Käsmu hiking trail (15 km)

The hiking trail encircles Lahemaa’s smallest peninsula (area approx. 10 km2), 10 km of which runs directly along the coast. Starting at the northern tip of the peninsula, the trail runs along the coast to Palganee, then continues along the western shore to Lake Käsmu, before returning to the village via the forest trail.

This 15 km loop goes right round Käsmu, the smallest peninsula of Lahemaa at about 10 km², with 10 km of the route along the shore. From the village it follows the north coast to Palganeem cape, then the west shore to Lake Käsmu, and returns through the forest. In the first third, look for two granite boulders called the Sea Monk and the Forest Monk. The beaches have their own names, such as Ristikivirand, Väheliivu and Suureliivu, and a row of black alders marks the high-water line. Only a 200-metre strip of land separates Lake Käsmu from the sea.