The Valga branch branches off from Pärnu-Jaagupi, but it is also possible to go through Pärnu. The Pärnu option is not marked, you can use Google planning or other similar programs. The first stop is Suigu, but there is no accommodation available at the moment. You can find the nearby Mätta holiday farm on Booking (red line in map). The next stop is in Soomaa area, at Soomaa Holiday Village. You can also ask for an overnight stay at the Soomaa Visitor Center (please show your pilgrimage passport, the stay is available only for long-distance hikers). In addition there is a possibility to stay for free in a very modest Meiekose forest hut. The road passes through the Soomaa National Park, where are large floods in the spring (called the fifth season). Then people moved around the local single-tree canoe (called “haabjas”, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Visit the Riisa Bog hiking trail along the road and be sure to bath in the bog lake. Next area you are passing through is called Mulgimaa. In Kõpu, Taagepera and Halliste, you can stay overnight in a church building by prior arrangement. The conditions are very modest. Mulgimaa has several famous dishes. Mulgi porridge is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural heritage, and Mulgimaa cabbage is also famous. In Hummuli, you can ask for an overnight accommodation at the Community Center. From Valga, the Camino Latvia continues to Riga and beyond. Branch trail from Pärnu-Jaagupi to Valga was created in July 2021 as part of the holy year. This part of trail is fragmentally marked in nature. Please follow itnerary tables and gps tracks.
Please find below itinerary (walking directions, accommodation, dining, sightseeing and other information) in a pdf fail as well as daily trail track log.
Track log files (kml and gpx) from Pärnu-Jaagupi to Valga:
KML ja GPX files: Parnu_Jaagupi_Valga_koik.kml, Parnu_Jaagupi_Valga_koik.gpx
Day 1: From Pärnu-Jaagupi to Suigu (20 km)
KML ja GPX files: 1_Parnu_Jaagupi_Suigu.kml, 1_Parnu_Jaagupi_Suigu.gpx
Day 2: From Suigu to Riisa Rantšo (26 km)
KML ja GPX files: 2_Suigu_Soomaa_puhkekula.kml, 2_Suigu_Soomaa_puhkekula.gpx
Day 3: From Riisa Rantšo to Kõpu St. Peter’s Church (29 km)
KML ja GPX files: 3_Soomaa_Puhkekula_Kopu_kirik.kml, 3_Soomaa_Puhkekula_Kopu_kirik.gpx
Day 4: From Kõpu to Halliste Church (25 km)
KML ja GPX files: 4_Kopu_Halliste.kml, 4_Kopu_Halliste.gpx
Day 5: From Halliste to Taagepera Church (26 km)
KML ja GPX files: 5_Halliste_Karksi_Taagepera.kml, 5_Halliste_Karksi_Taagepera.gpx
Day 6: From Taagepera – Järvesilma (26 km)
KML ja GPX files: 6_Taagepera_Hummuli.kml, 6_Taagepera_Hummuli.gpx
Day 7: Järvesilma – Valga St. John Church (29 km)
KML ja GPX files: 7_Hummuli_Valga.kml, 7_Hummuli_Valga.gpx