Järvi – Aegviidu

Two days on the RMK trail through the Järvi lakes and the pine forests of Kõrvemaa, ending at Aegviidu railway station on 1–2 August 2026. This was the walk that led straight into the Aegviidu – Napu film two months later: the same station, the next section south.

The trail is RMK's Järvi-Aegviidu matkarada, 27 km (it used to be 32), marked with red paint dots on the trees and signposts at the junctions. Most of it runs through the Põhja-Kõrvemaa nature reserve: bog, eskers with pine on top, and a string of clear lakes with RMK campsites on their shores, which is what makes it an easy two- or three-day walk.

The GPS logged 28 km over three walks; about 16 km of it carries a clean track, and the rest is drawn as the published trail. There is no film from this one, only the route and the photos, pinned where the phone took them.

Getting there

The trail starts at Järvi Pikkjärve campsite and ends at the RMK visitor centre in Aegviidu, about 100 m from the railway station.

• To the start: we were dropped off. By car, on the Tallinn–Narva road (E20) turn towards Kemba at km 56, after 0.9 km turn right at the sign "Järvi järved", then 4 km of gravel road; parking for 20 cars.
• Without a lift: buses run along the Tallinn–Narva road. From the Kemba turn-off it is about 5 km to the start on foot, so check on peatus.ee where the bus stops and add that walk to day one.
• Home from the end: the Elron train from Aegviidu to Tallinn takes under an hour (42–56 minutes depending on the train). A smooth ride, and it cost us about 4 €.

The route

RMK's stops along the trail, with its distances (section II of the Oandu–Aegviidu–Ikla trail shares this route):

Camp by Linajärv

We slung the hammocks by Linajärv, one of the Jussi lakes, a little south of the campsite, at a spot where someone had built a fire ring before us. Hammocks leave almost no trace, but it is not an RMK site, and in the reserve you should camp and make fire only at the marked RMK sites; if you follow us, stay at Jussi campsite. We hung the laundry, cooked dinner and watched the sun go down through the pines. At dawn there was mist on the water, and by eight we were packed and walking.

Day two to Aegviidu

The second morning was the long, quiet part: past water lilies and a stream through the reeds, a stop to repack our bags at the Kõrvemaa ski swing, then the red trail marks and the forest road into Aegviidu.

How the days went

Clock times from the phone's step counter:

A relaxed first day with long stops for the camera and the lakes, and a steady four-hour morning out. In August there is daylight to spare either way.

Keep going south

From Aegviidu the Oandu–Ikla trail carries on south through Kõrvemaa to Kakerdaja bog: that is our filmed Aegviidu – Napu hike. The whole area is in our Kõrvemaa guide.