Kallaste cliff rest stop

Kallaste cliff is about 400 m and 10 m high lime stone disclosure. An old pine forest grows on the cliff and there's a forest trail under the trees.

Kallaste cliff on north-east Hiiumaa is a limestone bank about 400 m long and up to 10 m high, an old shoreline of the ancient sea now standing in the forest. Tall old pines grow on its top, and a forest path runs beneath them along the edge, with a staircase leading down the cliff face. At the southern end, fossil plants can be seen in the rock. Local folklore gives the place a darker past: the story goes that during the ancient Estonians' struggle for freedom the Devil hid in the cliff and forged swords for the fighters. The rest stop is 5 km off the Heltermaa–Kärdla road.