Nigula bog study trail (6 km)

Hikers can enjoy the intact forest masses and, if lucky, also meet some wild animals. After the walk they can have a rest and picnic in the parking area.

Nigula bog in Pärnu County lies in one of Estonia's oldest reserves, protected since 1957. It formed when a lake became mire, and today open bog dominates, broken by wooded bog islands, the higher parts of a ridge that once separated old lakes. From the edge of Lake Nigula, a relict lake on the bog's west side, this 6 km there-and-back boardwalk crosses the open bog to the largest island, Salupeaks, where a broadleaf forest survives from the warm, moist climate of 5,000 to 6,000 years ago. A tower and a low platform are good for watching bog life.