6 Nature & Parks in Rapla County That You Shouldn't Miss

Kuimetsa is home to one of the most extensive and unique karst areas in Estonia. Visitors to it will see collapsed valleys, funnels, hollows, channels and caves. Five of the caves in the area are big enough to walk into. One of the biggest is 12 metres long and 8 metres wide and forms the opening of a collapsed funnel. During times of high water you can watch the flows passing through the hollows and channels and hear the rush of the water underground; at drier times, there is hardly any water to be seen at all.. Did you know…?*Here you will find Estonia’s biggest karst caves*The chronicles of Henry the Latvian claim that the ancient Estonians sheltered in these caves from aggressors

Pakamagi hill is a flat, forested limestone upland.According to the chronicles of Henry the Latvian, it was a meeting place of the tribal leaders of ancient Estonia. Did you know…? *It is said that the fire which was started as a sign of the St. George’s Night uprising was lit in the village of Raikkula on Pakamagi hill*The western slope of Pakamagi has a terrace which is 9 metres high where you will find truly ancient rocks*Midsummer bonfires would be lit here in days of old; now the Pakamagi amphitheatre hosts summer concerts and performances*This is a perfect place for picnics

The Pae karst area spreads out over 2 hectares of land covering a limestone base rich in fossils. Where the alvars and bog meet there is a terrace that varies in height from 1 to 2 metres. Here you can see collapsed funnels up to a metre wide and 1.5 metres deep. Other points of interest in the area include open hollows, fissures, caves and a limestone firing kiln.

Did you know…?*Mukri bog boasts a 14-metre viewing tower*A boardwalk will take you onto the bog*You can collect berries from the bog