Karusselja rest stop

At the Karusselja lime-tree rest stop in Kloostri Forest, visitors can admire a primeval tree and listen to the songs of forest birds. The lime tree was placed under protection in 1959.

Karusselja rest stop lies in the Kloostri forest in Matsalu National Park, a short 120 m walk from the Lihula–Kloostri road. The path, lined with hazel bushes, leads to the reason for coming: an ancient lime tree about 23 m tall, with a trunk 3.1 m round at chest height. It has been protected since 1959, and today it stands in the Metsatuka special management zone of the national park. A bench lets you sit beneath it and listen to the forest birds. In autumn the surrounding woods are a good place for mushrooms, and the Matsalu visitor centre at Penijõe is only 4 km away.