Green energy trail of Oru Park

The green energy trail that runs in the area of Hõbeallika Spring and ponds of Oru Park opens up the complex topic of renewable energy in a simple and understandable way. The trail starts above the Hõbeallika cave, descends to the ponds and crosses the Pühajõe River Valley. Information points of interest help to understand how the energy we need is produced with the help of wind, sun or water and to think about the problems of green energy. On the trail, you can use virtual reality solutions to test how a hydroelectric station would look like on Pühajõe River or windmills in the local landscape.
Landscape-wise, Oru park is located on a sandstone bank in the Pühajõe River valley at the mouth of klint bay. The alternating relief with the seaside plain, Neide Bank and the banks of the Pühajõe RiverValley makes the landscape of the park very varied and beautiful. Here you can see a high limestone bank, a river floodplain, a terraced valley bank on the edge of a bank cliff, an alvar and a bank slope with a deep sandy bottom. Thanks to the naturally diverse landscape, the park offers beautiful and interesting views of the surrounding landscape, the sea and the park itself.
Phone +372 5681 5722
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Type of objectStudy trail
Parking facilities In Toila town, at the intersection of Mere puiestee and Rannatee Street, the bus station and parking area is on the left.
Hiking options Green energy trail of Oru Park, starting above Hõbeallika Spring. The trail was co-financed by the Estonian EU external border programme.
Sights Oru Park is one of the most popular tourist attractions with the highest species diversity and the most diverse terrain in northern Estonia. Over the 75 hectare area, you can find 258 different species of trees and shrubs, varieties or types, most of which are of ecdemic origin. Among these are, for example, Siberian pine, Dutchman’s pipe, Euro-american hybrid poplar, sweet birch, Katsura, Douglas fir, the Manchurian walnut, and many other rarities.
Additional information It is possible to enter the park in a wheelchair from the Karu gates parking lot along the lime tree alley. From the direction of Toila trough the Oru parking lot, along the light traffic road. Access to the entire castle grounds is guaranteed in the park. There is no wheelchair access to the ponds and Hõbeallika Spring Cave and there is no inva-toilet.
The green energy trail is not accessible by wheelchair.
Restrictions The trail is situated in Oru Park Landscape Reserve, view the restrictions on visiting here. Additional information from the Environmental Board: +372 662 5999, info@keskkonnaamet.ee.
According to the nature conservation rules, motorised vehicle traffic is prohibited outside the roads and paths. 
Use only designated sites for campfires and make sure that there are no restrictions due to wind or dry conditions.
Location Toila town, Toila municipality
Driving directions Drive along Tallinn–Narva road. Proceeding from Jõhvi towards Narva, right after crossing the bridge over the Pühajõgi River, there is a sign pointing to Toila. Drive 5.4 km to the town of Toila. Drive along the Mere puiestee to the entry to the Oru Park, the bus station and parking area is on the left.
The second entrance "Karu gates" (coordinates  BL: 59.418692, 27.531043).
Geographic coordinatesLong-Lat WGS 84
latitude: 59.420772
longitude: 27.519553
L-EST 97 x: 6592229.2  y: 699726