{"id":159731,"date":"2026-06-27T03:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=159731"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:54:08","slug":"accessible-nature-trails-can-also-be-found-in-estonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/accessible-nature-trails-can-also-be-found-in-estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Nature Trails Can Also Be Found in Estonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Estonia increasingly offers nature-based recreation opportunities also for people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Although most hiking trails in the country are not yet fully accessible, the State Forest Management Centre, or RMK, which manages state forests and recreation areas, as well as various municipalities and cities, are gradually improving sites in their areas, by building, among other things and where conservation rules allow, boardwalks and otherwise easily navigable sections for solo visitors or those with assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt must be acknowledged that full accessibility is guaranteed on only two of our nature trails: one is located in Valgesoo in P\u00f5lvamaa and the other in S\u00f5\u00f5riksoo in Harjumaa, near Aegviidu. These are 100% accessible. But we have many trails that are, for example, 5.2 kilometres long, and within them there may be 350 metres or 1.2 kilometres of sections where visitors with mobility impairments can also move on equal terms with others,\u201d said RMK Head of Visitor Experience Marge Rammo<\/b> in an interview with Estonian public broadcaster ERR.<\/p>\n

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According to mapping carried out by Visit Estonia, fully or partially improved accessible nature sites can now be found almost everywhere in the country. Easy-to-navigate routes are available in bog, forest, and coastal landscapes alike. Here is a small selection:<\/p>\n