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Lääne-Viru

Altja Fishing Village – Altja Suspension Bridge loop from Altja küla

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Lääne-Viru

Altja Fishing Village – Altja Suspension Bridge loop from Altja küla

Easy

4.8

(51)

217

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Altja Fishing Village – Altja Suspension Bridge loop from Altja küla

00:44

2.81km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Lahemaa rahvuspark

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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455 m

Altja Fishing Village

Highlight • Settlement

Wonderful view of the bay. You can also see some wooden fishing huts. Unfortunately, thatch is partly being replaced by brick.

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640 m

Sea View in Lahemaa National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

809 m

Altja Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The old Altja: fishermen's houses, renovated, reused, picturesque place!

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1.36 km

View of the Beach in Lahemaa National Park

Highlight • Beach

1.41 km

Gulf of Finland Beach in Lahemaa National Park

Highlight • Beach

1.65 km

Large Glacial Erratic in Lahemaa National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of the many giant boulders that the glacial ice brought from Finland to Estonia. Estonia has the vast majority of these boulders.

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1.99 km

Altja Stream in Lahemaa National Park

Highlight • River

2.35 km

Forest Path in Lahemaa National Park

Highlight • Forest

2.81 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.00 km

336 m

276 m

149 m

Surfaces

1.82 km

791 m

149 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 31 July

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16°C

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Comments

September 17, 2025,🇪🇪 Altja

Before we head off bear-watching today, we take a short walk around the historic fishing village of Altja, which was first mentioned in 1465.

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August 30, 2023,Wanderung im Nationalpark 30.08.23

Yesterday we arrived at the Sagadi manor. The Baron and his family are no longer here, but there are enough mosquitoes. @ Sabine B., thank you, I have enough anti-hum with me😉.
After visiting the forest museum and the manor house with its interior, we went on this lovely little tour in the rain😊

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June 10, 2025,Morgendliche Runde mit dem Revierförster

Due to the fact that, until Estonia's independence, the heavily guarded border between the USSR and capitalist countries was located here, as was the case in our border areas, no one was allowed to enter, thus allowing nature to remain untouched. The national park was established shortly after independence. So, some bad things also have their good side.

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May 22, 2025,2025.23 Baltikum EE: Rundweg bei Altja

Altja is a small, old fishing village that is now a very popular tourist destination. We noticed this especially in the, in our opinion, overpriced, small, but delicious blueberry curd cake.
We very much enjoyed the hiking trail through the forest and along the Baltic Sea, following an RMK trail marker.
The biggest surprise was two foxes that walked past …

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Altja Fishing Village

Sea View in Lahemaa National Park

Altja Suspension Bridge

View of the Beach in Lahemaa National Park

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