Country: | Estonia |
Type: | House |
Rental type: | Entire property |
Accommodates: | 9 |
Price: | 95 €/Night |
Endla rental hut is located in the middle of Endla Nature Reserve on the shore of Lake Endla. Endla rental hut is perfect for people who value peace and quiet and who are willing to carry their sleeping equipment through the mires and bogs. Near Endla rental hut there is a large boulder called Juta Kivi (Juta’s Rock). According to the legend, both the lake and its inhabitants, the birds and fish, were under the protection of Juta, the beautiful daughter of Vanemuine. Sitting on this boulder, Juta longed for her beloved one.
Amenities:
The hut sleeps 9 people. Pet – 5 € per night.
The hut is Spartan – it has a kitchen with wood-heated stove, table and benches, fireplace and sauna (firewood available). Sleeping area on the floor upstairs, visitors must bring their own sleeping equipment.
No drinking water, no electricity.
There is dry toilet, public campfire site (any visitor to the nature reserve can stay at the campfire site, RMK cannot guarantee privacy for the customer in the rental hut!), picnic table and woodshed.
Please bring a change of footwear to wear inside the hut.
Parking facilities:
Parking for 5 cars by Kärde road.
Sights:
Kaasikjärv bog, Lake Endla, birch swamp forest, Endla wooded meadow (Salu), and different forest communities. The beauty of the Kaasikjärv bog and Lake Endla and its biota can be enjoyed from the bird-watching tower on Lake Endla hiking trail. Visitors can also take a longer walking trip to Männikjärv bog.
Winter accessibility:
The road to Kärde parking area is kept clear of snow. No snow removal on the hiking trails of the nature reserve.
Driving directions:
Drive 60 km along the Tartu–Piibe road and turn left on Kärde hill, (follow the sign "Kärde") and drive around Kärde Rahumaja (“Peace House”). Then turn left, drive about 1 km until the road branches. Keep to the right and continue about 2 km to a wood stand, turn right and drive about 50 m to the information board. Park the car by the road in front of the information board (NB: the road may not be easily passable). Walk along Lake Endla hiking trail to Lake Endla. Turn right and proceed along the lakeshore to the rental hut (about 3 km from the information board). Alternatively, you can access the hut from Tooma, first along Männikjärv bog study trail, then along the Mustjõgi riverbank along Lake Endla hiking trail to Lake Endla (about 5 km in total).
Additional information:
RMK rental huts are locked cottages mainly for the hikers who plan their hike more thoroughly. A rental hut provides the privacy for the user and therefore a “key fee” must be paid.
As a user of Forest House you should know the following:
1) The Forest House is open only at pre-booked times
2) The estimated time of use is from 14.00 to 12.00 the following day
3) The number of users of the house is 9 people due to fire safety requirements
4) Persons under the age of 18 can book and use the hut only together with an adult
5) The user must leave the equipment and the house clean when they leave
6) The user returns the key to the caretaker of the house at the agreed time