Three marked trails, a pier walk and a few informal strolls make up the walking in Kuusalu parish, which lies on the Gulf of Finland in Harju County, 40 to 55 km east of Tallinn. Below, each route has a short fact card, then a note on getting there. No regular guided walking tours run in the villages, so plan to go on your own, except for bog-shoe hikes. Viru bog nature trail Distance: 3.

The sights of Kuusalu parish cover several thousand years, so this page takes them in date order, oldest first. The parish lies in Harju County on the Gulf of Finland, 40 to 55 km east of Tallinn, and the sites are well apart. A car makes the order easy to follow. Before history: Majakivi The glacier left Majakivi behind, the third-largest erratic boulder in Estonia. It is about 7 m tall and roughly 32 m around, and stands near Hara village on the Juminda peninsula.

For two people, the best of Kuusalu parish is a handful of calm moments rather than a packed list of attractions. The parish occupies a long stretch of the Gulf of Finland coast in Harju County, 40 to 55 km east of Tallinn. Its inland namesake village is small, and the pleasant places for a couple lie on the shore and in the forest. The harbour at Viinistu Base yourselves at the art hotel in Viinistu, which stands on the same harbour as a restaurant and the Viinistu Art Museum.

There are three sensible ways to stay longer around Kuusalu parish: keep a room in Tallinn and drive out, base yourself on the coast, or camp. Each suits a different traveller. The parish is in Harju County, 40 to 55 km east of the capital, and its sights stretch along the Gulf of Finland. A stay of two or three nights is plenty. Option one: stay in Tallinn Rooms in the capital are plentiful, and the drive to the parish takes under an hour.

Leaving Tallinn by car on the E20, you reach Kuusalu parish after roughly 45 to 60 minutes, depending on which stop you choose. This page lists the stops in the order you meet them as you head east, with the practical facts for each. The parish is part of Harju County and sits on the Gulf of Finland, about 40 to 55 km from the capital. First, a stop before the parish: Jägala waterfall About 25 km east of Tallinn, at Jägala-Joa, the Jägala waterfall drops around 8 m across a width of roughly 50 m.

Organised touring around Kuusalu is small-scale. The parish, on the Gulf of Finland in Harju County, has no central ticket office and no harbour of tour boats, so most visits begin with an email or a phone call. This page works as a contact sheet, followed by notes on what each arrangement is like. Who to contact Visit How it works Contact Bog-shoe hike, Viru bog Guided, from the northern car park Operator of your choice Hara discovery tour Arranged by email info@harasadam.

Choose what to do in Kuusalu parish by the time you have, because the stops are far apart and each one needs a little planning. The parish covers a long piece of the Harju County shore on the Gulf of Finland, in the stretch of land 40 to 55 km east of Tallinn. The inland village of Kuusalu has little for visitors. The draw is out on the coast and in the forest.