Hüpassaare study trail (4.4 km)

The trail begins with a kilometre-long section running through a drained peatland forest, where the drainage has decayed the peat and exposed the root collars of trees. As you continue, the ground gradually rises until you reach the edge of Estonia’s largest bog massif – the Kuresoo Bog.

The 4.4 km loop starts in drained swamp forest, where the peat has shrunk and tree roots stand exposed, then climbs gently onto Kuresoo, Estonia's largest raised bog, with mud hollows, pools and pine-covered bog islands. Composer Mart Saar drew on this landscape for his mystical choral and organ music; his home museum is nearby. Each summer the Suure-Jaani music festival holds a sunrise concert on a bog island here.