Martiska campfire site

The campfire site is on the bank of Lake Martiska, the water level of which has dropped in recent decades due to industrial causes more than that of any other lake at Kurtna. The surface area of the lake is 2.5 ha and maximum depth 9 m.

Martiska campfire site lies on the bank of Lake Martiska in the Kurtna landscape reserve, Alutaguse National Park. It is a small lake of 2.5 hectares, up to 9 m deep, but it carries a warning about human impact: over recent decades its water level has dropped more than that of any other lake in the Kurtna group, because of industry in the surrounding oil shale region. The shore is ringed by pine forest typical of Kurtna's sandy hills. The 9 km Kurtna hiking trail and the long RMK Penijõe–Aegviidu–Kauksi route pass nearby, and there is room for ten tents.