Metsavenna campfire site Järvamaa

At Metsavenna (Forest Brother’s) campfire site it is possible to imagine yourself back to the period when lots of people were forced to live in the forest.

Metsavenna campfire site lies near the Saarjõgi River in the Saarjõe landscape reserve, Järva County, and its name, Forest Brother, recalls a dark chapter of Estonian history. After the Second World War thousands of people hid in the forests to escape deportation and Soviet repression, and many fought as partisans known as the Forest Brothers. A monument near the site, put up by the Estonian Scout Association, remembers them. Today the place is a peaceful stop on the Saarjõe hiking trail, with a lean-to shelter for three sleepers and room for five tents. The Saarjõgi study trail nearby can take up to four hours to walk.