinates | Long-Lat WGS 84 latitude: 58.430756 longitude: 25.032284 |
| L-EST 97 x: 6477175.5 y: 560301.2 |
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