Audaku study trail (2.3 km)

The Audaku study trail runs along the maximum height of the uplands of West-Saaremaa, through diverse forest communities.

The Audaku trail runs for 2.3 km across the highest part of the West Saaremaa upland, about 50 metres above sea level, on landforms shaped some 9,500 years ago. Varied soils and relief give a mosaic of forest types, a species-rich fen and a restored wooded meadow. Each season has its moment: spring flowers on the forest floor before the leaves open, the fen and meadow in summer, the colours of the broadleaf forest in autumn, and mosses, lichens and animal tracks in winter. A path leads on to the Audaku arboretum of Tallinn Botanic Garden.