Lahemaa National Park

Bays, peninsulas, raised bogs and manor houses on Estonia's north coast

Lahemaa ("Land of Bays") pairs four peninsulas and four bays on the Gulf of Finland with raised bogs, one of them 7,000 years old. Forests cover more than 70 percent of the park, and four manors stand among them.

1Viru rabaBog with a wooden boardwalk, bog pools and the biggest wooden watchtower in Estonia.
2KäsmuFormer "village of captains" with a naval museum and huge named boulders.
3Palmse ManorBaroque manor house and park, the first fully restored manor in Estonia.

Things to do

  • On footWalk the 5.69 km Viru raba trail past the bog pools
  • Try thisLook for the named boulders at Käsmu, including Matsikivi, the largest, about 23 metres around
  • Try thisTour Palmse Manor and its furnished 20th-century interiors
  • On footHike the 27.50 km Kõnnu Suursoo trail on the park's border, or cycle a 1–3 day route through the park
Viru raba
Viru raba
Käsmu
Käsmu
Palmse Manor
Palmse Manor

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Estonia · Northern Estonia Est. 1971 Size 748 km²

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