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First or record · 1977

Viru Bog's first boardwalk for walkers

Boardwalks had crossed Estonian bogs before, but only to carry researchers to their instruments. Aarne Kaasik, long-time director of Lahemaa National Park, saw paths laid for ordinary hikers in Finland and wanted one at home. Work began here in Viru Bog in 1977 under Tõnu Reinvald, and many, the builders included, doubted anyone would come to walk across a bog. They were wrong: the first boardwalk was worn out by visitors and had to be replaced, and the present one, built in 2013, is the fourth. Today the Viru Bog study trail is the most visited nature trail in Lahemaa, with more than 37,000 walkers in 2015.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Laudteid oli Eesti soodes ka varem, kuid need viisid vaid teadlasi nende mõõteriistade juurde. Lahemaa rahvuspargi kauaaegne direktor Aarne Kaasik nägi Soomes tavamatkajatele rajatud radu ja soovis sellist ka kodumaale. Viru rabas alustati tööd 1977. aastal Tõnu Reinvaldi juhtimisel ning paljud, ehitajad kaasa arvatud, kahtlesid, kas keegi üldse tuleb rabas jalutama. Nad eksisid: külastajad kulutasid esimese laudtee läbi ja see tuli asendada, praegune 2013. aastal ehitatud laudtee on juba neljas. Viru raba õpperada on täna Lahemaa külastatuim loodusrada, 2015. aastal käis seal üle 37 000 matkaja.

Map of the area around Viru Bog's first boardwalk for walkers
59.48033° N, 25.66220° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: RMK, 100 stories from the hiking route ↗

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