At a less-than-overwhelming 318m, Suur Munamägi (literally Great Egg Hill) still manages to be the highest peak in the Baltic. In fact, the tree-covered ‘summit’ is easy to miss if you’re not looking out for it. Crack the Great Egg with an ascent of its 29m observation tower, built in 1939. On a clear day you can see Tartu’s TV towers, the onion domes of the Russian town of Pihkva (Pskov) and lush forests stretching out in every direction.
There’s a pleasant indoor-outdoor cafe on the ground floor, and another selling burgers and fudge back on the main road.
Stairs lead up the hill from the Võru–Ruusmäe road, about 1km south of the otherwise uninspiring village of Haanja (which in turn is 13km south of Võru).
