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. Mätta Holiday Farm offers lodging; contact them directly. In that case, follow the route on the left side of the map. If you are heading straight to Tori, take the route on the right. 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.
Please find below itinerary (walking directions, accommodation, dining, sightseeing and other information) in a pdf fail as well as daily trail track log.
NB! After the Karksi Castle (ca 4.5 km) there is a change in the path by Lake Ainja. Part of the road by the lake has become a private road, please use the red line along the public road!
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 7b (1): From Pärnu-Jaagupi to Suigu (20 km)
KML and GPX files: 1_Parnu_Jaagupi_Suigu.kml, 1_Parnu_Jaagupi_Suigu.gpx
Day 8b (2): From Suigu to Riisa Rantšo (26 km)
KML and GPX files: 2_Suigu_Soomaa_puhkekula.kml, 2_Suigu_Soomaa_puhkekula.gpx
Day 9b (3): From Riisa Rantšo to Kõpu St. Peter’s Church (29 km)
KML and GPX files: 3_Soomaa_Puhkekula_Kopu_kirik.kml, 3_Soomaa_Puhkekula_Kopu_kirik.gpx
Day 10b (4): From Kõpu to Halliste Church (25 km)
KML and GPX files: 4_Kopu_Halliste.kml, 4_Kopu_Halliste.gpx
Day 11b (5): From Halliste to Taagepera Church (26 km)
KML and GPX files: 5_Halliste_Karksi_Taagepera.kml, 5_Halliste_Karksi_Taagepera.gpx
Day 12b (6): From Taagepera – Järvesilma (26 km)
KML and GPX files: 6_Taagepera_Hummuli.kml, 6_Taagepera_Hummuli.gpx
Day 13b (7): Järvesilma – Valga St. John Church (29 km)
KML and GPX files: 7_Hummuli_Valga.kml, 7_Hummuli_Valga.gpx