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Tilleorg

Põlvamaa  >  Estonia

The Tilleoru hiking trail (4,5 km) runs through the birdrich Tilleorg Landscape Conservation Area. Great combination of birding and walking.

Added* by Leho Luigujoe
Most recent update 13 december 2021

Description

The hiking trail starts near the old Tartu-Võru road bridge and goes along the left riverbank on the floodplain through forest up to Merioone spring. At the spring, you should climb up the stairway and along the forest track and path running on the left bank of the Hurmi stream. Most of the trail runs on private land. Among the interesting birds you can encounter in the area are robidna trstnica, triprsti detel, črna žolna, lesna sova, mali skovik, vodomec, belohrbti detel, mali muhar, povodni kos, škrlatec, rumeni strnad, kukavica, kosec, žerjav, sloka, kozica, mali martinec, pivka, kobilar and rjavi srakoper.

Details

Access

Drive along Põlva-Reola Road towards Põlva. From Ihamaru intersection continue straight ahead for about 5.6 km, past the Road Museum. Park the car on the right side of the road, next to the hiking trail information board. The hiking trail starts opposite the board, on the left side of the road.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , River , Canyon/cliff

Conditions

Hilly , Slippery

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

Spring , Summer

Best time to visit

Spring , Summer

Route

Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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