Ähijärve roads and paths trail (4 km)

The trail starts near the largest lake in Karula National Park. Lake Ähijärv (total area 176 ha) and Ähijärve village are situated right in the heart of the national park.

This 4 km trail starts at the Karula National Park visitor centre beside Lake Ähijärv, at 176 hectares the largest lake in the park. It revives the old ways of the village: a pasture road, the lakeshore path, forest tracks, a winter road and a horse road. Ähijärve's farms were laid out in the mid-1800s, yet people lived here as early as the 13th century, and one farm stands on a burial ground from that time. From the shore you can see the southern hills of the Karula upland. Fifteen boards along the way tell local history and folklore.